Boxing Results

Nathan Cleverly of Cefn Forest, Wales, retained his WBO Light-Heavyweight Title last night when he secured a majority points decision over Liverpool’s Tony Bellew in a Frank Warren promotion screened live on BoxNation. The packed Liverpool Echo Arena watched as local hero – Bomber Bellew – took Champion ‘Clev’ the distance in a closely fought…

The maiden WBC light heavyweight title defense of Bernard Hopkins against Chad Dawson ended in an unexpected manner last evening at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The first round was a cautious affair as the taller Dawson was unable to close distance on the 46 year old champion, who used experienced footwork to circle away…

On Friday evening, Panamanian featherweight Celestino Caballero went into the lion’s den of Buenos Aires’ famed Luna Park Stadium to take the WBA title from Argentina’s Jonathan Victor Barros in a rematch. Two years after outgrowing the WBA and IBF super bantam titles, 35 year old Caballero was coming off two split decision losses, the…

The vacant IBF super flyweight title was on the line last evening at Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Mexico with Rodrigo Guerrero emerging victorious in a thrilling rematch against Raul Martinez. The pair had faced each other in November of last year in an IBF title eliminator with Martinez winning a 12 round split decision. Southpaw…

Light flyweight Donnie Nietes lifted the WBO belt from reigning champion Ramon Garcia Hirales last night at University of Lasalle Coliseum in Bacolod City, Philippines after 12 tough rounds. Mexican southpaw Hirales was making his first defense of the WBO belt after knocking out Jesus Geles in April while Nietes was engaging in his second…

Irma “La Guerita” Sanchez is still the WBF Women’s Flyweight Champion after successfully defending her title Saturday night in Los Cabos, Mexico with a unanimous decision over challenger, and fellow Mexican, Suzana Cruz Perez. There were no knockdowns. The Champion, making her first defense of the title she won in July, improved her record to…

Burgeoning welterweight talent Kell Brook put on a flawless performance this evening in his more important outing to date, halting veteran Rafal Jackiewicz at Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield, England to win a WBA welterweight title eliminator. From the start, Brook, coming off a solid win over aging but still dangerous former IBF light welter…

WBC Diamond champion Sergio Martinez retained his title and standing as the world’s top middleweight last night with a KO over challenger Darren Barker but it wasn’t an easy fight at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. European titlist Barker kept composed in the face of the showy, hands down style of his far more experienced southpaw…

Former world champion Rafael Marquez hit a roadblock in his return to the super bantamweight division as the Mexican failed to lift the WBC title from Japan’s Toshiaki Nishioka at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. Marquez started off well, keeping the champion on the defensive with good movement and some success with a hard…

WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog was in fine form Sunday night, retaining his title against the challenge of Gennady Martirosyan at the Olimp in Krasnodar, Russia. The six foot-one inch tall Pirog held a massive edge in height, towering over the five foot seven-inch tall Martirosyan, who looked several weight classes smaller. Pirog controlled the…

One of Mexico’s favorite fighters was in full force last night at Foro Promo Casa in Mexicali as Jorge Arce retained the WBO super bantam belt with a victory over South Africa’s Simphiwe Nongqayi in a rematch. The pair had squared off two years ago for the vacant IBF super flyweight belt with Nongqayi shocking…