Fight Results
The action this weekend was all on Saturday night on the North American continent and we start this report with a visit to the home of big time boxing in Canada; Montreal’s Bell Centre. That’s where big punching middleweight David Lemieux put on a display of power and poise as the local hero captured the…
There were a few good fight cards around the globe this weekend and we’ll kick off this report in the American state of Alabama, where favorite son Deontay Wilder was in action. Gracing the cavernous Barstow Arena in Birmingham, Wilder put his WBC heavyweight belt up for grabs for the first time as he faced…
A month before America’s explosive Independence Day celebrations, there were fireworks on both coasts of the US as world champions Miguel Cotto and Jesus Cuellar each retained their respective world titles with a bang. Cotto, 40-4 (33), gunned down challenger Daniel Geale, 31-4 (16), shortly after poleaxing the Australian with a pinpoint left hook in…
It was a big weekend for British boxers and we kick off this report with results from a massive lineup that occurred at London’s cavernous O2 Arena. IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook, 35-0 (24), engaged early on in a test of skills with crafty southpaw challenger Frankie Gavin, 22-2 (13), but the challenger’s landing punches…
Prospect Tramaine Williams capped off a great night of boxing with a sixth round stoppage over Josh Bowles in the final scheduled round of their Featherweight bout at the Danbury Arena last night in Danbury, CT. Tramaine Williams landing on Bowles The show was the inaugural Danbury Fight Night promoted by Prize Promotions. The main…
Memorial Day weekend started out with a bang as Andrey Fedosov and John Thompson were crowned Boxcino 2015 champions in the Heavyweight and Jr. Middleweight divisions with stoppage wins over Donovan Dennis and Brandon Adams this past Friday night at the Omega Products Outdoor Arena. The Boxcino Tournament was promoted by Banner Promotions, while Friday’s…
There were two interesting fight cards this weekend, each featuring a world title contest as the IBF super middle and WBC cruiserweight belts were on the line in America and Russia, respectively. On Saturday, the action took place at the Agganis Arena in Boston, MA as super middle southpaws James DeGale and Andre Dirrell clashed…
Team Ireland arrived home from the European Men’s Junior Championships in Lviv, Ukraine via Dublin Airport today. Jason Harty (gold), Jim O’Reilly (silver), Anthony Johnston (bronze) and Lorcan Hurley (bronze) finished in podium positions in Lviv.
One of the top fighters in the world was back in action last night in America as WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin continued his march of destruction with a dominant performance at The Forum in Inglewood, CA. Facing Golovkin was slick southpaw Willie Monroe, Jr, who proved to be a big-hearted competitor that gave “GGG”…
Undefeated Puerto Rican lightweight Reynaldo Ojeda (16-0, 9 KOs) impressively introduced himself to American boxing fans in tonight’s ESPN Friday Night Fights main event, presented by 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with Universal Promotions, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. The 26-year-old Ojeda took advantage of his decisive height and…
There were several good fight cards to report upon this weekend and we start by jetting off to Houston’s Minute Maid Park in the American state of Texas. That’s where former WBC/WBA light middle champ Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, 45-1-1 (32), banged out KO artist James Kirkland, 32-2 (28), in a thrilling slugfest. Kirkland immediately went…
Well, the “Fight of the Century” finally came off and not surprisingly, welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr boxed his way to a unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao last night at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. WBC/WBA champion Mayweather started off controlling the distance and pace of the contests, keeping southpaw WBO champion Pacquiao at bay with…