Fight Results
One of the top women fighters in the world saw action in Karlsruhe, Germany tonight as Regina Halmich retained her WIBF Flyweight trophy with a close split decision over previously undefeated Maria Jesus Rosa in front of over 4,000 onlookers at the DM Arena. It was a torrid affair from the start with the shorter…
Is a Showdown Inevitable? Two top British Welterweights saw action on the undercard of Clinton Woods’ successful title defense against Julio Gonzalez last night in Sheffield with rising contender Matthew Hatton belting out Belarussian journeyman Dmitry Yanushevich and fallen ex-Commonwealth/WBF star James Hare going the distance with Russian trial horse Sergey Starkov. Both bouts were…
Clinton Woods retained his IBF Light Heavyweight crown late last night in Sheffield, England by outfighting game challenger Julio Gonzalez over an action packed twelve round battle. Gonzalez, a former WBO titlist, was never able to establish his authority despite putting constant pressure on Woods. The American based Mexican did have his moments throughout, particularly…
Tonight, Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo†boxing series featured undefeated prospect Steven Luevano fighting at 122-pounds for the first time in his career. Luevano took on the battle tested veteran, Ruben Estanislao. The twelve-round contest was a tougher than expected affair as Estanislao definitely showed up to take Steven’s undefeated record. The twelve round contest featured a…
Welterweight contender Eleazar Contreras, Jr. opened up tonight’s Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo†boxing show with a first round knockout of tough and rugged Mexican journeyman Alfonso “Poncho†Sanchez. Contreras came out fast, shooting hard three and four punch combinations that were finding their mark. With about one minute left in the round, the Californian landed a…
Deposed ex-WBA Super Middleweight boss Anthony Mundine made a resounding statement last night in Canberra, Australia when he dismantled a willful Rashid “Snakeboy” Matumla within six eventful rounds at the Institute of Sports Stadium. The Tanzanian import tried mightily to get the bigger, stronger Mundine off his game but lacked the necessary concussive force in…
Showtime’s weekend card from the Gund Arena in Cleveland was capped off with a bang when cruiserweight Guillermo Jones ended former world champion Wayne Braithwaite’s comeback dreams during a thrilling punch-up. Jones almost had “Big Truck” out of there in the first round but the native Guyanese held on and came back in the second…
Omar Sheika came to Germany in hopes of upsetting WBC supremo Markus Beyer last night but the American instead failed in his fourth and possibly final world title bid. The willful brawler from Patterson, New Jersey found the three time WBC champion impossible to tag with flush shots and found nothing but leather in return…
Former two time British title challenger Jon Thaxton sent out a message to the lightweights of the U.K. with a vicious fourth round knockout of Romanian boxer Vasile Dragomir to retain his WBF crown in Norwich, England. Dragomir had taken the bout on just a few day’s notice after Argentine Eduardo Daniel Roman, himself a…
Action from the US, Australia, Thailand and Colombia. Some important fights took place across the globe on the first night of this weekend, so let’s get down to business. On ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights, heavyweight hopeful Terry Smith survived his encounter with seven-foot puncher Keith Long, who outweighed Smith by thirty-one pounds, to score a…
118-pound NABO bantamweight champion, Jhonny Gonzalez (29-4-0 With 25 KOs), who was suppose to be facing Mark “Too Sharp†Johnson, ended up fighting Nicaraguan William Gonzalez (19-1-0 with 17 KOs). William, who is a southpaw, came out fast, swinging with both fists. As the Nicaraguan waded in carelessly, the freakishly tall NABO champion countered with…
You will not believe this fight fans, the second bout of tonight’s HBO Lation’s “Boxeo De Oro†boxing series, featured yet another young prospect. Jonathan Oquendo, 123-pounds, is Puerto Rico’s newest boxing promise. Oquendo, who faced Elvis Martinez, is a stand up orthodox fighter who is quick, and seems to have good boxing fundamentals as…