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…
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,…