Fight Results
Lightweight Jorge Linares won a twelve round unanimous decision over Anthony Crolla to capture the WBA crown and retain his WBC Diamond title at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. The bout, which took place this past Saturday, headlined a card that was broadcasted live all over the United States on AWE.
Kildare’s former Irish international amateur boxing star Eric ‘Lilywhite Lightning’ Donovan follows up his successful pro debut victory in June at the National Stadium, Dublin, with a return to the south Dublin venue after securing a slot on Red Corner promotions bumper ‘Inception’ bill on Saturday, November 5. The five-time Elite Irish champion, who won…
This past weekend featured some excellent world title action with three major belts changing hands on three different continents. We kick off this report in North America, where Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was back in action Saturday night as a light middle after two fights at middleweight. The 26 year old Mexican superstar headlined the huge…
Gennady Golovkin walked out of a packed 02 Arena in London still wearing his many middleweight world titles on Saturday night but his face wore the marks of opponent Kell Brooks huge but unsucessful effort to produce a massive upset. Usually a slow starter who breaks down his rivals in a measured pace, Golovkin attempted…
Mike Gavronski did something no one in Australia could do – defeat Jake Carr. Gavronski, stepping back into the ring following a 10-month layoff, spoiled Carr’s U.S. debut by scoring a sixth-round victory via knockout in their super middleweight matchup in the main event at Battle at the Boat 107 Saturday at the Emerald Queen…
The heat was on last night at “Knockout Night at the D,” in and out of the ring, thoroughly entertaining another sold-out crowd at the outdoor Downtown Las Vegas Events Center. On a stacked card that had fans on their feet all night, Canadian Steve “The Dragon” Claggett (24-4-1, 16 KOs) upset Emmanuel “Renegade” Robles…
At The Village Hotel, Ashton-under-Lyne, last night, Jimmy Kelly Jnr of Wythenshawe scored a points’ win (100-90) over last minute opponent – Daryl Sharp of Manchester. Kelly began to unleash some vicious body-shots in the mid-rounds eventually ‘letting go’ in the tenth and final round to secure victory over a very gain opponent. The popular…
There were late July fireworks in Las Vegas last night, with light welterweight Terence Crawford outboxing divisional rival Viktor Postol in front of seven thousand fans at the fabled MGM Grand in a world title unification contest. WBC titlist Postol wasted no time in going after WBO champ Crawford from the first bell, pressuring the…
There were a few world title bouts across the globe this past weekend with the biggest contest occurring Saturday in America, as WBC heavyweight king Deontay Wilder retained his belt against challenger Chris Arreola at Legacy Arena in Birmingham. Wilder held every advantage against California veteran Arreola and leveraged each one of those edges during…
Undefeated rising super featherweight contender Mario Barrios (16-0, 8 KOs) defeated former title challenger Devis Boschiero (39-5-1, 21 KOs) by unanimous decision (120-107 on all three cards) in the 12-round main event of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN and ESPN Deportes from Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, New Jersey. From the opening bell, Barrios…
Capping off a massive fight card at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday evening, heavyweight Anthony Joshua won his battle of the giants with Dominic Breazeale, retaining the IBF title for the first time. From the start, Joshua reinforced his credentials as an undefeated world champion, using a blistering jab to attack and control Breazeale, who…
As the world mourns the loss of Muhammad Ali, Saturday night’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN and ESPN Deportes telecast began with a “Ceremonial 10-Count” in memory of “The Greatest” and continued to pay tribute to him throughout the telecast that was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between hard-hitting Russian Olympian Artur Beterbiev…