Two years on from his brief reign as IBF Super Feather Champion, the mercurial Robbie Peden attempted to move back into the upper echelons of the sport, this time as a lightweight, but last night at the Sleeman Centre in Chandler, Australia, “The Bomber” was rubbed out by ruthless Filipino slugger Ranee Ganoy in the…
Although just 21 years of age, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has racked up 30 wins against no losses and a draw since turning pro in September 2003. The son of one of the all-time best Mexican fighters was in action last night at the Dodge Arena in Hildalgo, TX and made short work of opponent…
In just his second fight back from a two year state sponsored vacation from the ring, Paul Spadafora was given a rocky reception last night at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, MI. The former longtime IBF Lightweight Champion was stretched over ten rounds by unheralded Irish born Oklahoma man Oisin Fagan at light…
Last night one of the top domestic welterweights in the Ukraine was in action and Vyacheslav Senchenko did not disappoint the packed house in Donetsk. The 29 year old poured it on in the sixth round and knocked opponent Andrei “Bazooka” Yeskin spark out in a hailstorm of leather. On offer was Senchenko’s EBU-EE belt…
Wlad Wins Coin Toss! After rejecting Don King’s suggestion of a coin toss to solve a glove dispute that erupted late Friday afternoon and jeopardized Wladimir Klitschko’s defense of his IBF heavyweight title tonight against No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Ray “The Rainman†in Mannheim, Germany, the Klitschko camp had a change of heart this morning…
Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is ready, willing and able to defend his world title on Saturday night in Germany against IBF mandatory no. 1 challenger Ray Austin. But a glove controversy has put the fight somewhat in jeopardy.
A glove dispute placed Saturday’s International Boxing Federation heavyweight championship at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany, in jeopardy late Friday afternoon. IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is slated to defend his title against No.1 ranked mandatory challenger Ray “The Rainman†Austin.
Click for larger image© Wray Edwards Israeli heavyweight Roman Greenberg will make his Madison Square Garden debut on Saturday night, facing Michael Simms of Sacramento, CA over a scheduled ten rounds on the undercard of the Sultan Ibragimov – Javier Mora headliner. Greenberg, 24-0 (17), has fought the majority of his bouts in the UK…
Scott Lawton insists champion Jon Thaxton’s home crowd will not intimidate him in his British lightweight title challenge on the Hennessy Sports and GoldenPalace.com “Showdowns @ The Showground’ event in Norwich on Friday 16th March. The Stoke challenger expects to have a loyal army of over 100 fans down from the Potteries for his first…
Sultan Ibragimov (19-0-1, 16 KO’s), 221 pounds, of Russia (left) and Mexico’s Javier Mora (23-3-1, 17 KO’s), 256 3/4 pounds, weigh in for Saturday’s heavyweight main event at Madison Square Garden (Thursday afternoon). Seminole Warriors Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions will present the fight Click for larger image© Wray Edwards card at New York City’s…
All tickets have been sold for the “Erin Go Brawl” pay-per-view show on March 16, featuring “Ireland’s” John Duddy and Anthony “The Bullet” Bonsante, live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Duddy (18-0, 15 KOs), rated No. 7 by the WBO and No. 9 by the IBF, defends his IBA…
This Saturday night in Reading PA, Travis “GW Hope” Kauffman plans to kick off a major 2007 with a bang. At 7-0 with (5 KO’s), the undefeated heavyweight prospect is looking at 10 fights by December and multiple TV dates. This Saturday night at the Riversedge in Reading PA, “GW Hope” takes on the hard…