Boxing Results

Last night at the Mountaineer Racetrack in Chester, West Virginia, Edner Cherry annexed the vacant NABF Lightweight title with a dramatic twelfth round stoppage of Daniel Alicea. Cherry, 21-4-2 (10), had been pitching a shutout for the previous eleven frames, painting the slower Alicea with leather brushstrokes despite injuring a …

Last night at the Orleans in Las Vegas, WBC Light Flyweight Champion Brian Viloria waited for the perfect punch against challenger Omar Nino Romero but unfortunately for the pint sized body basher from Hawaii, that opportunity never came. After getting handled in the first round, the Guadalajara, Mexico based Romero, …

Light Middleweight Verno Phillips kept the fire burning on his dreams to once again capture a world title by stopping a very tough Teddy Reid last night on a Banner Promotion at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. Early on it was Reid trying to force Phillips into a brawl, bullying …

Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Montbleu Resort Casino in Stateline, Nevada saw Mexico’s boxing brothers, Juan Manuel and Rafael Marquez, both win their contests in exciting bouts. Rafael, 36-3-1 (32), defended his IBF Bantamweight belt for the seventh consecutive time, stopping South African challenger Silence …

Last night at New York’s fabled Madison Square Garden, former welterweight world champions Vernon Forrest and Ike Quartey clashed as light middleweights and when the smoke finally cleared it was the towering Forrest who came away with a disputed win. Failing to hold on to the competitive advantage established early, …

Click for larger image © Mary Ann Owen / For Showtime Boxing The semi-finals of the “ShoBox” super middleweight tournament are set as Tony Hanshaw and LaFarrell Bunting advanced with victories in opening-round bouts Friday on SHOWTIME.

After ten months away from the spotlight, Roy Jones returned to the ring and deftly snuffed out the aspirations of “Prince” Badi Ajamu over the course of twelve one-sided rounds in Boise, Idaho. Despite predictions by many in the media that he was finished, Jones, 50-4 (38), captured the NABO …

In a battle of former world champions, Vivian Harris prevailed over Stevie “Lil But Bad” Johnston at light welter tonight at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. Both men were on the comeback trail but at 33 years of age and at least six years past his prime, Johnston …

WBO Light Heavyweight kingpin Zsolt Erdei outboxed two-time European Champion Thomas Ulrich over twelve rounds tonight to retain his title for the sixth time at the Konig-Pilsner Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. Erdei, 25-0 (15), a promotional stablemate of Ulrich’s, had to endure a sustained opening push from the seemingly larger …

Australian Gairy “Superman” St. Clair hit the jackpot tonight in Kempton Park, South Africa by pulling out a unanimous decision victory over IBF/IBO Super Feather Champion Cassius Baloyi via scores of 116-112, 115-113, and 115-114. St. Clair, 38-3-2 (17), had not lost in nearly six years after dropping decisions to …

Middleweight Kelly Pavlik continued his march toward a world title shot by stopping former world title challenger Bronco McKart in the sixth round at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT on a Top Rank promotion on Thursday night. Pavlik was putting his NABF belt at risk for the first …

On Wednesday night in New York, Detroit heavyweight Jonathon Banks came back from two first round knockdowns to stun seasoned vet Eliseo Castillo with a fourth round knockout on a Cedrick Kushner Gotham Boxing card at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Banks, 12-0 (9), retained his NABO title with a one punch …