Tomas Villa of Midland, Texas brought a modest won-lost record into his match-up with undefeated hot prospect David Martinez but left the ring at the Iseleta Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico wearing the black and gold NABA super bantamweight title belt. In the end it was the twenty-two-year-old’s iron will …
Read More »Ricardo “Piolo” Castillo: Baby Bro Can Fight.
On June 22, 2005, the main event of Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo” boxing series featured lightweight monster Jose Luis Castillo’s younger brother, Ricardo “Piolo” Castillo taking on the always dangerous Edel “Cuate” Ruiz for the Mexican super bantamweight title. Ruiz, who happens to be the twin brother of 118-pound contender Heriberto …
Read More »Ahmed \”Babyface\” Kaddour: My Two Cents.
As a recent guest of the “TKO Boxing Show,” I was very interested to see how Ahmed “Babyface” Kaddour would fair in his fight last night. I did not get to see the Showtime, “Showbox” telecast live, but did catch it very late, once I finally got home (Thank God …
Read More »Forrest Takes Rios Out.
Of the twenty-seven punches Vernon “Viper” Forrest landed in less than two rounds of action in the opening bout of the televised action at the MGM Grand on Saturday night in Las Vegas, the last two were more than enough to end Sergio Rios’ night early. The final combination to …
Read More »Freitas Stops Salazar in Brazil.
Taking very little chance in his return to the ring, Acelino “Popo” Freitas stopped thirty-eight-year-old Panamanian journeyman Fabian Salazar inside of a minute in a lightweight battle on Saturday. The fight, held in Freitas’ home of Salvador, Brazil, held absolutely no suspense, as Freitas bulled forward throwing haymakers in the …
Read More »Carlos Quintana Remains Undefeated.
The main event of ESPN’s Tuesday Night Fight’s boxing series featured undefeated Puerto Rican welterweight prospect Carlos “El Indio” Quintana (20-0-0 with 16 KOs dismantling tough but outgunned Francisco “Pancho Azul” Campos (18-4-1 with 10 KOs). What started off as a slow fight, as the first two rounds were not …
Read More »World Boxing Round-up.
News and Results from the Last Week’s Fight Game. OK, it’s quiz time! What do a World Darts champion, an ex-British and Commonwealth heavyweight boxing champion and this writer have in common? Do you give up? We all went to Eaglesfield School in South London. Yes, it’s well known as …
Read More »Samuel Peter: \”Who\’s Next!?!?\”
Click for larger image © Tom Casino/Showtime “Who’s next!? Who’s next!?” Was the bombastic message that Samuel Peter yelled at the television camera after he knocked out Taurus “The Bull” Sykes in the second round. After a nondescript first stanza, Peter came out showing more aggression in the second round. …
Read More »Calderon Holds on to Make Sixth Defense of WBO 105-pound Belt.
***Article with lots of Fight Photos*** For the first half of his title defense against Gerardo Verde, Ivan Calderon lived up to his “Iron Boy” nickname. The diminutive minimumweight hammered his younger opponent at will, blunting the Mexican’s aggression with sharp, discouraging counters. For a while it looked as if …
Read More »Chavez Jr. a Chip Off the Old Block.
***Article with lots of Fight Photos*** Click for larger image© Curtis McCormick Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. easily had his way with a decent journeyman on Saturday night’s Mayweather – Gatti undercard in Atlantic City and entertained the audience with a methodical breakdown that brought back images of his famous father …
Read More »Mayweather Dismantles Gatti as the 140-pound Division Continues to Change Dramatically.
Many felt Floyd Mayweather’s pre-fight boast that he would easily take Arturo Gatti apart to be a typical arrogant, egotistical statement but that’s exactly what the now three- weight world champion achieved last night at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. While the fight itself ended in a stoppage by Gatti’s corner …
Read More »Harris Falls Apart and is Shocked by Maussa!
Vivian Harris lost his WBA belt and any credibility of being a world-class operator he carried into the ring in Atlantic City last night on the under-card of the Mayweather-Gatti card. Long gone is any sense of mystique that Harris, who had begun to claim references in the press as …
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