This biggest happenings this weekend in Asia took place last night in The Philippines, with a bill in Cebu City and one in Tagbilaran City. At the Cebu Coliseum, there were four title fights, all for WBO regional belts, with three of the contests ending in stoppages, providing a fireworks display for the packed audience….
There were a few good cards this weekend and we kick this report off at the Auditorio Telmex de UG in Zapopan, Mexico where a few big names were in action. One of the world’s top featherweights, Jorge Solis, won a IBF title eliminator by stopping America’s Monty Meza-Clay in the fifth round. Meza-Clay came…
There was action North of the border last night as Juan Urango regained the IBF Light Welter title with a wide points decision over local favorite Herman Ngoudjo at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Colombian southpaw Urango came out of the gates firing on all cylinders and by the second had struck paydirt, battering his…
Last night at the York Hall in London’s Bethnal Green, British Welterweight Champion Kell Brook put on a dazzling display of skill over the course of stopping challenger Stuart Elwell in just two rounds. Overmatched from the start, 31 year old southpaw Elwell caught a lot of leather from the champion over a short period…
World Champion Ricardo “El Maestrito†Cordoba says he doesn’t want to set eyes on Bernard Dunne again until they get in the ring. The Panamanian is currently in Ireland to promote his WBA Super Bantamweight title defence on the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2, Dublin on Saturday, March 21.
Star Boxing’s welterweight prospect, Alexis Camacho, 17-1 (16), will look to make the transition from highly thought of prospect to contender when he takes on the very dangerous Carlos Molina, 14-4-1 (5), on Friday February 13 at New York’s famed Roseland Ballroom.
Hayemaker 6: ‘The Mersey Beatdown’ is already shaping up to be one of the domestic fight cards of 2009. Headlining the show is the intriguing British Super Middleweight title clash between current champion Brian Magee and former champion and Liverpool hero Tony ‘The Warrior’ Dodson.
Hall of Fame boxing trainer Emanuel Steward will return to Cincinnati with one of his prize pupils, super middleweight prospect Aaron Pryor Jr., this Saturday night, January 31 at “Homecoming”, an outstanding evening of world class professional boxing at the US Bank Arena.
Breaking your leg might be a strange way to start your boxing career but for unbeaten welterweight Steve O’Meara it was just the ‘break’ he was looking for. At 17, the West Drayton native was earning rave reviews for his displays on the football field with semi pro outfit Uxbridge until a broken leg sent…
The “Prizefighter” boxing series returns next month – and this time the light heavyweights get their chance to shine. This will be the fifth Prizefighter event and the thrilling format of three round contests has captured the public’s imagination. Once again, the historic York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, is expected to be sold out…
Click for larger image © JC Rodriguez Arena’s fast rising featherweight superstar Yuriorkis Gamboa, 13-0 (11), will be back in action again on February 20 at the University Center Arena in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Only six weeks after stopping Roger “Speedy†Gonzalez in round 10 at his last ESPN appearance, “El Ciclon†is ready to…
Irish boxing hero Bernard Dunne goes in search of the ultimate prize at The O2 in Dublin on Saturday, March 21 at the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night. Dunne takes on World champion Ricardo “El Maestrito†Cordoba for the WBA Super Bantamweight title as world championship boxing returns to Ireland for the first time…