It was a pretty good week for Australian boxing, but most of the action happened of a Wednesday night show at the Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, NSW, headlined by Anthony Mundine and supported by super prospect Billy Dib. Mundine, who recently gave up the WBA Super Middleweight belt rather than …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Darchinyan Wins IBF Crown, Dirrell Stays Undefeated
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing “The Raging Bull” Vic Darchinyan promised a highlight reel knockout and delivered one bone-crunching left hand after another. The Armenian-born Australian stopped Russia’s Dimitri Kirilov in the fifth round to earn the IBF Junior Bantamweight championship, his second career world …
Read More »Boxing In New York: ESPN2 Returns To Brooklyn For Next Wednesday Night Fights Broadcast
Boxing returns to Aviator Sports at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, August 6 with ESPN2 will carrying the event on their Wednesday Night Fights series. “This is some fight card,” said promoter Sal Musumeci of Final Forum Boxing. “We have heavyweights, light welterweights, a little something …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Jamie Ambler vs. Ojay Abrahams
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Watford Colosseum in Watford, England, World Sports Organisation promoter Jon Feld presented a night of boxing which would be memorable in more ways than one! Although not the main event, home-boy Ojay Abrahams faced Jamie Ambler of Aberystwyth …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Zab Judah vs. Joshua Clottey
Tonight at The Palms in Las Vegas, ex-two weight world champion Zab Judah will attempt to recapture one of his former title belts but must overcome one of the most avoided fighters in the welterweight division, Johsua Clottey, in order to do so. While Judah, 36-5 (25), is coming off …
Read More »Boxing In Canada: Demers Shocked In Montreal
Middleweight Sebastien Demers was scheduled to be on his way to a return match with IBF Champion Arthur Abraham later this year but last night at the Gare Windsor Salle des Pas Perdus in Montreal, Colombian slugger Dionisio Miranda altered those plans with a shocking split decision upset of the …
Read More »ShoBox Results: Smith, Teron Roll To Victory In Brooklyn
In an action packed night of fights on ShoBox: The New Generation, junior middleweight Ishe “Sugar Shay” Smith of Las Vegas overwhelmed Poland’s Pawel “Raging Bull” Wolak en route to a 10 round unanimous decision victory from the Aviator Arena in Brooklyn, New York.
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Kirilov, Darchinyan, Dirrell, Paschall Make Weight
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Dimitri Kirilov weighed in at 114.5 pounds and challenger Vic Darchinyan tipped the scales at 114 pounds during Friday’s weigh in at the Fife Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department in Fife, Washington. Andre Dirrell measured 168 pounds while Mike …
Read More »Boxing Champions Guerrero, Moreno Lend A Hand To National Night Out In San Jose
World boxing champions Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero and Carina “La Reina” Moreno join forces with Captain Richard Calderon and the San Jose Police Department for the 25th annual “National Night Out”, a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch.
Read More »Peltz Boxing: Mundy vs. Cisneros Added To August 29 New Alhambra Show
Junior middleweight prospects Latif Mundy, of Philadelphia, PA, and Rudy Cisneros, of Chicago, IL, collide in an eight round fight on Friday evening, August 29 at the New Alhambra in South Philadelphia. Topping the card is a 10 round contest for the vacant NABA Welterweight title between Mike Jones, of …
Read More »Boxing In Canada: Sebastien Demers vs. Fulgencio Zuniga
Tonight there is a gala taking place in Montreal which will determine the #1 contender in the IBF Middleweight division. Sebastien Demers of Montreal will have an opportunity to shine on the International stage. ESPN will be broadcasting the match live on their ESPN 2 network to a worldwide audience. …
Read More »Boxing Weights And Quotes: Wolak, Smith, Teron, Lozada Ready For ShoBox Battles Tonight
Pawel Wolak weighed in at 153.25 pounds and Ishe Smith tipped the scales at 153.5 pounds during Thursday’s weight in at the New York City Athletic Commission Office in Manhattan, New York. Jorge Teron measured 135 pounds while Michael Lozada weighed in at 134.5 pounds.
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