Fight Results
Undefeated Puerto Rican lightweight Reynaldo Ojeda (16-0, 9 KOs) impressively introduced himself to American boxing fans in tonight’s ESPN Friday Night Fights main event, presented by 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with Universal Promotions, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. The 26-year-old Ojeda took advantage of his decisive height and…
There were several good fight cards to report upon this weekend and we start by jetting off to Houston’s Minute Maid Park in the American state of Texas. That’s where former WBC/WBA light middle champ Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, 45-1-1 (32), banged out KO artist James Kirkland, 32-2 (28), in a thrilling slugfest. Kirkland immediately went…
Well, the “Fight of the Century” finally came off and not surprisingly, welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr boxed his way to a unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao last night at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. WBC/WBA champion Mayweather started off controlling the distance and pace of the contests, keeping southpaw WBO champion Pacquiao at bay with…
The world’s long reigning heavyweight king was back in action last night as WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko fought in America for the first time in seven years, returning to Madison Square Garden in New York. Big Wlad handled the challenge of undefeated American challenger Bryant Jennings on the scorecards without too much difficulty but…
Eva Wahlstrom crowned herself the new WBC Female super featherweight Champion Saturday night at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The 34-year-old is also the first ever Finnish boxing World Champion in history. Wahlstrom clearly dominated Natalia Vanesa del Valle Aguirre of Argentina in a fight for the vacant title and earned a well deserved…
Last Friday night in Hinckley, Minnesota, super bantamweight Adam Lopez scored a sensational second round stoppage over Phillip Adyaka at the Grand Casino. The bout was part of the off-tv undercard of a CBS Sports Network televised card. Lopez landed a booming right in round two that sent Adyaka on his back. Adyaka got to…
Lots of big fights last evening and we kick off this report in the US, at University Of Texas Arena in Arlington where the vacant WBO light welter belt was at stake. Facing off were former WBO lightweight king Terence Crawford and NABF/NABO light welter strapholder Thomas Dulorme in an intriguing matchup. Crawford was making…
We kick off this week’s report in sunny San Juan, Puerto Rico where Rocky Martinez became a three-time WBO super featherweight champion by dethroning Mexico’s Orlando Salido last night at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot. Martinez used good footwork and a height advantage to keep Salido at bay in the early rounds but by the third…
Lightweight standout and Boxcino 2014 Lightweight champion, Petr Petrov, (36-4-2, 16 KOs) made a strong case for a future world title shot with his one-sided, unanimous decision win against former world champion Gamaliel Diaz (39-12-3, 18 KOs) in the main event of ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” from the Omega Products Outdoor Arena in Corona, Calif….
Anthony Joshua MBE returned with a bang as he KO’d Jason Gavern in the third round in Newcastle to make it 11 KO’s from 11 pro fights. Joshua was back in action after five months out of the ring with a stress fracture of the back, and opposing him was the ebullient Gavern, fighting for…
Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City, Canada played host last night to the weekend’s top event as WBC light heavyweight king Adonis Stevenson retained his crown with a 12 round unanimous decision against challenger Sakio Bika. Southpaw Stevenson, 26-1 (21), was able to control the contest mainly by the threat represented his left hand as Bika,…
There were two big fights on tap yesterday, with the WBC featherweight and IBF welterweight titles at risk in America and Great Britain, respectively. Reigning WBC feather king Jhonny Gonzalez was favored going into his defense against quick-handed southpaw Gary Russell Jr last night at The Palms Casino in Las Vegas but the Mexican slugger…