There was a good bill last night at Centro Banamex in Mexico City with Juan Palacios, 26-2 (21), stopping Eric Ramirez, 26-7-1 (19), in the tenth frame to retain the Interim WBC minimumweight title. Hard punching Nicaraguan Palacios has lived up to his “El Exterminador” nickname by posting his fifth straight stoppage in addition to…
The highly anticipated July 18 fight between Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez has been postponed due to a rib injury sustained by Mayweather while training. The mega-fight was scheduled to take place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
Daniel “The Haitian Sensation†Edouard (22-2-2, 13 KOs ) gave an excellent account of himself by overpowering durable challenger Dumont Welliver into a round 8 retirement of their scheduled 10 round middleweight bout. Edouard, ranked WBA #8 middleweight and WBC #14 superwelterweight prior to the bout, was well ahead on the score cards at the…
MIguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey went to war last night over 12 hard rounds at New York’s fabled Madison Square Garden with Cotto emerging still in possession of his WBO Welterweight title by a narrow split decision. Clottey showed a massive heart by taking everything the Puerto Rican star could dish out while coming back…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing John Murray may have lost his British lightweight title on the scales on Friday but the 24 year old Manchester phenom had everything go his way enroute to stopping opponent Scott Lawton last night at Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England. Murray came out of the gates…
Miguel Cotto graced Trinity Boxing Club, in downtown Manhattan, with his presence and sweat earlier this week. He is facing Joshua Clottey tonight, defending his WBO welterweight title at Madison Square Garden, where he is continuously adored by his large fan base. As the gym felt the city heat trickle through the window, the un-phased…
FTM stable stars Jamie Moore and Rendall Munroe are set to earn WBC title fights next year. The pair were celebrating last night after the Mexico City based governing body gave them impressive world rankings in their latest ratings.
Heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis impressed the audience at Miccosukee Resort in Miami with a devastating first round KO win over journey man “Diamond†Dominique Alexander. The three-time world amateur champion and 2004 Olympic gold medallist dropped his opponent twice, the second time at2:55 minutes, as Alexander lay face down on the canvas when referee Frank…
Floyd Mayweather, a six-time world champion and a proud member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team, is back, and hopes to breathe new life into the long-standing tradition of American dominance in the sport of boxing. In recognition of his heritage and in celebration of two of America’s upcoming holidays, the nation’s Flag Day, June…
Longtime boxing manager Pat Lynch has entered into a partnership agreement with New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs to guide some of professional boxing’s hottest prospects. “Brandon and I will be working together to manage some of the best prospects in boxing. We anticipate making our first announcements in the coming weeks†said Lynch,…
Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan arrived in the U.S. late last week to finish training as he looks to become a world champion in a third weight class when he challenges International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Joseph “King Kong†Agbeko on Saturday, July 11, live on Showtime (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast)….
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing won the purse bid for the Vacant IBF Welterweight Championshi between Star Boxing’s IBF #2 rated Delvin Rodriguez (24-2-2, 14KO) and IBF #3 rated Isaac Hlatshwayo (28-1-1, 10KO). The winning bid was $136,000. Star Boxing, who promotes Rodriquez, beat out the bid of Branco Sports Productions, whose bid was $127,500.