Fresh off of his impressive first-round stoppage of Gustavo De La Cruz last week in the Dominican Republic, unbeaten Brazilian middleweight prospect “Chairman of the Board†Michael Oliveira (10-0, 8 KOs) has been added to Friday night’s (Dec. 18) pro card at the Karibe Convention Center in Petionville, Haiti. The 19-year-old Oliveira, a student at…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night, at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales, Frank Maloney in association with Chris Sanigar hosted a 12-bout fight card which headlined the two-title clash between Lee Haskins and Don Broadhurst. There was no love lost between these two boxers in the pre-fight run-up which guaranteed…
When heavyweight fan favorite Vinny Maddalone (32-5, 23KO) takes on former two-time cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck (33-4, 22KO) this Thursday, one thing is for sure, the fans in attendance will be treated to one very exciting fight. The bout, scheduled for eight rounds, will take place at the Halle Carpentier Arena in Mormeck’s native…
All World Contender Edison “Pantera†Miranda wanted when he and his promoter Warriors Boxing’s Leon Margules agreed to a co-promotional contract with Goossen Tutor Promotions and renowned trainer Joe Goossen three months ago was a second opportunity to challenge for a World Championship title fight. He didn’t have to wait very long!
Undefeated IBF light heavyweight champion Tarvoris Cloud (20-0, 18 KOs) has become the Rodney Dangerfield of boxing – he can’t get any respect, especially from “Bad†Chad Dawson, allegedly the top dog in the 175-pound division. “Chad Dawson won’t be able to run 12 rounds against me,†Cloud said. “My pressure will be unbelievable and…
Rob Norton will mak the second defence of his British Cruiserweight title, and the first of his Commonwealth Cruiserweight title, when he faces David Dolan in a highly anticipated rematch on January 15th. The rematch will go out live on Sky Sports’ Friday Fight Night as Hatton Promotions once again return to Altrincham Leisure Centre…
On January 29th at The Grand Sierra Resort in Reno Nevada, Brooklyn, NY’s Curtis “Showtime” Stevens (21-2 15 KOs) will square off against and Yerington, NV’s fan favorite Jesse Brinkley (34-5 22KOs) in an official IBF eliminator for the number two ranking in the super middleweight division.
It’s unanimous, Jean Pascal defeated Adrian Diaconu to retain the WBC title on Friday at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Pascal, 27, was facing Diaconu, 30, in a rematch bout for the WBC light-heavyweight title. The fight hinged on Pascal using his lightning quick hands to land repeated combinations, yet in between those salvos, Diaconu…
Frank Maloney has apologised to fans for the standard of opposition faced by Olympic bronze medallists Tony Jeffries and David Price in Newport on Friday. The pair both registered first round wins against Latvian opponents who were not of the usual standard delivered by Maloney.
After having lost a controversial clash with Juan Diaz this past August, light welter Paulie Malignaggi got revenge this evening by posting a unanimous decision in the rematch his evening at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. Malignaggi, 27-3 (5), managed to largely control the pace of the bout by avoiding the trench warfare favored by…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Last night at Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, CA, WBO light welter champion Timothy Bradley hammered out another gritty title defense by outpointing Lamont Peterson by unanimous decision. Bradley imposed his strength advantage early on, pushing the less experienced challenger back and downing Peterson in the third round….
Post Finance Arena in Berne, Switzerland was the site of yet another dominant Vitali Klitschko WBC heavyweight title defense tonight as the Ukrainian continues to solidify his hold on the division. “Dr. Ironfist” stamped his authority from round one as previously unbeaten challenger Kevin Johnson proved unable to do anything but play defense aside from…