Boxing Results

Former flyweight and super fly world champion Vic Darchinyan has yet again come up short in a bantamweight title bout as the 36 year old Aussie failed to lift the WBC crown from local man Shinsuke Yamanaka on Friday night at Japan’s Tokyo International Forum. The far more experienced Darchinyan …

Lightweight hopeful Jose “Loco” Hernandez took another step in the right direction after pounding out a unanimous decision over Peter Oluoch Saturday evening at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma. Headlining the 86th edition of Halquist Productions’ “Battle at the Boat”, Hernandez picked his spots but did so with bad …

Former four-time world Heavyweight title challenger, Jameel “Big Time” McCline scored an eight round split decision over veteran Livin Castillo in front of a near capacity crowd at the Hamilton Manor in Hamilton, New Jersey. The six bout card with promoted by Nedal’s Boxing and Andre Kut’s KEA Boxing.

Last night at Reliant Arena in Houston, TX, light welterweight Danny Garcia graduated from contender status to world class by prevailing in a tough fight with Mexican legend Erik Morales to capture the WBC title. Morales had given up the title on the scales the day before when he was …

Two of South Africa’s top boxers clashed in a rematch last night at Carnival City in Brakpan with Jeffrey Mathebula walking away with Takalani Ndlovu’s IBF super bantam belt. The pair first tangled in 2010, also at Carnival City, with Ndlovu winning an IBF title eliminator over Mathebula by split …

“Mr. Providence” is back – perhaps not entirely, but, according to Vladine Biosse himself, “it’s a start.” Searching for his first win in 11 months, Biosse delivered Thursday night in front of a standing-room only crowd at the Twin River Event Center, earning a hard-fought, 59-54, 59-54, 59-55 unanimous-decision victory …

© Lawrence Lustig In the opening bout of the televised card on the Sky Sports on Saturday night at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, Polish Middleweight star Greorgz Proska was making the maiden defence of his European title, which he won against Sebastian Sylvester in Germany stopping the former IBF …

Before a house filled with Irishmen celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, World Middleweight Champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez scored a dramatic come-from-behind stoppage of a game Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin Saturday night in the Theater at Madison Square Garden. “The Real Middleweight Championship – Get Your Irish Up,” presented by DiBella …

The scene last night at Polideportivo Centenario in Los Mochis, Mexcio was a happy one for WBC lightweight kingpin Antonio DeMarco after the lanky southpaw was successful in his maiden defense against challenger Miguel “Mickey” Roman. DeMarco came into the contest bearing three straight victories following his punishing loss to …

Coatsbridge’s Ricky Burns continued his campaign at lightweight last evening, posting a hard fought points verdict over Paulus Moses at Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. At stake was Burns’ Interim WBO belt, which the gritty 28 year old won by outfighting big-hitting Aussie Michael Katisids last November in London. Former …

Another fight, another war, another stoppage over Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez (31-2, 28 KOs) for Orlando “Siri” Salido (38-11-2, 26 KOs). The latest installment of the storied Mexico-Puerto Rico rivalry saw Salido retain his WBO featherweight world championship via 10th-round technical knockout in the main event of Showtime Championship Boxing.

The 2012 National Boy 4 and Youth 1 & 2 Championships concluded with finals in all three classes at Dublin’s National Stadium yesterday. European Junior and Schoolboy medalists John Joyce, Luke Thomas, Victor Medveduic, Tiernan Bradley and Gerard Whitehouse experienced mixed fortunes at the Championships.