Boxing Results

British heavyweight Matt Skelton won the vacant European title last night with a tenth round stoppage of former beltholder Paolo Vidoz at the Pala Lido in Milan, Italy. In a battle of aging heavyweights, 41 year old Skelton, 22-2 (19), rebounded from his failed bid to unseat WBA Champion Ruslan …

Last night at Dublin City University in Dublin, Ireland, Frank Maloney put on an impressive fightnight that saw Rendall Munroe sweep away the challenge of Fabrizio Trotta and Olympic hero Darren Sutherland make his pro-debut. European super bantam champ Munroe of Leicester, England was pressed hard by the Italian in …

In a real crossroads battle between two boxers who could hardly afford to lose, Risum Boxing’s David “Silenter Danger” Kiilu, 30-9-2 (16), scored a twelfth-round stoppage of local hero Dariusz Snarski, 26-29-2 (6), in Bialystok, Poland on Sunday December 14. With the victory, Kiilu captured the vacant UBC Lightweight title.

© Tom Casino/ Showtime Boxing Last night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, WBO Light Welterweight Champion Kendall Holt swept back the challenge posed by late replacement opponent Demetrius Hopkins, posting a split decision victory in a bout that went the distance. Holt negated the height and reach advantage of …

IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko was in action last night at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany and continued his hold on boxing’s glamour division with a seventh round stoppage of former WBC, IBF and IBO champion Hasim Rahman. Klitschko began controlling the pace of the bout …

40 year old James Toney showed he still has what it takes to contend for a world title with a 12 round split decision win over Fres Oquendo last night at Morongo Casino in Cabazon, CA. Toney showed flashes of his former brilliance with crisp combinations but Oquendo looked to …

Aside from the big Klitschko vs. Raham world title fight show in Germany, there were a few decent fight cards on the Continent on Saturday. At Hala Mosir in Ketrzyn, Poland, former WBC Youth Light Heavyweight beltholder Dawid “Gypsy” Kostecki, 29-1 (21), won his eighth contest on the bounce with …

There was a smattering of action below the Rio Grande this weekend and we start off in Mexico where there was a battle for the IBF Minimumweight crown at Loreto in Baja California Sur last night. Local man Raul Garcia, 25-0-1 (16), walked into the arena as reigning champion and …

Middleweight Bastie “The Beast” Samir continued his march through the East Coast with a thundering first round TKO win over Antonio Fanning on Saturday night in Atlanta, GA. Starting with his trademark bazooka-like jab, Samir found his target continuously throughout the first stanza. Breaking down his opponent’s defense, Samir rained …

Last night at Kingsway Leisure Centre in Widnes there was a good card headlined by promising Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Champion Nathan Cleverly. The 21 year old Welsh phenom retained his title for the first time by knocking out Kenyan southpaw Douglas Otieno in the fourth frame of a scheduled 12 …

Former WBC Light Heavyweight titlist Tomasz Adamek showed that a recent win over ex-cruiserweight champion O’Neil Bell was no fluke as the 32 year old Polish boxer took the fight to IBF Cruiser Champ Steve Cunningham on a Don King promotion last night at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ …

Last Friday, December 5, 2008, two thousand excited fans once again packed the sold out arena at the Civic Center in the beautiful historical city of Laredo, Texas. Recon Garza Promotions in association with Los Dos Laredos Boxing Production and Cestus Management promoted the “Friday Nite Championship Boxing” event.