It was a night of fireworks in the squared circle as three of four world title contests taking place on Saturday evening ended inside the distance. In America, heavy-handed WBA welter champ Keith Thurman went to war with former titlist Luis Collazo at the USF Sundome in Tampa, FL before …
Read More »Timothy Bradley Beats Jessie Vargas In Welter Firefight
WBA light welter titlist Jessie Vargas jumped up to welterweight last night at StubHub Center in Carson, CA but bit off more than he could chew as he was outfought by former two-weight world titlist Timothy Bradley in an exciting battle for the vacant Interim WBO crown. Bradley started with …
Read More »Wade Wins Controversial Decision Over Soliman On ShoBox
In an extremely close fight to score, undefeated middleweight Dominic “Lights Out” Wade (18-0, 12 KOs), of Washington, D.C., escaped with a split 10 round decision over former world champion Sam “King” Soliman (44-13, 1 NC, 18 KOs), of Melbourne, Australia, in the main event Friday on ShoBox: The New …
Read More »Matchroom Trio Of Super Middles, Bellew Win In Liverpool
Callum Smith landed the WBC Silver Super Middleweight title with a wide points win over gutsy Frenchman Christopher Rebrasse at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England on Friday night, live on Sky Sports. It was set to be a coming-of-age fight for the talented home fighter against the former European …
Read More »Barthelemy Defeats DeMarco Over 10 Rounds On CBS
Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (23-0, 13 KOs) dominated and dropped Antonio DeMarco (31-5-1, 23 KOs) on his way to a wide unanimous 10-round decision on Premier Boxing Champions on CBS Sunday afternoon at the MGM Grand Garden Arena as promoter of the event and President of Mayweather Promotions Floyd “Money” …
Read More »Lemieux, Porter, Ward, Lopez, Spence Win Big Fights Saturday
The action this weekend was all on Saturday night on the North American continent and we start this report with a visit to the home of big time boxing in Canada; Montreal’s Bell Centre. That’s where big punching middleweight David Lemieux put on a display of power and poise as …
Read More »World Weekend Boxing Roundup: Wilder, Pedraza, Walters, Lara
There were a few good fight cards around the globe this weekend and we’ll kick off this report in the American state of Alabama, where favorite son Deontay Wilder was in action. Gracing the cavernous Barstow Arena in Birmingham, Wilder put his WBC heavyweight belt up for grabs for the …
Read More »World Weekend Boxing Roundup: Cotto, Cuellar Retain Titles
A month before America’s explosive Independence Day celebrations, there were fireworks on both coasts of the US as world champions Miguel Cotto and Jesus Cuellar each retained their respective world titles with a bang. Cotto, 40-4 (33), gunned down challenger Daniel Geale, 31-4 (16), shortly after poleaxing the Australian with …
Read More »World Weekend Boxing Roundup: Brook, Selby, Khan Win
It was a big weekend for British boxers and we kick off this report with results from a massive lineup that occurred at London’s cavernous O2 Arena. IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook, 35-0 (24), engaged early on in a test of skills with crafty southpaw challenger Frankie Gavin, 22-2 (13), …
Read More »“Fight Night” Series Gets Off To Rocking Start In Danbury
Prospect Tramaine Williams capped off a great night of boxing with a sixth round stoppage over Josh Bowles in the final scheduled round of their Featherweight bout at the Danbury Arena last night in Danbury, CT. Tramaine Williams landing on Bowles The show was the inaugural Danbury Fight Night promoted …
Read More »Fedosov, Thompson Close Out ESPN Friday Night Fights
Memorial Day weekend started out with a bang as Andrey Fedosov and John Thompson were crowned Boxcino 2015 champions in the Heavyweight and Jr. Middleweight divisions with stoppage wins over Donovan Dennis and Brandon Adams this past Friday night at the Omega Products Outdoor Arena. The Boxcino Tournament was promoted …
Read More »World Weekend Boxing Roundup: DeGale, Drozd, Povetkin, Victorious
There were two interesting fight cards this weekend, each featuring a world title contest as the IBF super middle and WBC cruiserweight belts were on the line in America and Russia, respectively. On Saturday, the action took place at the Agganis Arena in Boston, MA as super middle southpaws James …
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