Tag Archives: Welterweight Title

In the main event for CFC Promotions “Chicago Fight Night #2” welterweight Lanardo “The Pain Server” Tyner improved to (25-4-2 15 KO’s) by defeating former world champion “Vicious” Vivian Harris (29-7-1 19KO’s) via Unanimous Decision thus capturing the vacant USBO welterweight champion. The official judges score cards read 97-93, 97-93 …

Big British action last night at Liverpool’s Echo Arena with hotly anticipated title matches coming off in either entertaining or unexpected manners. WBO super feather supremo Ricky Burns, 32-2 (9), was thwarted in what would have been his toughest title defense since winning the belt as former champion Nicky Cook, …

Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Today, at the Hilton Hotel, Liverpool, Frank Warren hosted the official weigh-in ahead of tomorrow night’s mouth-watering fight-night at the Echo Arena. The Main event sees Ricky Burns face Nicky Cook for the WBO Super-Featherweight Title and – due to …

A press conference was held earlier today to announce the first annual “Knock Out Cancer” Boxing Benefit, presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, the American Cancer Society and Hunts Point Produce Market. The “Knock Out Cancer” event, which will be held outside at the Market Saturday July 23rd, will feature …

Already home to a roster of the best boxers in the world, Golden Boy Promotions is proud to announce the latest addition to its team, former Welterweight World Champion Luis Collazo, who today signed an exclusive promotional agreement with the Los Angeles based boxing promoter. “Luis Collazo has been a …

Click the above Image for more Photos from Jane Warburton Last night, in a lavish Marquee at Derby Rugby Club, England, Clifton Mitchell Promotions hosted a fight-night which headlined two Title Bouts. Popular Local Man – Matt Hainy, won the vacant International Masters Super-Middleweight Title by third round stoppage of …

Last night at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City’s Broadway Theater District unheralded Martin Wright of Brooklyn, won the vacant New York State Welterweight title with a narrow and questionable eight round split decision upset over Mike ‘Cangri’ Ruiz of Long Island. The card was promoted by Dmitry Salita’s …

© Click Image for more photos from this Event Last night, at Leigh Sports Village, England, Steve Wood / VIP Promotions hosted a fight-night which headlined Chris Johnson’s first defence of the Central Area Welterweight Title against Neil Beevers of Wombwell, Yorkshire. (The Bill was also scheduled to feature six …

© Click Image for more photos by Jane Warburton Saturday night, at the MEN Arena, Manchester, Khan Promotions / Hatton Promotions and Golden Boy hosted a fight-night which also featured Craig Watson’s defence of the British Welterweight Title. Watson of Manchester faced Lee ‘Lights Out’ Purdy of Colchester. This was …

The Weekend was dominated by the Khan v McCloskey fight-night at Manchester’s MEN Arena, in which Khan retained his WBA Light Welterweight Title when a clash of heads and subsequent cut to McCloskey’s brow deemed Irish ‘Dudey’ unable to continue. The contest will be remembered for the angry back-flack following …

Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Today, at The Triangle Shopping Centre, Manchester, England, Amir Khan (Bolton) and Paul McCloskey (Dungiven) both weighed in at 9 stone 13 pounds ahead of their WBA Light-Welterweight Title Clash tomorrow night. Master of Ceromonies Legend – Michael Buffer introduced …

Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event This afternoon, at the Town Hall, Manchester, England, media gathered for a Press Conference ahead of Saturday night’s ‘King Khan Returns’ Bill at the MEN Arena, Manchester, when Bolton’s – Amir Khan defends his WBA Light Welterweight Title to Paul …