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2004 US Olympian super featherweight Vicente Escobedo will face Ramon Guevara this Friday night, November 10th at Cicero Chill, it was announced today by Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions and Dominic Pesoli of 8 Count Productions. Said De La Hoya about the eight round Escobedo/Guevara matchup; “Vicente …

There were no suprises during the welterweight championship bout, Saturday night at The Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Welterweight Champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. took no chances and cruised to a unanimous decision over WBC Welterweight Champion Carlos Baldomir. Two judges had Floyd pitching a 12 round shut out …

Defending World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Sergei “White Wolf” Liakhovich appeared to be cruising to a decision win in a relatively uneventful contest under a full moon at Phoenix’s Chase Field Saturday night until Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs exploded in the last 30 seconds in the 12th and final round …

Carlos Baldomir’s recent impressive victories over Zab Judah and Arturo Gatti meant nothing last night at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas as the Argentine’s opponent this time out was Floyd Mayweather Jr, who lived up to his reputation of being the pound for pound best fighter in boxing today …

The Emperor’s Palace Casino in Kempton Park, South Africa was the scene of one of the best fights of the year to date when unheralded domestic featherweight champion Malcolm Klassen shocked those at ringside by outfighting IBF 130lb Champion Gairy St. Claire to take a twelve round decision by comfortable …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Sergei Liakhovich was thirty seconds away from logging a successful defense of his WBO Heavyweight title when the much vaunted punching power of challenger Shannon Briggs turned the contest around sharply and left the champion floored outside of the ring, semi-conscious on a ringside …

**WITH MASSIVE BOXING GALLERY** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing There was fantastic support at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England last night for the Maloney Promotions/Fight Academy Championship Boxing event, billed as “Unleashed”, and headlined by British Super Featherweight Champion Carl Johanneson defending against undefeated challenger …

**WITH MASSIVE BOXING GALLERY** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Apart from the main event, there were some excellent fights on the Johanneson – Fehintola undercard last night. It was a really entertaining evening, people all around the Barnsley Metrodome stood on their feet, applauding the …

Click for larger image © Mark DeSisto / Saddo Boxing Carlos Baldomir and Floyd Mayweather Jr. showed up in top shape for Friday’s weigh-in at The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Welterweight Champion Baldomir came right in at the welterweight limit of 147 lbs, while IBF …

Liakhovich to Face Briggs, Diaz to Square Off With Angulo on Saturday, Nov. 4, At 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING From Chase Field, Phoenix, Ariz. SERGEI LIAKHOVICH (23-1, 14 KOs): “I will test Brigg’s chin. We“ll see what he’s got.” “I’m a fighter. I need to feel my …

Click for larger image © Ed Mulholland / Showtime Boxing In an upset last night at Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, light welter Kendall Holt took Isaac Hlatshwayo to school, pulling away from the talented South African in the later rounds and dropping the visitor three times enroute …

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