“I’ll fight who ever is in front of me!” Former featherweight and super featherweight title holder Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero has never been one to do much talking outside of the ring. Inside of the ring he is all business and little else, to this date that attitude has served him well as he has…
One of the greatest rivalries in the history of boxing ended at two victories apiece after Rafael Marquez (39-5, 35 KOs) of Mexico City decisively stopped a bloodied Israel “El Magnifico†Vazquez (44-5, 33 KOs) of Huntington Park, Calif., by way of Mexico City, at 1:33 in the third round Saturday in the main event…
Stadhalle in Rostock was the scene of another big fight card as WBC super feather king Vitali Tajbert retained his title by technical decision and heavyweight Ruslan Chagaev won a WBA title eliminator. Tajbert faced perhaps the most experienced man in the super feather division, Mexico’s iron-chinned Hector Velazquez and was making his first appearance…
Last night at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT, middleweight Peter Manfredo won the vacant IBO belt with a tenth round stoppage of Angel Hernandez. Manfredo was pressed hard in the early rounds by the smaller Hernandez, a former IBF light middleweight title challenger, but the Chicago man couldn’t maintain the pace.
Undefeated WBO junior welterweight Champion Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley and undefeated top-rated welterweight contender Luis Carlos “El Potro†Abregu will go mano-a-mano in a sizzling summer 12-round welterweight rumble Saturday, July 17, in The Show at Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, CA.
Click the above image to see all photos from this Event Last night at the Ponds Forge Leisure Centre in Sheffield, England, Hatton Promotions hosted a fightnight which headlined the European Light-Middleweight Title clash between Sheffield’s own Ryan Rhodes and Luca Messi of Italy . Making his first defence of the Title – Rhodes was…
A hand injury has forced Wayne McCullough to withdraw from Prizefighter Super-Bantamweights at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Saturday May 29. Former WBC champion McCullough had been training hard to make his comeback in Barry Hearn’s latest eight-man, one night tournament but the 39 year-old has been advised that he will be unable to fight…
After three epic WBC super bantam title fights that took place between March, 2007 and March, 2008, Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez will once again square off as the two meet this evening over 12 rounds at featherweight at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Since their dramatic trilogy, both men have fought and won…
The Leagues Club in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta hosted one of Australia’s greatest talents on Thursday night as Vic Darchinyan added yet another title belt to his already bursting trophy cabinet. The 34 year old southpaw took home world honors for the first time as a bantamweight, outpointing Filipino visitor Eric Barcelona over 12…
The world’s top super bantam was in action on Thursday night as Poonsawat Kratindaenggym retained his WBA crown in devastating fashion at Borabue School Arena in Maha Sarakham, Thailand. Having won the WBA belt after a three year PABA title reign by crushing Bernard Dunne last September, Kratindaenggym was making his second defense, facing the…
Jamie Arthur says that defeat at Prizefighter Super Bantamweights at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Saturday May 29 will spell the end of his career. The 2002 Commonwealth Games winner fought Martin Lindsay for the British featherweight title in March and although Lindsay won on points, he praised the Welshman for his character after the…
© Robert Brizel / Saddo Boxing Golden Boy Productions and Star Boxing put on an exciting six fight card at the Paradise Theater in the Bronx last Friday which yielded mixed results. Michael Perez and Adrien Broner from the Golden Boy stable of fighters were the big winners of the co-main events in a series…