Boxing Results

Don King said last Thursday his 78th birthday wish was for the California State Athletic Commission to overturn the decision made in the Aug. 1 prizefight featuring WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley vs. Nate Campbell and make it “no contest.” His wish was granted today.

Last night at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX, light welterweights Juan Diaz and Paulie Malignaggi engaged in a spirited give and take contest that went all 12 scheduled rounds for the NABO title. Former IBF titlist Malignaggi had managed to keep the fight largely on the outside for at …

WBO super middle titlist Karoly Balzsay was well on his way to outboxing challenger Robert Stieglitz last night at Syma Sport and Leisure Center in Budapest, Hungary when disaster struck. That unlucky occurrence took the form of a bad laceration on the champion’s forehead in the early part of the …

The Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN saw Irish middleweight star Andy Lee, 18-1 (13), return to an American ring for the first time in over a year following his shocking loss to Brian Vera. The lanky southpaw came into his bout with Anthony Shuler, 20-7-1 (14), as a super middle …

There were two fight cards in the UK last night with former world champions Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe as promoters. Hatton’s bill took place at the Velodrome in his hometown of Manchester and featured a brace of six and four rounders. The big name on the bill was that …

The question of just who is the best light heavyweight in Florida was answered last night at the Gulf Coast Arena in Biloxi, MS as Roy Jones Jr and Jeff Lacy headlined the heavily-hyped “Hook City” fight card. In a sharp display of one-way traffic, Jones controlled the pace of …

The world’s top flyweight is now in the running for that same position at super flyweight after Nonito Donaire handled the jump up to 115 pounds by outboxing Rafael Concepcion last night at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, NV. At stake was the Interim WBA super fly crown, …

The upstart hero of Chimkent came up empty handed last night as would-be super prospect Beibut Shumenov failed to unseat reigning WBA light heavyweight champ Gabriel Campillo at the Daulet Sports Compex in Astana, Kazahkstan. But it wasn’t for a lack of effort or skill as 25 year old local …

Last night at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tuscon, AZ, the clash between former WBA light welter champ Vivian Harris, 29-3-1 (19), and Noe Bolanos, 20-4-1 (12), was short circuited when Harris collapsed in the second round following an accidental headclash. The New York native could not continue and the …

Fighting in front of his hometown fans, Brian Minto (34-2, 21 KO’s) defeated Ivanhoe, North Carolina’s Donnell Holmes (31-1-2, 27 KO’s) via a four round technical decision after a ruled accidental headbutt cause a cut the ringside physician deemed serious enough to stop the fight. After opening up clearly winning …

The big action last night in The Land of Silver took place Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti in Cordoba, Argentina as former WBO super feather champ Jorge Barrios made the jump to the lightweight division with great success. “La Hiena” tangled with experienced Panamanian Moises Castro over 12 scheduled rounds for the …

Last night at Auditorio Benito Juarez in Zapopan, Mexico, teenage welterweight sensation Saul Alvarez, 28-0-1 (21), annexed the vacant WBC Youth title with a riveting performance. Russian import Marat Khuzeev, 18-5-1 (7), found his long amateur experience to be of no value whatsoever against 19 year old Alvarez, who simply …