Boxing Results

Former WBA/IBF light welter king Amir Khan burned a few more of his nine lives last night at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena, managing to finish the fight on his feet after a knockdown and quite a few shaky moments against opponent Julio Diaz. Working for the second time with Super Middle …

Veteran Brazilian danger-man Anderson Clayton is the new World Boxing Federation Super Welterweight Champion after dethroning local hero Sebastien “Coco” Madani by second round technical knockout in Rumilly, France on Saturday night, April 27. The visitor from Sao Paolo stormed out at the first bell and put pressure on Madani, …

Australian light-heavyweight Damien Hooper made a seamless progression into the pro ranks in Brisbane on Saturday. The Hatton Promotions prospect, a 2012 London Olympian and 2010 Youth Olympics gold medallist, dominated the experienced Garth Murray from the start, landing sharp jabs followed up by crisp right hands.

At Doncaster Dome on Friday, Andy Townend of Wakefield won the vacant British Masters Lightweight Title when Ben Wager of Barnsley was forced to retire in the eighth. Scott Gladwin of Halifax won the vacant BBBofC Central Area Super Flyweight Title by outpointing Home-fighter Connor Nixon of Doncaster. Gavin McDonnell …

One can refute that Saul “El Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1 30 KO’s) had Austin “No Doubt” Trout (26-1-0 14 KO’s) overmatched. One can also outspokenly speculate that Trout’s exceptionally higher work rate almost grasped him a victory. But there is one undeniable, irrefutable point to be made about last night’s WBC/WBA …

Last night at London’s Wembley Arena, WBO light heavyweight king Nathan Cleverly retained his belt with a 12 round unanimous points verdict over challenger Robin Krasniqi. Krasniqi came into the contest as the WBO’s European titlist but had never faced an opponent at world level, and the gulf in class …

Gigantic English heavyweight Tyson Fury made a successful stateside debut last at New York’s Madison Square Garden, knocking out ex-cruiserweight world champ Steve Cunningham to capture the #2 spot in the IBF rankings. But it certainly wasn’t easy for the Manchester traveler. Fury found himself outboxed in the first round, …

It may not constitute fight of the year honors, like the Rios-Alvarado 2 and Bradley-Provodnikov bouts in the last few weeks, but it was one of the greatest performances and upsets by any professional prizefighter so far in 2013. Super bantamweight Guillermo Rigondeaux managed to void the 30 fight, three …

Teenage welterweight sensation, Dusty Hernandez-Harrison of Washington, D.C., kept his undefeated record intact scoring a six-round unanimous decision victory over a game Jonathan Garcia at Dover Downs Casino and Resort in Dover, Del. Super middleweight champion, Andre Ward, was in attendance to support Dusty and was impressed with what he …

World Boxing Federation Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion Amir “Hardcore” Mansour had a short night on Friday, April 12, at the Dover Downs Casino and Hotel in Dover, Delaware, as he stopped late substitute Jason Gavern in the first round to successfully defend his title. Mansour was originally scheduled to fight 2004 …

Late substitute and huge underdog Bahodir “Baha” Mamadjonov (12-1, 8 KOs), of Houston, Texas by way of Uzbekistan, overcame an early knockdown to register three of his own en route to stopping previously unbeaten Angelo “La Cobra” Santana (14-1, 11 KOs), of Miami, Fla., at 0:51 of the ninth round …

It’s been a quiet Easter Weekend here in the U.K. On Thursday, St Paul’s and Stevie Smith’s Boxing Academies promoted a dinner show billed as ‘United Boxing’ at the KC Sports Arena, Hull. The headliner saw local man Samir Mouneimne win his eight round Featherweight Contest when Ian Bailey of …