By Per Ake Persson Last night at Stadhalle in Rostock, Germany, Jurgen Brahmer did everything he did wrong the first time around, right this time, and knocked out fellow German Mario Veit in the fourth to retain the WBO Intercontinental super middle title. Brahmer was on top from the start, working behind his southpaw jab….
Rivera Promotions reluctantly announced it has indefinitely postponed its planned September 21 boxing event due to unexpected conflicts with the Massachusetts Boxing Commission, which sanctions boxing events in the state. Jos Antonio Rivera, the company’s president, said yesterday that precedent-setting requests made by the Boxing Commission made it impossible to continue the show as planned.
Boxing fans were left disappointed last week by the announcement that the WBC super featherweight title bout between Juan Manuel Marquez and Rocky Juarez was called off due to a Marquez injury, but thanks to some quick work by Golden Boy Promotions and SHOWTIME, this championship bout has been quickly rescheduled – along with the…
Promoter Frank Maloney stages a humdinger of a British title as current British super feather-weight champion Carl Johanneson takes on former champ Michael Gomez at the Doncaster Dome on October 19. Johanneson and Gomez are undoubtedly two of Britain’s most colourful and experienced super-featherweights and the stage is set to see which formidable fighter will…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing announced today that the NYSAC reversed the “No-Contest” decision that was declared after the Delvin Rodriguez 21- 2-1 (12KO’s) vs Keenan Collins 12-3-1 (8KO’s) bout. The result has been thus changed to a Rodriguez TKO victory. Although punches caused the cut, referee Eddie Claudio called it an accidental head butt.
Local cruiser Johny Jensen won the vacant WBA Intercontinental title with a unanimous decision over still crafty ex-WBA light heavy champ Louis Del Valle. It was scored 116-113, 117-110 and 117-110. Jensen, cut after an accidental clash of heads in the eighth, had a point deducted for a low blow in round nine. Del Valle…
Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) has signed former world No. 1 heavyweight contender “Baby†Joe Mesi (35-0, 28 KOs) to an exclusive, multi-year promotional contract, CES president Jimmy Burchfield officially announced today.
Undefeated cruiserweight sensation BJ “El Peligroso” Flores, 19-0 (12 KO’s), is now a promotional free agent. The two time national amateur heavyweight champion is only looking for the biggest and most challenging fights.
The celebrated life of the historic boxing ring of Madison Square Garden will officially be retired on Wednesday, September 19th. The legendary ring has hosted more championship bouts than any other boxing ring in existence and throughout the years has become the place where champions became legends.
The Northwest Boxing Association Heavyweight Championship belt is on the line for Eric “Night Train†Boose, who hails from Puyallup, WA with a twelve win one loss record. The 27 year old Boose, a former Boise State football player, will face Jonathan “Too Sweet†Williams, who defeated northwest favorite Chauncy Welliver at the Lucky Eagle…
Tonight’s Michael Jennings vs. Vladimir Khodokovski Show to be held at Guild Hall in Preston, England has unfortunately been rescheduled. Ex-British and current WBU Welterweight Champion Jennings, 30-1 (14), is on antibiotics after contracting a virus and was told by the fight doctor that he could not fight. The show has been rescheduled at the…
With fall approaching, temperatures may be dropping, but the highly-anticipated October 13th card in Moscow – featuring the WBO Heavyweight title fight between champion Sultan Ibragimov and challenger Evander Holyfield – is heating up with the addition of a 115-pound world championship bout between two of the premier super flyweights in the world.