There was good action in America on Friday night and we begin with Mexico’s Jhonny Gonzalez keeping his WBO Bantam crown with a ninth round stoppage over ex-IBF Flyweight Champion Irene Pacheco of Colombia at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tuscon, AZ. On the same bill, journeyman David Lopez shocked hot prospect Rocky Montoya to…
On Saturday night in Cancun, ex-longtime WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Oscar Larios continued his comeback following consecutive losses to Israel Vasquez and Manny Pacquiao with a ten round decision over domestic novice Luis Cid at featherweight. The victory sets up Larios’ challenge to WBC Feather Champ Injin Chi, scheduled for May 26 in Anaheim, CA….
There were three good cards in Britain on Friday night, starting with ITV’s UK – US Contender showdown at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle. Of the eight bouts, all of which were scheduled for eight rounds, on tap between the American visitors and their British hosts, each side was left holding four victories when…
Sycuan Ringside Promotions officials expressed surprise Saturday that a proposed bout between undefeated World Boxing Organization junior lightweight champion Joan Guzman of the Dominican Republic and Michael Katsidis for the Australian’s WBO lightweight interim title is “official.†“We’re more than a little surprised to read that Guzman’s manager, Jose Nunez, has gone on record saying…
Joey Gilbert Promotions Brings Championship Boxing to Reno, NV when “Reno After Dark†Championship Boxing comes to the Reno Events Center After a successful first boxing production in Lake Tahoe, Joey Gilbert Promotions will be bringing its second professional boxing event to Joey Gilbert’s hometown of Reno, NV. The “Reno After Dark”-Championship Boxing event will…
“Dangerous” Ted Bami turned back Guiseppe “The End” Lauri last night on a Matchroom Promotions card at the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley, England and retained his European Light Welterweight crown for the first time. This was the second occasion that Bami has beaten Lauri but the Italian visitor didn’t make it easy on the…
“I know what I’m dealing with” Tomasz Bonin, the WBC 11th ranked heavyweight who is on his way to Wembley Arena to take on David Haye, the face of British boxing, on 27 April has released his first comments from his Polish training camp. Bonin is clearly not making the journey to the UK just…
6’4″ super middleweight returns April 18 against former title challenger Robert Allen His birth name is Jameson Bostic. His friends know him as Jamie Kang. In boxing, he is rapidly becoming known as the sports best kept secret. Three-time world middleweight title challenger Robert Allen (38-5, 27KO) will find out the hard way on April…
Heavy-hitting heavyweights Walker and Butler co-headline Friday, April 6, 2007, on “ShoBox: The New Generation.†Showtime will air the doubleheader at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). Travis Walker and Raphael Butler knocked down then WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko during sparring in late 2005, according to trainer Dickie Wood. Witnesses on those…
Undefeated heavyweight contender Kevin “Kingpin†Johnson (13-0, 5KO) made his South Carolina debut a memorable one, crushing journeyman Curtis Taylor via 1st round KO, Thursday night at the Plex in North Charleston, SC. “I hit this dude with my jab and his fighting spirit flew right out of him†said Johnson. “Once I moved my…
The official weigh-in for tonight’s hotly anticpated Virgil Hill – Henry Maske rematch at a sold out Olympia Hall in Munich, Germany took place yesterday and both ex-world champions made it under the contracted weight limit of 190 lb. Virgil Hill, 50-5 (23), weighed in 188.75 lb/85.8 kg Henry Maske, 30-1 (11), hit the scales…
Britain’s most avoided fighter John O’Donnell believes that he should be in the shakedown for the British welterweight title this summer. The standout 21-year-old confirmed his credentials with an impressive win over fellow undefeated puncher Stuart Elwell last Friday to claim the English championship on the Hennessy Sports and GoldenPalace.com “Cobra’s Hood’ event at the…