Fight Results
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 and Kevin Mitchell on previous…
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 had gone 2-3 over his…
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 stepped in to save Butler…
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 at the Mohegan Sun Arena…
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 have difficulty maintaining good balance…
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 man – Dean Byrne was…
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 Glover and never looking back….
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 belt against Julio Cesar Miranda…
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 who got off to a…
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 followed as Donaire threw punches…
Marco Huck kept hold of his WBO cruiserweight title earlier tonight with a thumping KO of challenger Rogelio Omar Rossi at The Arena in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Southpaw Rossi came into the bout with the Interim WBO Latino, South American and Argentine titles in tow but that same resume was utterly devoid of world level opponents,…
With a dominant performance, WBF Women’s Middleweight Champion Christina Hammer remained undefeated and retained her title for the second time Friday night at the Brandenburg Halle in Frankfurt, Germany. Hammer, now 11-0 with seven wins inside the distance, unanimously outscored American Vashon Living by scores of 100-90 twice (Stefano Carrozza and Manfred Kuechler) and 99-91…