Last night at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto stopped two time European Champion and world title challenger Oktay Urkal in an ugly, awkward affair. On the undercard, a hard punching contest took place between Edison Miranda and Alan Green at 162 lb and both men hit…
There were some interesting fights across the globe on Friday night and we start off in Tampa, Florida where Nate Campbell won his second consecutive IBF Lightweight eliminator bout by thrashing veteran southpaw Ricky Quiles over twelve rounds. 34 year old puncher Campbell, 30-5-1 (24), had too much offense for the 36 year old boxer…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing After breaking his opponent’s nose in the first round of an electrifying bout, IBF Bantamweight Champion Rafael Marquez captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title by stopping defending champion Israel Vazquez at the end of the seventh round Saturday on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
Hotly Anticipated Edison Miranda – Allan Green Clash On Undercard Miguel Cotto puts his WBA Welterweight crown at risk for the first time tonight as the popular Puerto Rican fighter faces three time former world title challenger Oktay Urkal at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan. Also on tap is the mouth watering middleweight showdown…
One of the top boxers in the world, although largely unknown in the west, Chris John, will put his WBA Featherweight title on the line for the sixth time as he meet Jose Rojas in a rematch tonight at the Indoor Tennis Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. John, 38-0-1 (20), first faced the Venezuelan Rojas, 23-5-1…
One of the most anticipated slugfests of the year takes place tonight on a Showtime card from the Home Depot Center in Carson, California when IBF/IBO Bantamweight Champion Rafael Marquez, 36-3 (32), makes a long rumored step up in weight to challenge reigning WBC Super Bantam Champion Israel Vasquez, 41-3 (30). The undercard also features…
Tonight at the Stadthalle in Rostock, Germany, Robert Stieglitz will contend for vacant IBF Super Middleweight crown against Colombian puncher Alejandro Berrio. Former European Middleweight titlist Sebastian Sylvester puts his WBA Intercontinental belt on the line against Alessio Furlan on the undercard, which also features David Bostice, Timo Hoffman and Alexander Povetkin. Stieglitz, 29-0 (19),…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Rafael Marquez and Israel Vazquez pose after Friday’s weigh-in in Carson, Calif. Marquez weighed 121 1/2 pounds; Vazquez 121 3/4.
Seminole Warriors Boxing is understandably disturbed at recent comments made by Don King regarding the upcoming rematch between IBF cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk and challenger Steve Cunningham, where King demanded that Wlodarczyk’s native Poland be excluded from the list of possible sites for the bout.
Two fighters who have made a name for themselves on the popular SHOWTIME boxing series, “ShoBox: The New Generation,†return to the network for the most significant fight of their respective careers. In arguably the finest, most meaningful match-up in the six-year history of “ShoBox,†World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 1 contender Kendall Holt will…
Jamie Moore is a busy man who wants to be even busier. The 28 year old recently became a father for the second time and is combining his new parental responsibilities with ensuring his promising boxing career goes into overdrive. Moore, 25-3 (18KOs), the British Light Middleweight titleholder, meets Mugurel Sebe 10-36-2 (3KOs) as the…
Carl Froch is hoping himself and his beloved Nottingham Forest can complete a double “promotion’ this year. Froch faces Russian Sergey Tatevosyan as top-of-the-bill on the Hennessy Sports “Cobra’s Hood’ event at the Nottingham Arena on March 23rd as he looks to secure an eliminator for one of the four major world title belts later…