© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions IBO Light Welterweight Champion turned back the clock last night in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand, pounding out a vintage high-pressure performance against IBF titlist Paulie Malignaggi for ten rounds until the New Yorker’s corner threw in the towel just seconds into the eleventh frame. Brash Brooklynite…
WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Hugo Hernan Garay came to Stad Halle in Rostock last night and took the best shots of challenger Juergen Brahmer and came back with quick combinations to outwork his German opponent via unanimous decision after 12 rounds. Showing good stamina and accuracy, Garay, 32-3 (17), of Argentina capitalized on his speed…
It was a small hall Saturday in Britain with another installment of Barry Hearn’s “Prizefighter” series at London’s York Hall. This time it was the middleweights who were in action, producing a night of memorable fights in a tournament.of three round bouts. The show opened with one of the most promising prospects of the earlier…
Mdantsane Indoor Center in East London had the distinction of hosting fight cards on both Friday and Saturday night and each evening saw explosive finishes in this Eastern Cape venue. Saturday was the larger of the two fight cards, with four title belts on tap. Headlining the bill was the IBO Minimumweight Championship that saw…
© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions Tonight, Manchester hero Ricky Hatton returns to the ring where he suffered his sole defeat 11 months ago when he faces the brash American Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas. At stake are bragging rights as the number one in the light welterweight division. Both men have only one…
Tonight at Stadhalle in Rostock, WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Hugo Hernan Garay, 31-3 (17), puts his belt at risk against Schwerin southpaw Juergen Brahmer, 31-1 (25). Brahmer will have the home advantage against the Argentine visitor and the hard punching 30 year old rides a four bout winning streak into his first world title challenge….
© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions As Las Vegas prepares for tonight’s fight night which headlines Ricky Hitman’ Hatton vs. Paulie ’Magic Man’ Malignaggi, Mancunian Hatton promises to give the best performance of his career – but the camp’s main concern is that the 5,000 British fans who have made the trip to Vegas…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing In a one-sided fight from the beginning, Celestino Caballero outclassed previously unbeaten Steve “The Canadian Kid†Molitor, registering a TKO just 52 seconds into fourth round to become the 122-pound IBF and WBA world champion Friday on Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada.
Click for larger image © Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions In preparation for their hotly anticipated clash this evening at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, top light welters in the world Ricky Hatton and Paulie Malignaggi made weight yesterday along with the undercard fighters. Ricky Hatton: 140 lb Paulie Malignaggi: 139 lb
On a mission to establish himself as America’s No. 1 heavyweight prospect, 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six†Estrada closes out 2008 on November 29, headlining “Holiday Havoc†in the eight round main event against Derek “The One Man Riot†Bryant, 20-4-1 (17), at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank announced the addition of two 12-round title fights to the December 6 pay-per-view undercard of “The Dream Match,†headlined by the 12-round welterweight collision between two of boxing’s biggest attractions Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao
At the Morongo Casino and Resort in Cabazon, CA last night, super bantams Nestor Rocha and Jhonny Gonzalez looked sharp in winning meaningful victories. Rocha, 21-1 (7), continued to rebuild following his loss to unheralded novice Jonas Hernandez last year by widely outpointing steel chinned Mexican veteran Oscar Andrade, 36-35-2 (18), after ten frames of…