Lenny “Zappa” Zappavigna returns to the ring for 2009 on March 11 at The Cube at Campbelltown Catholic Club in Campbelltown, Australia, making his first defence of the IBF Pan-Pacific Welterweight title against the former IBF and IBO Super Featherweight Champion Gairy ‘The Superman’ St. Clair, scheduled for 12 rounds of championship boxing. The exciting…
Last night at the Norfolk Showground in Norwich, England, Hennessy Sports promoted a fight night which was headlined by Jonathan Thaxton’s defence of the European Lightweight title against Anthony Mezaache of France. The fight starts but with 40 seconds of the first round remaining, Thaxton landed a right hook which seemed to land in slow-motion…
© Hoganphotos It was a big weekend of boxing across the globe but the biggest action took place last night at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX, with two world title fights on tap. The clash for lightweight supremacy took place with the WBA, WBO and IBO titles at stake in a battle royale between…
There was a good card at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England last night that saw a big upset on the domestic heavyweight scene along with a Commonwealth title fight, an English title scrap and the professional debut of three Olympic boxers. At the rather advanced age of 42 years, Bedford brawler Matt Skelton,…
Two massive fight cards took place on Saturday night in Mexico and first, we’ll examine what took place at Auditorio Guelaguetza in Oaxaca as there were three world titles on the line. Mexico City’s Erik Ramirez, 25-6-1 (19), stepped up to challenge WBO Minimumweight Champion Donnie Nietes but the WBO Latino titlist was canvassed in…
It was a good weekend on the Continent with most of the action taking place on Saturday night, and we kick off this report in Germany. The Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg saw a European title fight at super middle between old rivals as Kitzingen slugger Karo Murat, 19-0 (12), forced veteran Italian southpaw Cristian Sanavia, 40-5-1…
Undefeated featherweight Abraham Lopez thrilled the packed house at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California, on Friday night with a crunching second round knockout of Manuel Sarabia. With the win, the heavy handed 21 year old improved his record to 6-0-0 with five knockouts.
The WBA Championship Committee has declared two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz, 43-8-1 (29), presently rated No. 3, as the mandatory challenger for the winner of this year’s Ruslan Chagaev vs. Nicolai Valuev WBA title fight. The 37 year old previously lost to Chagaev once and Valuev twice by either split or majority…
Philadelphia’s undefeated junior welterweight prospect Danny “Swift” Garcia improved to, 11-0 (7), with a dominating performance against crafty veteran Cristian Favela, now 17-19-6 (10), last night at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. In the early rounds, Garcia pressed the action, landing accurate jabs, followed by impressive counter punching that appeared to dishearten the will…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England Frank Maloney hosted a fight night billed as “Sublime Skill vs. Brute Forceâ€, headlined by the clash between Rendall Munroe of Leicester, England and Kiko Martinez of Alicante, Spain. “Boxing Binman” or “2Tone” Munroe would face Spaniard ‘La Sensation’…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing It was all right hands on Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation as IBF Cruiserweight Champion Tomasz Adamek, 37-1 (25), successfully defended his title against Johnathon Banks, 20-1 (14), with a win by technical knockout at 1:30 of the eighth round at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center.
The WBC Super Middleweight title fight between undefeated title holder Carl Froch, 24-0 (19), and ex-Middleweight World Champion Jermain Taylor, 28-2-1 (17), has been set for April 25 with the clash possibly taking place at Foxwoods at Mashantucket, CT. Showtime will present the bout as Nottingham man Froch makes his American TV debut following the…