After Vitali Klitschko declassed “Kingpin†Kevin Johnson Saturday night in Bern, Switzerland, Arena CEO Ahmet Öner is convinced that his heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis will be next in line to challenge the WBC champion. “I hope that this was the last living sandbag Vitali had to fight before facing a real challenge next yearâ€, said…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing This Saturday December 12, Juan “Baby Bull†Diaz will face Paulie “Magic Man†Malignaggi in their highly anticipated rematch at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Their first fight took place in the hometown of Diaz where he received a controversial unanimous decision victory. Malignaggi 26-3 (5) told anyone…
Tonight, the WBC heavyweight belt will be on the block at Post Finance Arena In Berne, Switzerland as champion Vitali Klitschko continues a very active title reign. The towering 38 year old will be facing his fourth opponent since returning from a four year absence in October of last year and it will be a…
Last night at the Leisure Centre in Newport, Wales, British super flyweight Lee Haskins defeated Commonwealth king Don Broadhurst to become a double champion. Enjoying a rare height advantage, southpaw Haskins made good use of his awkward skills, keeping Haskins off balance for the entire 12 round bout. It was the greater experience of the…
Soweto’s top boxer ran into trouble last night at Wembley Hall in Johannesburg as Isaac Hlatshwayo was relieved of his IBF light welter title by challenger Jan Zaveck. Hlatshwayo was making the first defense of his world belt after hammering out a split decision verdict in America over Delvin Rodriguez during a rematch this past…
© Tom Hogan /Golden Boy Promotions Golden Boy and Dibella Entertainment in association with 8 Count Productions put on a fight card tonight at UIC Pavilion in Chicago, IL. NABO junior welter championship, 12 rounds Juan Diaz: 138.4 lb Paulie Malignaggi: 138.6 lb
Vitali Klitschko (38-2, 37KO) and Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson (22-0-1, 9KO) both weighed in yesterday. The pair square off tonight in Bern, Switzerland, for Vitali’s WBC Heavyweight Championship. The bout will be broadcast live on Germany’s RTL television and shown tape delayed in the U.S. on HBO. WBC heavyweight championship, 12 rounds Vitali Klitschko: 246.9 lb…
WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley Jr, WBO interim junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson, WBC / WBA super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan and WBC interim super flyweight champion Tomas Rojas rumble at Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, Calif., in a world championship doubleheader fight Saturday. This quartet made weight yesterday. WBO junior welterweight title,…
Tonight there will be a huge boxing gala taking place in Montreal. As the main event scheduled tonight, the much anticipated rematch between Jean Pascal and Adrian Diaconu will take place. Some of the other fights included in the card will be the return of Eric Lucas and the WBC Youth Inter-Continental championship fight between…
Former three-time Lightweight World Champion Juan Diaz and former Junior Welterweight World Champion Paulie Malignaggi will face off for their December 12, 2009 fight at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago which will be televised live on HBO’s Boxing After Dark. Top rated contender Victor Ortiz and former world title challenger Antonio Diaz also face off…
In a battle of unbeatens, Timothy Bradley (24-0-1 NC, 11 KOs), of Palm Springs, Calif., will defend his WBO Junior Welterweight title against interim champ Lamont Peterson (27-0, 13 KOs) of Washington, D.C., this Saturday, Dec. 12 live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.
Observing Paulie Malignaggi’s and Juan Diaz’s first fight together this past August, I took heavy notice of the clash of their styles. Malignaggi is faster, he reminds me of a spider cricket; hard to catch. Diaz packs a heavier punch. Malignaggi is punching twice the rate, thus could be equivalent to a power punch or…