In 2008, Mexican icon Juan Manuel Marquez solidified his place among boxing’s elite and became Mexico’s number one fighter by knocking out Joel Casamayor and winning a championship in a third weight class. As 2009 opens, Marquez will not be resting on his laurels, as he accepted the challenge to face former three-time lightweight champion…
Tickets are now on sale for “New Year’s Revolution”, an evening of world class professional boxing set for Friday, January 23 at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. Headlining “New Year’s Revolution” is the return of popular Irish junior middleweight Henry “The Western Warrior†Coyle, 9-1-0 (8)….
WBA Heavyweight Champion Nicolai Valuev retained his belt last night at Zurich, Switzerland’s Hallenstadion Arena by posting a close majority decision over former champion Evander Holyfield. Holyfield started off on his toes, staying away from the massive Russian’s long jab with circular motion. When the American veteran did come in, he managed a few right…
Six months after their well-documented first bout ended in a fiasco, super featherweights Humberto Soto and Francisco Lorenzo went at it again, this time for the vacant WBC title, at Parque Andres Quintana Roo in Cozumel, Mexico. The much shorter Lorenzo came out strong, backing up Soto and enjoying a few good moments in the…
Last night at Hollywood Park Casino in Inglewood, CA, former world champions were in action as Roman Karmazin, 37-3-1 (23), tangled with Bronco McKart, 51-9-1 (31), for the vacant NABF Middleweight title. Both combatants had their glory days at light middle and 35 year old former IBF and European Champ Karmazin proved to be fresher…
There were a two interesting bills on the Continent this weekend aside from Sugar Jackson Bonsu’s triumph over Carlos Baldomir and Nicolai Valuev’s WBA title defense against Evander Holyfield. On Saturday, there was a show at Yunost Sports Palace in Zaporizhia, Ukraine with the headlining bout an excellent contest for the IBO Intercontinental Cruiserweight belt,…
In a go for broke slugfest, “Sugar” Jackson Osei Bonsu narrowly got past Carlos Baldomir to win a WBC Welterweight title eliminator by majority decision after 12 brutal rounds at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium. Former WBC Champion Baldomir was the busier man and largely brought the fight to Ex-European titlist Bonsu but the…
Three months after a disastrous failure to make weight for a challenge to World Lightweight Champion Nate Campbell, Joan Guzman returned to the ring last night at Coliseo Carlos Teo Cruz in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to outbox WBA Fedelatin Lightweight titlist Ameth Diaz over twelve rounds. The bout was also an eliminator for the…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Thursday night at the Dublin City University in Ireland, Frank Maloney hosted a fight night billed as ʽOut to Conquer the World!ʼ which would showcase Irish Olympic Bronze Medal winner Darren Sutherland in his first professional contest. Also on the bill – Rendall Munroe defended his European…
Tonight at Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, 46 year old Evander Holyfield will add another chapter to a career that began over 24 years ago in Madison Square Garden. The fact that “The Real Deal” is still getting opportunities to deliver upon his goal of regaining a world title is pretty amazing but the man who…
Their first fight took on a farcical nature when Francisco Lorenzo defeated Humberto Soto by fourth round disqualification in June despite absorbing a tremendous beating along the way. Such was the controversy of the bout’s ending that the WBC decided not to award Lorenzo the Interim Super Featherweight title that had been on offer to…
British heavyweight Matt Skelton won the vacant European title last night with a tenth round stoppage of former beltholder Paolo Vidoz at the Pala Lido in Milan, Italy. In a battle of aging heavyweights, 41 year old Skelton, 22-2 (19), rebounded from his failed bid to unseat WBA Champion Ruslan Chagaev in January with a…