This Friday sees a good show in suburban Brisbane as the OPBF Heavyweight and the Australian Light Welterweight titles are up for grabs at Mansfield Tavern in Mansfield, Queensland. Towering heavyweights Colin Wilson, 34-23 (20), and Nathan Briggs, 19-5 (16), have fought twice already with Wilson taking both contests by knockout in 2005 and 2006….
The Jim Murray Memorial Foundation (JMMF) will honor Sugar Ray Leonard, one of the legendary sports icons of the 20th century whose very name epitomizes boxing and conjures the image of a champion, with its “Great Ones†award at the Tenth Anniversary “Tribute to Living Legends of Sports and Media†on Thursday, October 30, 2008,…
In recent years, when talk turned to boxing’s most promising prospects, the name Vicente Escobedo has usually been part of the conversation. On Friday, September 26, Escobedo will return to the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, California, to face local fan favorite Dominic Salcido on TeleFutura’s ‘Solo Boxeo’.
Raymond Serrano, 7-0 (5), Star Boxing’s 19 year old welterweight phenomenon, scored a first round knockout over veteran Jimmy LeBlanc, 11-15-4 (3), on Friday night at the New Alhambra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Serrano came out very aggressive and started landing big shots against and seemed to be on a completely different level then the much…
Martin Murray is tipped to become the next sporting success story from St Helens. The town’s rugby league team are unbeaten in 21 matches and lifted the Challenge Trophy on Saturday, beating Hull at Wembley Stadium.
It was an epic card last night at Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon as there were a full four title fights, headlined by a WBO Light Flyweight championship defense by Ivan Calderon. The 33 year old southpaw took on the man he won the WBO belt from, Mexico’s Hugo Fidel Cazares, in a rematch to…
The Cebu Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu City last night was the site of wins by WBO Minimumweight ruler Donnie Nietes and WBO Intercontinental Super Bantam boss Rey Bautista. Nietes, 23-1-3 (14), won his tenth in a row by crushing Nicaraguan visitor Eddy Castro, 12-4-1 (9), in the second round, retaining his WBO belt…
There was a big show at The Arena in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon last night with WBC/WBA Super Flyweight Champion Cristian Mijares retaining his belts against challenger Chatchai Sasakul in dominating fashion. 26 year old southpaw Mijares, 36-3-2 (15), who hasn’t lost a bout since July, 2002 and held a twelve year advantage in youth against…
Friday night saw a big show at the Carousel Casino in Temba, with three IBF title eliminators on offer. WBC International Featherweight titlist Jeffrey Mathebula, 22-1-2 (12), made a successful transition to super bantam by winning the IBF eliminator on points at 122 pounds against Mexico’s Julio Zarate, 26-5-1 (16). Former IBF Super Feather Champ…
After taking almost the entire month of August off, the sport of boxing got back into full swing this weekend and there some decent shows to report upon. Former WBO Heavyweight Champion Lamon Brewster returned to the ring for the first time in more than a year as the 35 year old slugger knocked out…
By Per Ake Persson Russian giant Nikolai Valuev won a unanimous decision over John Ruiz in a rematch to win the vacant WBA heavyweight title last night at Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin, Germany. It was scored 116-111, 116-113 and 114-113, all for Valuev, but it was however first announced as a split decision, which…
By Per Ake Persson French bantam Jerome Arnould crashed his motorbike on Thursday evening and has suffered serious injuries. From the hospital it was announced that the former WBA challenger will need 60 days rest before being able to begin rehab training. It will be American heavyweight Chad Van Sickle that faces Cuban star Odlanier…