Boxing Results

On Saturday night, WBA super bantam supremo Wilfredo Vazquez Jr and Ivan Hernadez lit up Kissimmee, Florida’s Silver Spurs Arena with fistic fireworks for 11 action packed rounds. It was ex-WBO super fly beltholder Hernadez’s third try at a super bantam crown and the lanky Mexican came to fight as …

Vitali Klitschko continued his dominance over the heavyweight division last night, winning a resounding 12 round decision over challenger Shannon Briggs at the 02 Arena in Hamburg, Germany. The towering Ukrainian slugger controlled the action from the first round, working the right hand behind the jab to very good effect, …

IBF super middle ruler Lucian Bute retained his title in dominating fashion last night on home ground at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Challenging Bute was American veteran Jesse Brinkley, who had earned the mandatory IBF position by winning nine straight contests, including a title eliminator against Curtis Stevens in …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing It may not have been an artistic success, but comebacking former light heavyweight world champion Antonio Tarver accomplished what he set out to do Friday in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime.

Good night of fights south of the border with two shows taking place that each featured a thrilling WBA title bout. WBA super fly king Hugo Fidel Cazares was in action for the third time this year and the 32 year old Los Mochis man didn’t disappoint fans that packed …

WBC flyweight ruler Pongsaklek Wonjongkam was pushed hard tonight in a title defense at Muang Arena in Srisaket, Thailand by challenger Suriyan Por Chokchai. Chokchai came into the bout as a largely unknown commodity but the Bangkok man was the reigning Asian Boxing Council titlist and at just 21 years …

Top Irish boxer Paul McCloskey was in fine form on Saturday night as the Dungiven southpaw dismantled Scotland’s Barry Morrison over seven rounds in a European light welter title defense at the Leisure Centre in Letterkenny. McCloskey commanded the centre of the ring from the start and by the third …

It took Guillermo Jones 15 years to win a world title, two years to defend it but only 11 rounds to retain his WBA cruiserweight crown last night at Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City. The lanky former welterweight faced former world title challenger Valery Brudov of Russia and it …

WBA No. 6 rated light heavyweight Joey “KO Kid” Spina stopped 3-time world title challenger Antwun “Kid Dynamite” Echols in the third round of tonight’s main event headlining the “Last Man Standing” card. “Last Man Standing,” presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), was held in Fox …

In a stunning upset, Japanese fighter Ryol Li Lee unseated reigning WBA super bantamweight champion Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym tonight at Tokyo’s famed Korakuen Hall. To say that 28 year old Lee was familiar with the venue would be a bit of an understatement as the Yokohama resident has never fought anywhere …

Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation fights were scheduled for 20 rounds, but prospects Tim Coleman and Archie Ray Marquez only needed a total of six to score quick KOs on Showtime from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. In the main event, Coleman (18-1-1, 5 KOs) was aggressive, scoring …

At the Robin Park Centre in Wigan, England, Matchroom Sports and Hennessy Sports co-hosted a night of boxing which headlined John Murray’s first defence of his European Lightweight Title against Andriy Kudryavtsev of Ukraine. Both boxers trade shots in the opening round and both slip through each others guard between …