Fight Results
By Per Ake Persson WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight champ Aleksander Dimitrenko stopped German challenger Timo Hoffmann this weekend in the twelfth and final round of a brutal, exciting and controversial fight that headlined this Universum promotion.
Click for larger image © Sumio Yamada / Sycuan Ringside Promotions WBO junior lightweight champion Joan Guzman out-boxed, out-slicked and out-worked challenger Humberto Soto en route to winning a 12-round unanimous decision, Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Borgata Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. on the acclaimed HBO series “Boxing After Dark.†The one-sided scores were…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Two previously undefeated fighters were handed their first loss on Friday night in paradise. In the main event, hard-hitting heavyweight Joey Abell (18-1, 1 NC, 17 KOs) of Minneapolis, won a 10-round majority decision over previously undefeated Teke Oruh (14-1-1, six KOs) of Nigeria.
By Jane Warburton and Rhun Leeding Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing A Sky Sports televised Wednesday night bill from the characterful York Hall in Bethnal Green, London saw two title bouts which could easily have graced a Friday night show, with plenty of action and talent on display on a…
WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto win the biggest fight of his career on Saturday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden, retaining his title with a close unanimous decision over three weight world champion Shane Mosley. Cotto showed Mosley early on that it would take more than an edge in quickness to dissuade the determined…
At the Casino in Montreal, Quebec, local undefeated prospect Olivier Lontchi notched the biggest win of his career to date by handily outpointing former WBO Bantamweight Champion Cruz Carbajal to cage the vacant WBO NABO and NABA Super Bantam titles. Lontchi, 14-0-1 (6), took a big step up in competition to face Carbajal, 28-15-2 (24),…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a noisy excited atmosphere tonight at the Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois, France as French and British fans came together to witness the much-anticipated clash between WBC and WBA Champion Jean-Marc Mormeck of France and David “Hayemaker” Haye of England on a Don…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Froch Scythes Down “Reaper Man” Reid British Champion Carl Froch has often been the man calling out Joe Calzaghe and other world champions at super middleweight, but against former WBC titlist Robin Reid last night at the Ice Arena in Nottingham, England, Froch showed that…
It was an extremely exciting night of boxing last evening at the Contender Finale at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Sakio Bika, 25-3-2 (16), knocked out 23 year old Jaidon Codrington, 18-2 ( 14), in what must be considered a favorite for fight of the year and round of the year. At the…
After his spectacular first round knockout over Martin Honorio, two-time world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero has spent the last couple of days at the hospital, helping his wife Casey and wants to thank those who continue to keep her in prayer.
Guerrero Destroys Honorio on Undercard Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing In front of a sold out crowd at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona, WBC Super Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez, 48-3-1 (35), systematically destroyed the #4 contender Rocky Juarez, 27-4 (19), in a twelve round unanimous decision. It…
Shattering his own European indoor record by drawing 50,000 fans to Cardiff’s Millennium Dome, WBO Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe annexed the WBC and WBA titles of Denmark’s Mikkel Kessler last night with a dominating performance. The southpaw employed superior movement early on to keep Kessler from unleashing his full arsenal and by the time…