Fight Results
Click for larger image © Mike Cleary / BoxingPhotographs.com It was a riveting storm of leather last night at London’s mecca of boxing York Hall as Billy Corcoran and Carl Johanneson went to war over the vacant British Super Featherweight title in the main event of a Hennessy Sports promotion. Corcoran, of Galway, Ireland but…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing World Championship Bout Will Be Replayed First Time on SHO Extreme Monday, July 10, at 11 p.m. ET/PT Cory Spinks used lateral speed and quick hands to narrowly outpoint game, hard-working Roman Karmazin Saturday on SHOWTIME. A slick and savvy Spinks won the International Boxing…
Thursday, 29th June 2006, York Hall, Bethnal Green London. Top of the bill for this Maloney Fight Factory promotion was the contest for the vacant Commonwealth bantamweight title between Britain’s Martin Power and Tshifhiwa Muyawi of South Africa. Power, from the St. Pancreas district of London, fought gamely and aggressively; aided in this matter by…
Last night at the Araneta Coliseum in Manilla, Philippines, Manny Pacquiao retained his WBC International Super Featherweight title with a dominating performance over ex-super bantam world champ Oscar Larios over the course of twelve sizzling rounds. Initially, Larios traded with the Filipino icon on even terms, shaking Pacquiao in the third with a riveting shot…
Heavily favored British Bantamweight Champion Martin Power was upset on Thursday by relatively unknown South African tourist Tishifhiwa Munyai as the two vied for the vacant Commonwealth title at London’s historic mecca of boxing, York Hall on a Maloney Promotion’s bill. Despite applying himself fully to the task, the previously unbeaten Power, now 19-1 (8),…
The last two years have been tough for Dominick Guinn, ironically nicknamed “The Southern Disaster”, once thought to be one of the best up and comers on the American heavyweight scene. Since March of 2004, Guinn has only seen victory over such bit players as Audley Harrison and Phil Jackson while drawing with journeyman Friday…
Click for larger image © Natasha Chornesky / Saddo Boxing I have to give HBO credit for trying something new so I will let them slide for the boring segment of Boxing after Dark this weekend. Getting undefeated prospects to fight each other is virtually impossible these days and they managed to get two fights…
The magnificent Winter Gardens, Blackpool played host to the Barry Hearn/Matchroom Sport Boxing event last night where Michael Hunter defended his European Super-Bantam weight Title for the fourth time, this time against former French Champion – Tuncay Kaya. 12 x 3 minutes – European Super-Bantam Weight Contest Michael Hunter (Hartlepool) vs. Tuncay Kaya (France) Entering…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Both Bouts to Be Replayed on SHO EXTREME Monday, June 26, at 8 PM ET/PT On a night that featured nine knockdowns, three knockouts and 10 rounds of thrilling action, World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 7 featherweight contender Robert “The Ghost†Guerrero avenged his only…
Last night at Madison Square Garden in New York, reigning WBO Light Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto turned back the challenge of previously undefeated New Yorker Paulie Malignaggi to retain his title by unanimous decision. The much vaunted left hook of the champion came into play during the bout as Cotto dropped Malignaggi in the second…
The who’s who of the boxing and entertainment world flocked to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City last night to bid farewell to Bernard Hopkins, and the Philadelphia legend did not disappoint as he dismantled the heavily favored Antonio Tarver and took his IBO Light Heavyweight title in the process. It was the Bernard Hopkins of…
There was a bit of action around the globe last night, so without further delay we begin in Atlantic City where heavyweight Brian Minto turned back Danny Batchelder to post a ten round unanimous decision. Also on the Duva Boxing bill, British heavyweight hopeful Audley Harrison began his comeback, making short work of journeyman Andrew…