On Saturday night, former three-time world champion Anthony Mundine scored a seventh round stoppage over former world champion Bronco McKart to make an emphatic statement in his American debut. The IBF North American Middleweight championship bout also marked the inaugural Wealth TV Pay Per View card. Mundine dropped McKart three …
Read More »Garcia Outslugs Khan, Adds WBA Belt To Collection
An upset in the light welter division took place at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Saturday night as WBC champ Danny Garcia belted out WBA king Amir Khan over the course of an action packed four rounds. After a long and volatile pre-fight build up, Khan was in no …
Read More »Haye Hammers Out Chisora In Outlawed London Clash
Despite having to run a gauntlet of obstacles, a matchup between the two top British heavyweights last night attracted 30,000 spectators to Upton Park in London’s West Ham with David Haye belting out iron-chinned Dereck Chisora in five rounds. The pairing came off of a much-publicized, scandalous press conference brawl …
Read More »Bantamweight Singyu Guns Down Rao In Phuket, Thailand
The M-150 charity event “Saving the Turtles”, was held on Friday, July 6, at the National Boxing temporary Stadium in Sirinath Nai Yang, Phuket, Thailand, by Songchai Boxing. The main event featured a clash for the WBO Oriental Bantamweight crown between
Read More »Weekend RoundUp
It’s been a busy weekend of boxing in terms of big fights. A ‘triple-whammy’ on Saturday night saw big nights for Matchroom, Hennessy and (across Europe) KMG. First to kick-off the weekend’s UK events was the Mickey Helliet / Hellraiser Promotions fightnight at the Coronet Theatre, Elephant & Castle, Southwark, …
Read More »Wladimir Klitschko Halts Tony Thompson In Rematch
Stade De Suisse in Berne, Switzerland played host last night to heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko’s rematch with American veteran Tony Thompson. Klitschko put his IBF, WBO, IBO and WBA Super belts on the line in a sequel to the 2008 match with Thompson that Klitschko won by stopping the challenger in …
Read More »Donaire Defeats Mathebula For IBF, WBO Super Bantam Crowns
Last night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, super bantamweight Nonito Donaire added another title to his trophy cabinet by winning the IBF belt from Jeffrey Mathebula. Donaire came into the contest bearing the WBO 122 pound trophy after capturing world titles at bantam super fly and flyweight …
Read More »Brook, Rees, Fury, Haskins Win Big British Fights
It was a big night of action in the UK on Saturday evening with important bouts taking place on two good fight cards in Sheffield and Clevedon. It was the Kell Brook show at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena but the much-hyped welter starlet had to come through a very difficult fight …
Read More »Bundrage KO’s Spinks, Lara Drubs Rodriguez In Cali
Headlining an action packed bill last night at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, CA, IBF light middleweight king Cornelius Bundrage proved age is just a number as he once again stopped former two-weight world champ Cory Spinks. 39 year old Bundrage clawed his way up from obscurity and through a …
Read More »Attou Clearly Outpoints Vandekerkhove In Poissy
Frenchman Zakaria Attou successfully completed his transition from journeyman to champion last night at the Salle Marcel Cerdan in Paris-suburb Poissy, when he clearly beat Belgian Champion Kobe Vandekerkhove on points to lift the vacant World Boxing Federation International Super Welterweight title.
Read More »Junior Welter Contender Provodnikov Halts Reynoso On ESPN
WBO number-two ranked Ruslan Provodnikov scored a scintillating second round stoppage over Jose Reynoso in a scheduled ten round Jr. Welterweight bout at the Omega Products Outdoor Arena. The bouts were seen live all over America on ESPN 2 and promoted by Banner Promotions & Thompson Boxing Reynoso tried to …
Read More »Lopez, Matthysse Produce Shocking Wins In Los Angeles
The Staples Center in Los Angeles was the site of two upsets last night as veteran Josesito Lopez made ex-titlist Victor Ortiz throw in the towel at welterweight and Lucas Matthysse outslugged former multi-weight champion Humberto Soto at light welter. For southpaw Ortiz, this appearance was supposed to be a …
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