Despite an eight month hiatus from the ring following the loss of his IBF Light Heavyweight title to Antonio Tarver last year, Clinton Woods came roaring back to life last night at Hotel de France in Jersey on the Channel Islands, handling opponent Elvir Muriqi over 12 one sided rounds. With the victory, Woods becomes…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England, Oliver Harrison hosted a fight night billed as ‘Saints & Sinners: The Best of St. Helens!’ which was headlined by boxers Craig Lyon and Rob Beech from the nearby town of St. Helens. Unfortunately, Lyon’s opponent, Cobina Johnson…
Former two-time European Featherweight Champion Cyril Thomas gets a long awaited world title bid tonight at the Palais Des Sport in Saint-Quentin, France when he challenges Mexico’s IBF titlist Cristobal Cruz. 31 year old Cruz, 37-11-1 (23), of Tijuana, has faced tough competition over his 17 year career but bounced back from two losses in…
Dennis Hobson puts on a boxing bill tonight in Jersey on the Channel Islands, a British Crown Dependency 14 miles off the coast of northern France. Headlining is former IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Clinton Woods, who meets America’s Elvir Muriqi in a 12 rounder. 36 year old Woods, 41-4-1 (24), of Sheffield, England is coming…
Last night at Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon, England, two of the top light heavyweights in the UK saw action but had very different results. Commonwealth kingpin Nathan Cleverly, 15-0 (5), continued to show excellent form while destroying big puncher Samson Onyango, 18-4 (12), of Kenya in a single round. Onyango, nicknamed “The Hammer” came…
IBF, WBO and WBA lightweight champion Nate Campbell lost his titles on the scales at the official weigh in held yesterday at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL., failing to make the lightweight limit of 135 pounds ahead of his clash tonight with South Africa’s Ali Funeka. Campbell weighed 138 pounds on his first try, and,…
© Lawrence Lustig The draw for the quarter-finals in next week’s Prizefighter has been made – and there promises to be some cracking encounters. Hotly-tipped pair Tony Oakey and Billy Boyle meet in what could be the tie of the opening round in the light-heavyweight tournament on Friday, February 20 at the York Hall in…
Last night at the beautiful Roseland Ballroom in New York City, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing put together an excellent seven bout card featuring some of boxing’s hottest up and coming prospects. In the main event of the evening, Alexis Camacho lost a hard fought ten round decision to Carlos Molina. Each fighter gave as good…
Integrated Sports will distribute a world-class pay-per-view card headlined by Amir Khan versus “The Baby Faced Assassinâ€, Marco Antonio Barrera, on Saturday, March 14 live from The MEN Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom. Khan, 19-1 (15), a 2004 Olympic Silver Medallist, defends his WBA International lightweight title against seven-time world champion Barrera 65-6, (42), in…
Liverpool lightweight John Watson will move one step closer to a British title shot on March 28 at the Echo Arena when he battles Martin Gethin over 10 rounds at Hayemaker 6: ‘The Mersey Beatdown’. An intriguing mix of pressure fighters, Watson and Gethin will meet in a British lightweight title eliminator. The moment can’t…
Red hot super bantamweight prospect Gary Davies is one of the most exciting young fighters on the British scene today. “I’ve finally got the title shot against Jamie McDonnell for the English Bantamweight title!,” he told SaddoBoxing today in an exclusive. “It’ll be at the Leigh Sports Centre on the 17th April.†An excited Davies…
In 1988, a young Morris Park boxer by the name of Joe DeGuardia won the New York State Golden Gloves open 147 lb championship by defeating fellow New Yorker, Larry Barnes. While DeGuardia would hang up the gloves and choose to pursue a career in law before later forming the world renown boxing promotional company,…