There were two good fight cards this weekend Down Under and we kick things off on Friday night where two of the country’s best boxers were on display at the Cube in the Sydney suburb of Campbelltown, NSW. Undefeated sensation Leonardo Zappavinga, 17-0 (13), continues to show his amateur success was no fluke as the…
The biggest boxing card this weekend was actually on Thursday at the famed Estadio Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where three title fights took place. The South American and WBO Latino Cruiserweight titles were fought over by Victor Emilio Ramirez, 13-1 (11), and Hector Ricardo Sotelo, 18-10-2 (6), with the 24 year old local…
Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions and Reno’s “Let’s Get It On†Promotions have announced “Civil Warâ€, the twelve round super middleweight bout between cross town rivals Jesse Brinkley and Joey Gilbert set for Saturday, February 14 at the Reno Events Center. A press conference to announce the fight will be held this Thursday, December 11…
Arena’s bantamweight prospect Atagün Yalcinkaya showed a great performance at the “Circus†in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, stopping Nosirjon Rozimatov from Uzbekistan in the first round.
Philadelphia’s hot prospect, Danny “Swift” Garcia, moved to 10-0 (7) with a dominating performance over a game Jose Alfredo Lugo of Mexico last night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Garcia pressed the action from the opening round using a mixture of exciting combinations as he used his swift feet to get in and…
© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions The final superfight of 2008 takes place tonight when ring legends Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao square off at welterweight this weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Both men have done it all in the game. De La Hoya, since turning pro in 1992,…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday at the Victoria Shopping Centre in Nottingham, England, Hennessy Sports hosted the official weigh-in for tonight’s fight night which headlines the clash between local man Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch and Canadian Jean Pascal for the WBC Super Middleweight title. The upper floor balconies of…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing As well as the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao mega matchup in Las Vegas, there’s a big night of british action tonight. In what could be the bout of the evening, Nottingham’s Carl Froch has home advantage on his side when he faces tough Canadian Jean Pascal…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Undefeated Argentine Luis Carlos Abregu passed his first major test as a pro, winning a controversial 10 round split decision over David Estrada of Chicago in the main event Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation. But it was anything but easy.
There was a bit of action here in the states last night with Mexican teenager Saul Alvarez taking center stage at the Miccosukee Resort in Miami, Florida. 18 year old Alvarez, 23-0-1 (16), retained his WBA Fedcentro Welterweight crown in impressive fashion by finishing the challenge of Colombian KO artist Raul Pinzon, 16-2 (15), in…
Notable Ulster prospect Paul McCloskey proved recent high profile victories were no fluke as the Dungiven southpaw forced the retirement of Colin Lynes at the end of nine rounds to capture the vacant British Light Welterweight title last night at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, England. Lynes had previously held the IBO, British and European…
Click for larger image © Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions A day before their celebrated showdown tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Oscar De La Hoya and opponent Manny Pacquiao both made weight for their 147 pound contest. De La Hoya shocked those in attendance by coming in at 145…