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…
Sacramento’s Stan “The Man†Martyniouk has been added to the undercard of “Civil Warâ€, headlined by the long awaited grudge match between Jesse Brinkley and Joey Gilbert at the Reno Events Center on Saturday, February 14, 2009. Since turning professional in October 2007, the 23 year old Martyniouk, 4-0 (1), has quickly become one of…
Click for larger image In preparation for their bout tonight at El Palacio de los Deportes in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the main event fighters weighed in yesterday. WBA Lightweight Title Eliminator Ameth Diaz: 134.25 lb Joan Guzman: 135 lb
Oscar de la Hoya isn’t the only one with a Gold Medal now, as it was with great pride that the “Golden Boy” announced today that the Oscar de la Hoya Animo Charter High School in Los Angeles was awarded a Gold Medal and a ranking of number 53 in the country among public schools…