Fight Results
After two tours of duty as European champion and a shot at the WBA belt, Sebastian Sylvester clawed his way to a world title tonight at Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenberg, Germany. The 29 year old local man, nicknamed “Hurrikan”, started fast as expected against opponent Giovanni Lorenzo of New York but had difficulty navigating the distance…
While many within the boxing community will argue for the artistry and science of the sport as its true appeal, one must admit that sometimes, a plain old dirty brawl between two bruising heavyweights can be so much fun. That is exactly what we got on Friday night from the Chumash Resort and Casino in…
It was a good Friday night at the fights all across Britain and we kick things off at historic York Hall in London’s Bethnal Green. Light welters Lenny Daws and Barry Morrison tangled in a rematch for the vacant British title and Daws managed to reverse his 2007 loss to the Scot. Last time out…
The main event at El Palenque de la Feria in Tepic, Mexico featured a highly competitive WBO minimumweight title defense by Donnie Nietes. The Filipino visitor was given all he could handle by Interim WBO titlist Manuel Vargas but after twelve difficult rounds were completed, wildly diverged scores were announced. Vargas won one of the…
Sometimes lightning does strike twice as WBO light flyweight champ Ivan Calderon had his rematch with Rodel Mayol at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico end early for the same reason as their first pairing in June: a head clash. One again Calderon was cut badly after a difficult test against the…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino (left) & Winfried Mausolf (right) They did it 5,600 miles apart, but Andre Ward and Mikkel Kessler both took care of business in similar fashion in front of their fans and television viewers on a special split-site doubleheader ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime Saturday night. Ward (20-0,…
Controversy erupted last night at the Brentwood Centre in Essex, England after Tyson Fury was declared the winner in his bout against English heavyweight titlist John McDermott following ten rounds of combat. With only seven professional bouts under his belt, Fury at times looked well out of his depth against the smaller, quicker champion and…
“Machine Gun†Mike Oliver won a hard-fought decision to capture the vacant New England and Eastern Boxing Association junior featherweight titles tonight on the “A Night To Remember†pro boxing cared, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc., at historic Plymouth Memorial Hall.
Last night at the Colosseum in Watford, England, welterweight Tom Glover’s unexpected run through the UK standings came to an end, halted forcefully by Commonwealth champion John O’Donnell. After seeing off the quartet of Jon Thaxton, Nadeem Siddique, Chas Symonds and Scott Woolford over the last ten months, Glover just couldn’t compete against the much…
Big card last night at Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama with a few big names in action. Local flyweight Luis Concepcion, 18-1 (13), won his 15th straight contest, picking up the Interim WBA crown in the process, by dramatically stopping Mexico’s Omar Salado, 21-2-2 (12), at 0:39 of the 12th round. With the…
There was a good fight card north of the border last night with a WBO title belt on the line as well as the continuing comeback of Canada’s top boxer, Steve Molitor, at his home base of Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario. Longtime flyweight contender Jose Lopez of Puerto Rico finally hit the jackpot in…
Eastern Boxing association super middleweight champion “Irish†Joey McCreedy retained his title and captured the vacant New England belt tonight with a first-round technical knockout win against Eddie “Thunder†Caminero at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. McCreedy-Caminero headlined “School’s In,†presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Sports and Entertainment, Inc. (CES), in association…