The World Boxing Association held meetings at their recent annual convention in Medellin, Colombia, where they ordered an interim heavyweight championship between WBA No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Kali Meehan and former WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev. Meehan earned the WBA No. 1 position in October 2007 by scoring a sixth-round technical knockout over DaVarryl Williamson…
Promoter Don King claims he has a valid contract to promote heavyweight boxer John Ruiz, and Ruiz’s claims that he is a promotional free agent are false. “John Ruiz is my fighter,†King said. “I have a valid promotional agreement that designates me as his promoter. I do not understand why he and his manager…
Former world light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton, 45-2 (32), could make a return to the ring as early as the start of next year if current negotiations with Juan Manuel Marquez, 50-5-1 (37), prove successful. After his recent two round loss to Manny Pacquiao, many thought Hatton’s last bout was behind him, but after a…
When Star Boxing’s IBF #3 rated welterweight Delvin Rodriguez (24-3-2, 14KO) steps into the ring against Poland’s IBF #4 rated Rafal “Braveheart” Jackiewicz (34-8-1, 18KO) for the #1 spot in the IBF World Ratings in an official IBF Welterweight Title eliminator in Elk, Poland on Friday November 27th, Rodriguez doesn’t intend to leave any questioning…
Supported by a large crowd at Fitzgeralds Casino in Tunica, MS, junior middleweight sensation Shawn “Showtime†Porter kept his perfect intact after scoring a fourth round TKO over upset specialist Jerome Ellis. Headlining “Boxing’s Future Champions IIIâ€, Porter badly rocked Ellis with a solid left hook in the second, forcing the rugged Floridian to hold…
Chicago based bantamweight Francisco Rodriguez passed away on Sunday night, two days after his bout with against Philadelphia’s Teon Kennedy at the Blue Horizon. The 25 year old Rodriguez collapsed after being stopped in the tenth round and was rushed to Hahnemann University Hospital where emergency brain surgery was performed.
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing There was some great undercard action on Friday night at the Harvey Hadden Sports Complex, Nottingham. Dale Miles (Alfreton) v Janis Chernouskis (Latvia) 6 Round Welterweight Contest Miles gets off to a fast start and Chernouskis spends much of his time covering up. Within seconds – the…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing American contender Andre Ward outboxed reigning WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler last night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA, winning the Showtime’s Super Six tournament bout. Kessler came forward early but couldn’t find the target as Ward used excellent footwork to stay out of range while punishing…
Edgar Sosa’s 25 bout win streak was snapped last night by Filipino Rodel Mayol, who stopped the Mexico City man in two to annex the WBC light flyweight title at Palenque de la Feria in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico. Sosa won the WBC strap in April, 2007 against Brian Viloria and had successfully retained the title…
There was a massive show at Sparkassen Arena in Kiel last night with three world title belts at risk. The big winner was Zsolt Erdei who moved up a weight class to unseat reigning WBC cruiser champion Giacobbe Fragomeni by majority decision. Hungarian Erdei had held the WBO light heavy belt for 11 successful defenses…
Last night at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Marvin Sonsona and Alejandro Hernandez fought to a draw over the vacant WBO super flyweight title. Filipino southpaw Sonsona had won the belt from Jose Lopez in September but lost it on the scales Friday when he was 2.5 pounds over the super fly weight limit. Mexico…
It was a big Saturday night in The Land of Silver with two good fight cards, one of which featured a world title bout. That took place at Club Deportivo Libertad in Sunchales as one of the top light welters on the planet, Marcos Rene Maidana, was on his trademark brutal form. The 26 year…