Fight Results
Slick lightweight Zahir Raheem kept his title hopes alive last night at the Million Dollar Elm Casino in Tulsa, OK with a wide ten round points decision over Mexico’s Cristobal Cruz. But the Philadelphia born Las Vegas man didn’t have it easy as his Tijuana based rival constantly bored in with a rough and unflattering…
A high stakes clash took place in the light heavyweight division last night at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida with former world titlists Glen Johnson and Montell Griffin going at it hammer and tongs in an IBF eliminator. For eleven rounds they battled it out with the short armed, 5 foot 7 inch…
Coming off a loss to England’s Junior Witter for the WBC Light Welter title last September, ex-WBO world titlist DeMarcus Corley went to Casino Pharos in Managua, Nicaragua last night to keep busy against local man Jose Alfaro. But the fight was made at 135 lb and that weight loss coupled with the massive punching…
Towering Canadian Heavyweight Champion David Cadieux attempted to take his first steps on the world scene last night at the Casino in Montreal but the 32 year old was denied the vacant WBO NABO title by a determined 37 year old French national from California, Josue Blocus. At 6 foot 6 and possessing an 84…
Golden Gloves put on a great show last night at the Emperors Palace Casino in Kempton Park with some of the biggest names in the country on the bill. In the headlining bout, ex-IBO Lightweight Champion Isaac Hlatshwayo went up another weight class and won the vacant IBO Welter crown with a unanimous points decision…
Weekend Results And A Look Ahead There are some big fights coming up Down Under but first we take a look at a fight card that took place this past Friday night at the Knox Netball Centre in Ferntree Gully, Melbourne. Former Commonwealth and Nigerian Welterweight Champion Fatai “Kid Dynamite” Onikeke, who now resides in…
Friday night at Coliseo Angel Espada, Puerto Rico, local man Jose Miguel Cotto failed in his second attempt to win the WBA Lightweight title. The older brother of WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Angel Cotto faced Thailand’s Prawet Singwangcha for the vacant crown but at the end of twelve rounds the two were determined to have…
Last night at the Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland, local hero and British Welterweight Champion Kevin Anderson held onto his belt against the crafty former Commonwealth Light Welter titlist Eamonn Magee on a Barry Hearn promotion. It was a difficult night for the reigning champion, as Anderson was coming off a loss to Ali Nuumbembe…
Peter Manfredo made a succsessful comeback last night at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI as the “Pride of Providence” proved too much for opponent Ted Muller, stopping the Illinois man at 1:19 of round nine. Manfredo moves to 24-7 (13) while Muller drops to 19-11-2 (9). In other action on the bill,…
On Wednesday night at Studio Mel’s in Montreal, WBC International titlist Adrian “The Shark” Diaconu made short work of Rico Hoye, shattering the former world title challenger in less than three vicious rounds. Six inches shorter than Hoye at 5 foot 9, Romanian native Diaconu was able to penetrate his opponent’s defenses and work his…
Much was made of the fact that Hennessy Sports prospects John Murray and John O’Donnell were going to fight on the undercard of what turned out to be Floyd Mayweather’s victory over Oscar De La Hoya last night at the MGM in Las Vegas. And rightly so; these were very high profile slots on the…
At the MGM Grand in Las Vegas last night, Floyd Mayweather ended months of speculation by delivering on his pre-fight promises and handing Oscar De La Hoya the Golden Boy’s fifth career loss by way of split decision, 116-112, 115-113 and 113-115. With the victory, Mayweather wins a world title in his fifth weight division…