Fight Results
On Saturday night at the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany, the world’s best Heavyweight, Wladimir Klitchsko, joined the 50 knockout club to retain his WBA Super, WBO, IBF and IBO titles against the former World Cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck, stopping Mormeck in just four rounds. Prior to the fight, Klitchsko held the height, weight,…
On Saturday, March 3, 2012, three of the better known heavyweights and one of the best cruiserweights in the world got taken to task by claimants seeking to use their marquee names as stepping stones. In the fifth round, fourth round, third round, and finally the second round, the champion, the top contenders, and a…
Wladimir Klitschko solidified his hold on his numerous world heavyweight titles last night at Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany, wiping out overmatched former WBA/WBC cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck. Once the contest began, Mormeck, just 5’11 tall, shelled up without throwing a punch for the first minute, instead simply walking into the 6’6 Klitschko and…
In one of the few times a foreign fighter has gone into Thailand against a defending Thai world champion and upset the applecart, unheralded ‘Sonny Boy’ Villaluz Jaro knocked out Pongsaklek Wongjongkam in Chanburi, Thailand on Friday, March 2, 2012, to win the WBC Flyweight title in the biggest upset of the year thus far….
One of Boxing’s best lighter weight fighters was in action last night at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO, as Adrien Broner retained his WBO super feather crown in a show of force against challenger Eloy Perez. After an uneventful first round, Broner stepped it up in the second and began to put the…
WBC heavyweight titlist Alexander Povetkin was nearly KO’d on several occasions by WBO cruiser champion Marco Huck during their thrilling contest last night at Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany. While Huck gave away 20 pounds to the larger Povetkin, he more than made up for it with a very big advantage in handspeed, showing from…
WBO light heavyweight boss Nathan Cleverly enjoyed a successful homecoming last night, posting a wide points verdict over challenger Tommy Karpency at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. Karpency came into the bout as the clear underdog and was engaging in his first world title defense after a career to date that had included facing only…
Welterweight Jessie Vargas and junior middleweight DeAndre Latimore were victorious, as expected, in the co-featured fights Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime. But it wasn’t easy for either of them. In the main event, the undefeated Vargas, of Las Vegas, improved to 18-0 and nine knockouts with a hard-fought albeit lopsided 10-round…
Renowned former kickboxing champion Sam Soliman, whose 15 year boxing career has not yet earned him a major world championship belt, moved a step closer to a shot at the IBF Middleweight title by decisioning fellow Australian and middleweight contender Garth Wood on Sunday, February 19, 2012, at Olympic Park Sports Centre in New South…
Saturday night, Brian Magee of Belfast, Northern Ireland, successfully defended his Interim WBA World Super Middleweight Title by fifth round knockout of Rudy Markussen of Copenhagen, at the Brondby Hallen, Denmark. Magee’s record now stands at 36 wins (25 by KO) 4 losses (2 by KO) and 1 draw. At Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, Londoner –…
Heavyweight ruler Vitali Klitschko was pushed hard last night at Munich’s Olympiahalle, fending off the challenge of Britain’s Dereck Chisora over 12 grueling rounds to retain the WBC title. The always unpredictable Chisora found a way to top previous bizarre weigh-in performances by slapping Klitschko during a face-off before spitting water in the face of…
Last night at American Bank Center Arena in Corpus Christi, TX, light heavyweight Tavoris Cloud retained his IBF crown with a highly controversial split decision victory over challenger Gabriel Campillo. Former WBA light heavyweight and European super middle champion Campillo was coming off a split draw in a rematch with ex-European super middle titlist Karo…