In Doncaster, Stuart ‘Boom-Boom’ Brookes of Mexborough out-pointed Scunthorpe’s Steve Spence over six rounds. The Carl Greaves promoted fight-night featured seven contests which included three debutants. In Glasgow, Halesowen man – Kevin McCauley, out-pointed Scotsman – Craig Windsor over ten rounds to win the vacant British Masters Light-Middleweight Title. At …
Read More »Bute Retains IBF Title Over Johnson In Quebec
In his best performance to date, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute retained his title for the ninth time by outclassing veteran Glen Johnson last evening at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Canada. A former IBF and IBO light heavyweight titlist, Johnson represented the most credible threat to date to …
Read More »Burns Upsets Katsidis For Interim WBO Crown In London
Scottish spoiler Ricky Burns upset the apple cart against last night at Wembley Arena in London, overcoming the odds to outpoint certified Brit brutalizer Michael Katsidis over 12 rounds to capture the Interim WBO lightweight title. 31 year old Aussie hardman Katsidis had already crushed the hopes of Graham Earl …
Read More »WBA Cruiser Titlist Jones Stops Marrone In Florida
Defending his WBA cruiserweight crown for just the second time in three years, Guillermo Jones had little difficulty in nullifying the challenge of former heavyweight prospect Mike Marrone at Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL. From the start, this was a mismatch as 26 year old Floridian Marrone, who …
Read More »Chris Arreola Dominates Raphael Butler In Mexico
Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (34-2, 29 KOs) took on Ralph “The Silencer” Butler (35-12, 28 KOs) tonight in an epic slugfest. The match, which was scheduled for 12 rounds ended abruptly in the 55 seconds into the third round when Butler ate a barrage of heavy hands before the referee …
Read More »Wach Halts Gavern In Six For WBC International Title
On a night when undefeated records fell by the wayside, Mariusz Wach made sure at least one fighter escaped with his perfect record intact. Defending his WBC International heavyweight title for the first time, Wach stopped pesky veteran Jason Gavern (21-9-4) at the 1:03 mark of the sixth round Saturday …
Read More »Lebedev Defeats Toney For Interim WBA Cruiser Belt In Moscow
James Toney returned to the cruiserweight ranks for the first time since 2003 but the 43 year old could do nothing with opponent Denis Lebedev last night at Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia. Despite scaling 58 pounds less than in his February bout against Damon Reed, Toney seemed to …
Read More »UK’s Weekend Roundup
In Nottingham on Friday night, a five bout fight-card culminated in the surprise defeat of Burton-upon-Trent Boxer – Jonjo Finnegan. Finnegan faced tough slugger – James Tucker of Doncaster who scored a TKO in round two of their scheduled six round Light-Heavyweight Contest. At Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, gutsy Irish …
Read More »Second Time The Charm As Choi Wins Prizefighter
The Mongolian Warrior Choi Tseveenpurev dominated the Prizefighter Featherweight tournament at York Hall, Bethnal Green to claim the title against Rhys Roberts. The 40 year-old made up for his semi-final heartbreak against Derry Mathews in the Prizefighter Super-Featherweights last November, kicking off the night with a destructive win over Lee …
Read More »Mthalane Retains IBF Belt Over Sarritzu In Italy
IBF flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane retained his 112 pound title with a stirring performance against Andrea Sarritzu at Pala Rockefeller in Caligari, Italy on Friday night. South Africa’s Mthalane went onto Sardinian resident Sarritzu’s home turf in putting his IBF crown at risk for the third time since winning the …
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Stourbridge man – Rob Norton lost his British Cruiserweight Title on Friday night to Londoner – Leon ‘Solid’ Williams. The Francis and George Warren’s Queensberry Promotions event at York Hall, Bethnal Green, saw a packed out crowd of mainly Williams supporters. Norton’s awkward ‘open’ Southpaw style proved tricky for Williams …
Read More »Donaire Retains Bantam Titles Against Narvaez In New York
Bantamweight Nonito Donaire kept hold of his WBC and WBO belts last night at the WaMu Theater in New York’s famed Madison Square Garden with a 12 round points verdict against undefeated WBO super flyweight champ Omar Andres Narvaez. The first round essentially provided the framework of every stanza that …
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