Buckle up ‘cos we’re off on a massive two day trip around the world in this special weekend round-up! We’ll start on Saturday in and kick things off at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar-Es-Salam, Tanzania where it was a battle royale to see just who would walk away with middleweight bragging rights of this…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Gotham Boxing and Bash Boxing hosted a night of action packed fights at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on Thursday night under the moniker “The Russians Are Coming!†The Russians that they are speaking of are IBF Super Flyweight Champion Dimitri Kirilov and undefeated welterweight…
Prize Fight Boxing will host their latest installment of “Fights at the Fitz†tonight at the Fitzgerald Casino and Hotel in Tunica, MI. Although the main event will feature a battle for the NABO Featherweight title between Rafael Valenzuela 9-1 (4) and Robbie Cannon 10-1 (6), many fans will be on hand to watch hot…
Last night saw the rematch between Kevin McIntyre and Kevin Anderson for the British Welterweight title. The much anticipated fight was promoted by Tommy Gilmour and hosted at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland. This was to be McIntyre’s first defence of his title against the man he won it from! Anderson lost to McIntyre by unanimous…
After their two thrilling fights in 2007, super bantams Israel Vasquez and Rafael Marquez are ready to do it again as they square off at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, which was also the site of their first bout. At stake is the WBC crown of Vasquez, but the title used to belong…
For many it was a foregone conclusion that IBF Super Middle Champ Lucian Bute would win his maiden title defense last night at the Bell Centre in Montreal but few expected crafty old William Joppy to make it as far as he did before being stopped at 1:08 of the tenth frame. At 28 years…
On April 12, 2008, Clinton Woods will go into the lions den when he takes on former undisputed light heavyweight champion of the world, Antonio Tarver. Odds are about even for a fight which is made up of two ageing fighters. Woods, a veteran, won his world title on a fourth attempt with a fifth…
Click for larger image © Daisy Rosas / For Showtime Boxing Robert “The Ghost†Guerrero produced perhaps the finest performance of his career Friday when he successfully defended his International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight title with an exciting eighth-round knockout over Jason “The American Boy’’ Litzau in a thrilling one-sided war in the main event…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez will square off tonight in a highly anticipated rubber match for the WBC/The Ring Magazine super bantamweight title this Saturday, March 1, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Yesterday, reigning champion Vasquez tipped the scales at the divisional limit of 122 lb…
Heavyweight Derric Rossy, “The Pride of Patchogue”, is now ranked number nine in the world by the WBO. “This is like a dream come true, said Rossy. “I’ve been working hard and staying active and all the hard work has finally paid off!” The Derric Rossy vs. Ray Mercer fight, which took place earlier this…
By Per Ake Persson Danish cruiser Anders Hugger Nielsen, 9-0, headlines Team Palle´s first show of the year March 14 in Odense when he takes on American Louis Azille, 19-4-2, for the vacant IBA Intercontinental title. It´s a step up in class for Hugger, who in his fights this far has shown promise, but also…
Harry Joe Yorgey has withdrawn from the co-featured bout on the March 7 fight card at Foxwoods. He said in a press release that the reason was “continuing litigation†between himself and his former manager. He has been replaced in the scheduled 10-round fight for the vacant NABA super welterweight title by Jose “El Cuervo