The mouth watering prospect of two of the Cruiserweight division’s finest former World Champions, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham and Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite, facing each other is finally a reality. Promoter Don King Productions confirmed that the fight will take place on the undercard of the Joseph Agbeko – Vic Darchinyan IBF Bantamweight title fight at…
© Mike Worden / Saddo Boxing Moving his way further up the ladder of the featherweight rankings, WBC #3 ranked Juan Carlo Burgos, 22-0 (15), pulled out a scrappy ten round decision over Russia’s Vyacheslav Gusev, 16-2 (3), on Friday night in order to retain his WBC CABOFE title. Dubbed by Thompson Boxing Promotions as…
Aside from Miguel Cotto’s WBA title defense against Joshua Clottey on Saturday, there were a few good shows in America on Friday night. Former WBA light welter Diosbelys Hurtado, 42-3-1 (25), won a 12 round unanimous decision over Manuel Garnica, 25-11 (13), in defense of the WBO Latino strap and Cuban heavyweight prospect Odlanier Solis,…
There was a good bill last night at Centro Banamex in Mexico City with Juan Palacios, 26-2 (21), stopping Eric Ramirez, 26-7-1 (19), in the tenth frame to retain the Interim WBC minimumweight title. Hard punching Nicaraguan Palacios has lived up to his “El Exterminador” nickname by posting his fifth straight stoppage in addition to…
The highly anticipated July 18 fight between Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez has been postponed due to a rib injury sustained by Mayweather while training. The mega-fight was scheduled to take place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
Daniel “The Haitian Sensation†Edouard (22-2-2, 13 KOs ) gave an excellent account of himself by overpowering durable challenger Dumont Welliver into a round 8 retirement of their scheduled 10 round middleweight bout. Edouard, ranked WBA #8 middleweight and WBC #14 superwelterweight prior to the bout, was well ahead on the score cards at the…
MIguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey went to war last night over 12 hard rounds at New York’s fabled Madison Square Garden with Cotto emerging still in possession of his WBO Welterweight title by a narrow split decision. Clottey showed a massive heart by taking everything the Puerto Rican star could dish out while coming back…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing John Murray may have lost his British lightweight title on the scales on Friday but the 24 year old Manchester phenom had everything go his way enroute to stopping opponent Scott Lawton last night at Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England. Murray came out of the gates…
Miguel Cotto graced Trinity Boxing Club, in downtown Manhattan, with his presence and sweat earlier this week. He is facing Joshua Clottey tonight, defending his WBO welterweight title at Madison Square Garden, where he is continuously adored by his large fan base. As the gym felt the city heat trickle through the window, the un-phased…
FTM stable stars Jamie Moore and Rendall Munroe are set to earn WBC title fights next year. The pair were celebrating last night after the Mexico City based governing body gave them impressive world rankings in their latest ratings.
Heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis impressed the audience at Miccosukee Resort in Miami with a devastating first round KO win over journey man “Diamond†Dominique Alexander. The three-time world amateur champion and 2004 Olympic gold medallist dropped his opponent twice, the second time at2:55 minutes, as Alexander lay face down on the canvas when referee Frank…
Floyd Mayweather, a six-time world champion and a proud member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team, is back, and hopes to breathe new life into the long-standing tradition of American dominance in the sport of boxing. In recognition of his heritage and in celebration of two of America’s upcoming holidays, the nation’s Flag Day, June…