Boxing Results

Heavyweight hopeful Alexander Povetkin continued down the path toward a world title shot last night by handling the challenge posed by American visitor Jason Estrada at Burg-Waechter Castello in Dusseldorf. The early rounds were fairly even as the pair mostly jabbed and studied but each enjoyed sporadic success with hard …

Last night at Pepsi Pavilion in Memphis, TN, ex-WBO Light Welter Champion Randall Bailey, 39-6 (35), won an IBF 140 lb title eliminator in emphatic fashion by knocking out Frankie Figueroa, 20-3 (13), in the fourth round. 34 year old Bailey won the WBO crown in 1999 and made two …

Last night at Plaza de Toros in Tijuana, Mexico, WBO Super Flyweight Champion Fernando Montiel, 39-2-1 (29), made the successful jump to bantamweight, capturing the interim WBO crown at 118 pounds by knocking out Argentina’s Diego Oscar Silva, 24-2-3 (12), in the third round. Montiel was in control the whole …

Last night there were three good cards in Europe and we kick off this report at Mehrzweckhalle Grossziethen in Shoenefeld, Germany. European Union Light Middleweight Champion Jimmy Colas, 26-5 (11), was dethroned in his first title defense by Lukas Konecny, 39-3 (19), via majority decision. Haitian born Frenchman Colas saw …

Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Undefeated super middleweight Andre Dirrell outclassed Derrick Findley and Harry Joe Yorgey outfought Ronald Hearns in a battle of unbeaten junior middleweights en route to impressive victories on a special Saturday edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime.

The big action last night was the ten round heavyweight showdown between former WBC Champion Samuel Peter and USBA titlist Eddie Chambers at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Coming into the bout a career heavy 265 pounds, Peter obviously wasn’t there to try and outbox the far quicker …

Two shows last night in the UK with the bigger bill taking place at the Bellahouston Sports Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. Local hero Ricky Burns was in action as the Commonwealth Super Feather Champ put his title belt at risk against former British Champion Michael Gomez in what had turned …

© Lawrence Lustig Ryan Brawley lived up to his billing as bookmakers’ favourite to become the Prizefighter Lightweight Champion. Brawley, 23, claimed a unanimous points decision victory over Liverpool’s Stephen Burke in the conclusion of a thrilling evening of tournament boxing featuring eight British lightweights.

In front of 9,000 screaming fans at a packed 02 Arena in Dublin, Ireland, local hero Bernard Dunne upset the odds in a big way by taking the WBA Super Bantam title from Panamanian southpaw Ricardo Cordoba in once of the most competitive and ferocious fights in a very long …

Former World Light Heavyweight Champion Roy Jones Jr, 53-5 (39), made a successful comeback following his loss to Joe Calzaghe last November with a fifth round stoppage of former super middle world title challenger Omar Sheika, 27-9 (18), at the Civic Center in Jones’ hometown of Pensacola, FL. On the …

A lot of action took place south of the border this weekend, mostly in Argentina and we kick this report off in The Land of Silver with a massive show at Club Atletico Newell’s Old Boys in Rosario on Saturday. South America’s top welterweight, Sebastian Andres Lujan, 31-5-2 (20), headlined …

There were two good cards Down Under on Friday, and we start off at the Manly Leagues Club in Brookvale, NSW where there was a battle for the vacant WBO Oriental Light Heavyweight title. New Zealander Kariz Kariuki, 16-7-2 (15), bounced back from a KO loss at the hands of …