Boxing Results

A good weekend of Continental boxing featured three European title fights and we kick off this report at Spodek, the largest indoor arena in Poland in the southern city of Katowice. European Welterweight Champion Rafal “Braveheart” Jackiewicz, 33-8-1 (18), continued his amazing career transformation with a successful title defense against …

It was a good weekend for the fights in Central and South America. The highlight of Friday night was Jorge Linares’ WBA Super Feather title win in Panama City, already reported upon, but there were also two major title fights on Saturday in Mexico. WBC Light Flyweight Chamion Edgar Sosa …

Last night at the Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario, California, WBC Cabofe Heavyweight Champion, Manuel “El Toro” Quezada, 25-4 (13), continued his winning ways by defeating Teke Oruh, 14-2-1, via unanimous decision, making it 14 consecutive victories.

Last night at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Sports Centre, British Featherweight title challenger Paul Appleby, 13-0 (8), won his most important test to date by outpointing former super bantamweight triple champion Esham Pickering, 33-8 (13), after twelve rounds. Appleby was aggressive from the start and looked to tire the aging Pickering but …

WBA Featherweight Champion Jorge Linares, 26-0 (17), outgrew the 126 pound division but promptly moved right up to super feather last night and won the vacant WBA title by stopping local man Whyber Garcia, 20-6 (14), in the fifth round at Centro De Convenciones Atlapa in Panama City, Panama. At …

Two good cards took place on Thursday and we kick things off in Phitsanulok, Thailand where 23 year old Bangkok southpaw Oleydong Sithsamerchai, 29-0 (12), stayed undefeated while retaining his WBC Minimumweight title on points against longtime PABA Champ Pornsawan Kratindaenggym, 21-2 (16). 30 year old Sa Kaeo based slugger …

© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions IBO Light Welterweight Champion turned back the clock last night in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand, pounding out a vintage high-pressure performance against IBF titlist Paulie Malignaggi for ten rounds until the New Yorker’s corner threw in the towel just seconds into …

WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Hugo Hernan Garay came to Stad Halle in Rostock last night and took the best shots of challenger Juergen Brahmer and came back with quick combinations to outwork his German opponent via unanimous decision after 12 rounds. Showing good stamina and accuracy, Garay, 32-3 (17), of …

It was a small hall Saturday in Britain with another installment of Barry Hearn’s “Prizefighter” series at London’s York Hall. This time it was the middleweights who were in action, producing a night of memorable fights in a tournament.of three round bouts. The show opened with one of the most …

Mdantsane Indoor Center in East London had the distinction of hosting fight cards on both Friday and Saturday night and each evening saw explosive finishes in this Eastern Cape venue. Saturday was the larger of the two fight cards, with four title belts on tap. Headlining the bill was the …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing In a one-sided fight from the beginning, Celestino Caballero outclassed previously unbeaten Steve “The Canadian Kid” Molitor, registering a TKO just 52 seconds into fourth round to become the 122-pound IBF and WBA world champion Friday on Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation at Casino …

At the Morongo Casino and Resort in Cabazon, CA last night, super bantams Nestor Rocha and Jhonny Gonzalez looked sharp in winning meaningful victories. Rocha, 21-1 (7), continued to rebuild following his loss to unheralded novice Jonas Hernandez last year by widely outpointing steel chinned Mexican veteran Oscar Andrade, 36-35-2 …