Boxing Results

Click for larger image © Javiel Centeno for Fight Wire Images One night before the light heavyweight world championship doubleheader in on Showtime Championship Boxing, ShoBox: The New Generation showcased four legitimate prospects in two close and thrilling match-ups. In the main event, a determined Edgar Santana escaped with a …

There were two good fight cards in the Great White North last night, with IBF Super Bantam world titlist Steve Molitor leading the way at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario on an Allan Trembly/Orion Sports promotion. Sarnia, Ontario’s favorite son was facing perhaps his toughest challenge to date as a …

Towering Aussie southpaw Jamie “Mr. Business” Pittman came into last night’s WBA Middleweight challenge against reigning champion Felix Sturm with an armload of regional title belts and an undefeated record as the pair clashed at Burg-Waechter Castello in Dusseldorf, Germany. For the first two frames, the 26 year old challenger …

There was a big card at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan last night with the headliner a hotly anticipated showdown between the top two light flyweights in Puerto Rico, Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon and Nelson Dieppa. At stake was the WBO Light Flyweight title held by Calderon since jumping …

Friday night Down Under saw two important contests, the first of which took place at the Croatian Club in the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl and featured IBO Welterweight Champion Isaac “The Angel” Hlatswayo defeat challenger Robert Medley for the second time in less than six months. The pair fought their …

Britain’s golden boy, Commonwealth Lightweight Champ Amir Khan, was back in the ring last night, facing Denmark’s Martin Kristjansen for the WBO Intercontinental crown in a bout that also served as an official WBO Title Eliminator at Bolton Arena in Bolton, England. Fresh off a solid points victory over former …

There wasn’t much action in the States this weekend but there were two good cards on Friday, with ex-IBF Lightweight and WBC Super Feather Champ Jesus Chavez leading the way at the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, CA. The 35 year old “El Matador” made his return to the ring after …

Last night at a packed York Hall, Bethnall Green, London, England, Jon Thaxton challenged Yuri Romanov for the European Lightweight title in a Hennessy Sports promoted fight night. Thaxton, of Norwich, England, has not lost a fight since 2002 and is the current lightweight champion of Great Britain. He looked …

Super middleweight Fawaz Nasir improved his record to 13-2 (8) last night in Aarhus Denmark, when he dominated Tanzanian Maneno Oswald (27-16-1, 21 KOs) before knocking him out in the second round of a scheduled six. It was an impressive display of determination and power from the 28-year-old, who’s only …

There was a good show at the Sparkassen Arena in Kiel last night with IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham putting in a dramatic finish to knockout big-hearted American visitor Elvin Ayala in the twelfth and final round to retain his title for the seventh time. Ayala showed good boxing skills …

Light welter prospect Paul McCloskey took and important step last night by claiming victory over former WBC Lightweight Champion Cesar Bazan at the Leisure Complex in Letterkenny. Despite his great experience, Bazan is no longer the fighter he once was in the late 1990’s and was made to order for …

There were two good cards last night in Scotland with several of the top men in the country in action. At the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow, ex-Commonwealth Lightweight king and European Union Super Feather titlist Willie Limond returned to the ring for the first time since losing to Amir …