World class professional boxing returns to the Youngstown, Ohio area as Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions presents the “Steel Valley Rumble†on Saturday, June 27th at the Memorial Field House in Campbell, Ohio. Said Koerner, “This is our first event in the Youngstown area and just as we’ve done across the country, we’re planning an…
Former world title challenger Mike Arnaoutis will face Puerto Rican veteran Doel Carrasquillo in a ten round junior welterweight bout in the main event at “Summer Rumble†on Thursday, June 25th at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, New Jersey. Arnaoutis, 21-3-2, is looking to climb back into the world rankings in 2009. The flashy southpaw,…
World ranked Alex Valdez returned to action on Saturday night in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico and was dominant earning a seventh round stoppage of Genaro Carmago. Working angles, using his height and reach advantage and a terrific, radar-like jab, Valdez controlled the action from the outset bloodying the brawling Carmago’s face before his corner called…
Former two-time world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero now has a new opponent for his June 12th fight at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, after original foe Johnnie Edwards withdrew from the bout due to a back injury. Stepping up to the plate for the ESPN “Friday Night Fights” main event is veteran…
Former IBF Intercontinental light welterweight champion Peter Semo (19-4, 14 KOs) has pulled out of Risum Boxing and Brian Mathiasen Boxing’s Fightnight Horsens show on June 19 in Horsens, Denmark. Semo has sustained an arm-injury, and will be replaced by another Sweden-based Ugandan, undefeated reigning African lightweight champion Sam “Rocky†Rukundo (13-0-1, 6 KOs), who…
He already shares a background story with former Heavyweight Champ Lennox Lewis and now exciting puncher Andrew Singh Kooner wants to replicate Lewis’ achievements in the ring. Kooner like Lewis was born in England but raised in Canada where he started his boxing career. Kooner enjoyed a glorious amateur career which included a European Junior…
British Lightweight Champion John Murray believes that next season could be a big one for his beloved Manchester City and mirror his own personal ambitions in the boxing ring. The unbeaten 24-year-old makes the second defence of his Lonsdale belt against reigning English Champion, Scott Lawton on Hennessy Sports “Rule Britannia†event at the Robin…
© Onesongchai Boxing Promotion On Friday, 5th June 2009 at the ground stadium of Sawangdaendin in Sakhonnakorn, Thailand, WBC#4 feather Chonlatarn Or Piriyapinyo (30-0,16 KOs) successfully retained his ABCO 126lb title as he stopped Filipino Jonel Alivio (reportedly 9-9-1,4 KOs).
Frank Maloney has captured the coveted “Promoter of the Year” award of the European Boxing Union. The announcement from the Rome based EBU comes as no surprise as the London based promoter has worked tirelessly to deliver many European title fights.
NABF Welterweight champ Saul Alvarez, 27-0-1 (20), kept busy with a ninth round KO of Jeferson Luis Goncalo, 12-4-3 (5), last night at Parque Xcaret in Cancun, Mexico There was another NABF belt on the line with local flyweight Wilbert Uicab, 25-5-1 (16), seeing off tough Filipino import BJ Dolorosa, 5-2 (0), over ten rounds…
Former world title challenger Juergen Braehmer retained his European light heavyweight title last night at the Koenig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. The 30 year old southpaw needed just one round to snuff out the ambition of European Union titlist Antonio Brancalion, 32-7-2 (8), who saw a seven bout win streak evaporate. Braehmer, 33-2 (27),…
There were two good shows north of the border last night and we’ll start off in boxing mad Montreal at The Casino. Undefeated welterweight Antonin Decarie, 22-0 (6), kept on track for a world title challenge as the 26 year old pulled off a letter perfect performance against opponent Victor Hugo Castro, 29-6 (12). After…