Fight Results
Aside from the high profile Las Vegas card last night, a lot of important action took place across the globe, so let’s get busy! In Tacoma, Washington it was another entertaining Battle on the Boat put on by Brian Halquist Productions at the Emerald Queen Casino. In the main event, super active heavyweight Chauncy Welliver…
Marco Antonio Barrera proved to have just too much experience at the MGM Grand tonight, masterfully handling a very good fighter in Australia’s Robbie Peden to add the IBF belt to his trophy cabinet. Barrera was already the WBC Champion and will likely attempt to unify all three titles in his next bout. The Mexican…
On the undercard of HBO’s enormous PPV card from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas tonight there was a lot of great action and the landscape of at least one weight division changed dramatically. Jesus Chavez succeeded in his mission to wrest the IBF Lightweight title belt from the grasp of Leavander Johnson over the…
Former US Olympian Roberto Benitez won his second pro bout on the undercard of Friday’s WBA Lightweight title eliminator between Lakva Sim and Ebo Elder in Duluth, Georgia.The 25 year old super bantam proved too much for his winless opponent as Benitez used good foot movement and raked Lucas with combinations. The end finally came…
Johnny Tapia led the parade of favorites who were knocked off last night but the former all time great wasn’t the only fighter to feel the underdog’s bite. Lightweight contender Ebo Elder’s 20 month resurgence was crushed by hard as nails ex-WBA Champion Lakva Sim in Duluth, Georgia during the 12th round of their WBA…
It was an interesting night at the fights across the globe, with some great action taking place. Scott Dann retained his British Middleweight title in Plymouth, England in the first domestic championship bout to feature three judges instead of the previous system where only the referee scored the contest. Dann wasn’t able to apply his…
Tonight’s main event of Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo†boxing series featured former five-time world champion and boxing icon Johnny “Mi Vida Loca†Tapia taking on Mexican journeyman Sandro Marcos. It was evident in the opening stanza that Tapia was going to have problems dealing with the hard punching Mexican as Marcos caught Johnny early with a…
The Town House in Huntington, NY was the scene of some great Thursday night boxing action put on by Frankie D Productions and headlined by the New York State Lightweight Championship. Saddoboxing was there and you won’t want to miss this exclusive ringside report of all seven bouts on the card. The opening bout featured…
**With Photos** Tonight PJ Augustine’s Five for Life Entertainment put on an action packed card at The Lagoon in Essington, Pennsylvania and SaddoBoxing.com was there. Headlining the bill was exciting welterweight prospect Julio Aquino along with middleweight power puncher Rasheem Brown, supported by a solid undercard. First up was a light middleweight contest between Roberto…
Was Raheem Just Too Much For Morales Or Did “El Terrible” Finally Find His Level? Last weekend’s shocking upset in the lightweight division may be proof that Erik Morales is simply not big enough to contend with the major players at 135 lbs. His once vaunted power and iron will had very little effect on…
After toiling for over four years as a professional, Brian Viloria finally got a world title opportunity and the “Hawaiian Punch” didn’t let the moment go to waste. The 2000 US Olympian was in with the much more experienced WBC Super Flyweight Champion Eric Ortiz but Viloria never let the Mexican out of the first…
Lacy Bout Now in Jeopardy Sports Network put on a stellar show in Cardiff, Wales tonight as WBO Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe gutted it out through an early injury and outpointed challenger Evans Ashira by wide margins. The southpaw broke his left hand on the top of the African’s head in the third round…