Two big names in the great white north were in action last night as light middle Joachim Alcine and cruiserweight Troy Ross were victorious at The Casino in Montreal. Alcine, 32-1 (19), is in the midst of a comeback after losing his WBA title to Daniel Santos last year, and faced experienced Frenchman Christophe Canclaux….
Jeremy “Hollywood†Bryan once again displayed why his moniker fits the bill after putting away Darren Fallen inside of two rounds last night in the main event of “The Brawl in Brick City†at Essex County College in Newark, NJ. Both men took their time in the opening moments of fight, with Bryan patiently throwing…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Top Rank held a press conference to announce their upcoming world championship doubleheader featuring Juan Manual Lopez, 27-0 (24), who will move up in weight to challenge WBO Featherweight champion, Steven Luevano, 37-1-1 (15). Also featured is WBA…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Former WBA Champion Gavin Rees is the Prizefighter Light Welterweights Champion. Rees, 29, claimed the title with a unanimous points decision victory over Colin Lynes in a thrilling final at the National Hall in London’s Olympia. The Prizefighter trophy was presented to Rees by former undisputed super…
Tonight at The Arena in Ludwigsburg, Germany, a great clash for the WBO cruiserweight title takes place supported by a solid undercard. Experienced former European titlist Marco Huck, 26-1 (20), makes the first defense of the WBO belt he won Victor Emilio Ramirez in August but he faces a very dangerous opponent in the form…
Local man Frederic Patrac earned a WBA bantamweight title shot last night on the strength of 12 straight victories but could not overcome reigning champion Anselmo Moreno at Palais Des Sports in Adge, France. Former European titlist Patrac started strong, rushing the Panamanian based champ but the 31 year old Frenchman could not covert his…
© Aidan Walsh Reigning European Middleweight Champion Matthew Macklin knows that a win over Uruguayan Champion Rafa Sosa Pintos at the National Stadium in Dublin tonight will take him another step closer to his dream of becoming World Champion in 2010. The combatants weighed in yesterday with Macklin scaling 161.7 pounds and Pintos one pound…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing In two contrasting fights, “Kid†Carson Jones dealt Tyrone “The One†Brunson the first loss of his career in the main event while former WBO junior lightweight world champion Mike Anchondo won an eight-round split decision over previously undefeated Mauricio “El Maestro†Herrera in the co-feature on an exciting…
Promoter Gary Shaw formally offered to promote the rematch between Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones, Jr. – on the undercard of undefeated two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson’s next fight. Shaw faxed the offer letter to Richard Schaefer, Chief Executive Officer of Golden Boy Promotions, Hopkins’ promoter, earlier today. HBO is holding an April 2010…
World champions Juan Manuel Lopez, Steven Luevano and Yuriorkis Gamboa, and Top-10 contender Rogers Mtagwa will kickoff the new decade in separate world featherweight title fights, Saturday, January 23, in the WaMu Theater in the “Mecca of Boxing,†Madison Square Garden.
Goossen-Tutor puts on a fight card this evening at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. 12 rounds, middleweights Sergio Martinez: 159 lb Paul Williams: 157 lb
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing hosted a live fight card televised on the Versus Network last night at the Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom in New York City. Headlining the event was “Mighty†Mike Arnaoutis who lost a controversial twelve-round split decision against Tim Coleman for the vacant USBA…