Mahir Oral and Alexander Sipos both weighed in at exactly 160 lb for their WBC Mediterranean middleweight championship clash today in Cuxhaven, Germany. It is the second time Oral and Sipos meet in 2008. On May 30, “Lion†Mahir won a close unanimous decision in Bilbao, Spain. Now Sipos is seeking revenge.
Click for larger image © Przemek Garczarczyk When heavyweight Andrew Golota decided to pull out of his fight with Ray “The Rainman” Austin after the first round on November 7 in Chengdu, China, some were quick to question his decision.
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Saturday night at the York Hall, Bethnal Green in London, Frank Maloney Promotions staged another action-packed night of boxing. The main event of the night was the scheduled ten round contest for the vacant Southern Area Welterweight title between Scott Woolford of Ramsgate, Kent and Tom Glover…
Bernard Dunne and his manager Brian Peters are delighted to hear that European Super Bantamweight Champ Rendall Munroe is due in Dublin tomorrow morning for a press conference. Perhaps Munroe is ready to accept Peters latest offer of £60,000 to defend his title against Dunne…or maybe he’ll try to explain why he’s defending his title…
Undefeated Espinoza Boxing Club prospects Manny “Suavecito†Roman and Jesus “Pollo†Hernandez return to the ring in the feature bouts this Friday night, November 21 at “Battle Of The Rising Stars†presented by All Star Boxing at the Quiet Cannon Ballroom in Montebello, California.
With less than three weeks to go unti Manny Pacquiao’s ring war with Oscar De La Hoya, Pacquiao’s gym general, the world famous trainer Freddie Roach, has cried fowl! “I’m glad to hear that Oscar’s diet has made him skinny,” said Roach, from his Hollywood-based Wild Card Boxing Club. “The photos of him at his…
Former WBC World Champion Genaro Hernandez is facing the fight of his life. Diagnosed with a rare cancer, his insurance will not cover his full treatment. The World Boxing Council, and our President Jose Sulaiman, urges you to join us in Genaro’s corner. Here’s how you can help: Donations: Mark them “Genaro” and payable to…
Last night at London’s 02 Arena, former world cruiserweight champion David Haye backed up his boasts by knocking out nearly man Monte Barrett in five rounds to make a successful entry into the world of bigtime heavyweight boxing. Haye gave Barrett problems with handspeed and of course, the vaunted “Hayemaker” power but the London slugger…
Good weekend in the states with former middleweight world champion Jermain Taylor making a comeback from a pair of Kelly Pavlik losses to outpoint ex-IBF titlist Jeff Lacy at super middle to headline a big show last night at Vanderbilt University Memorial Gymnasium in Memphis, TN. Taylor, 28-2-1 (17), controlled the action early but Lacy…
The Continent saw a few good fight cards this weekend and we start off in Germany where at the Burg-Waechter Castello in Dusseldorf played host to a good card. The headline event featured the biggest win so far for heavyweight Alexander Dimitrenko, 29-0 (19), who knocked out ex-European Champion and world title challenger Luan Krasniqi,…
On Saturday at Polideportivo Municipal in La Pampa, light welterweight Martin Antonio Coggi took a big step up in class to knock off Carlos Wilfredo Vilches via unanimous decision and capture the South American title. 25 year old Buenos Aires southpaw Coggi, 21-2-1 (11), had largely mixed with a lesser grade of opposition and was…
On Monday, November 24, 2008, catBOX Entertainment will present professional boxing at Remington Park Racing and Casino. For the main event, two undefeated boxers, Noah Zuhdi, 4-0 (4), and George Colbert, 2-0 (2), will be fighting to claim the vacant Oklahoma Lightweight title belt.