Former two-time WBC lightweight champion Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnston captured the vacant IBA title last night (Friday, Jan. 26) on the “Blood, Sweat & Guts” card, presented by Silverhawk Championship Boxing, at Destiny Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The crafty Johnston (40-4-1, 18 KOs) won a 12-round majority decision (18-3, 13 KOs) against Tyrone “Fury”…
This past Friday, Tshifhiwa Munyai confirmed his status as world class prospect, successfully defending his Commonwealth Bantamweight crown with a vicious four round pounding of former victim Martin Power on a Frank Maloney Promotion at Goresbrook LC in Dagenham, England. Power lost his undefeated record to Munyai last year in a back and forth thriller,…
Click for larger image © Natasha Chornesky / Saddo Boxing On Thursday night at the Orleans in Las Vegas, Top Rank put on a show that saw headliners Ulises Solis and Will Grigsby reprise their IBF Light Flyweight title contest from just over a year ago. Try as he might, Grigsby was no luckier in…
Click for larger image WBC Super Featherweight Champion, Marco Antonio Barrera will meet WBO Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, it was announced today. This battle between two of the most recognized Mexican fighters in the world is what boxing fans have been waiting for.
The wait is nearly over for fans across the globe as tickets for the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather super fight go on sale, Saturday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. The unprecedented battle between six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya and unbeaten, four-division world champion Floyd Mayweather will be held Saturday, May…
By Ben Lettman “It was just one of those nights” After failing in his bid to recapture the Commonwealth Bantamweight crown from the world class and ever-improving Tshifhiwa Munyai last night, British 118 pound champion Martin Power very kindly spoke about what went wrong.
Light middleweight prospect Gary “Hot Stuff” Woolcombe suffered his first loss as a professional last night at the hands of the awkward and deceptively good Andrew ‘Smiley’ Facey. Woolcombe, who fell to 22-1 (7), attempted to press the action throughout but was rendered more or less ineffective by his crafty opponent, who made full use…
Super Middleweight seeks retribution against David Banks from Portland, Oregon at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, February 23rd Elvin Ayala (16-1, 7 KO’s) from New Haven, Connecticut is looking for payback against the one man who tarnished his perfect record. On November 24, 2006, David Banks (13-1-1, 2 KO’s) handed Ayala his first loss in…
The life and times of Connecticut’s greatest boxers such as Willie Pep, Marlon Starling, Louis ‘Kid’ Kaplan and Bat Battalino, among others will be forever remembered and celebrated within Mohegan Sun in southeastern Connecticut. The Board of Directors for the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame announced today that its future home will be located along…
Last night, former Commonwealth and British Champion Michael “The Destiny” Jones challenged European Light Middleweight Champion Michele Piccirillo at the Palalido in Milan, Italy. This was the Italian’s second defence of his title but the taller Jones, from Liverpool, England was in confident mood as he entered the ring wearing white shorts. British Supporters could…
By Ben Lettman Tshifhiwa Munyai and Martin Power both managed to weigh inside 8st 6lb limit for their rematch tomorrow night for the bantamweight Commonwealth title at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham. Power needed two attempts to make the bantamweight limit. The challenger originally tipped the scales three ounces over the limit but managed…
Gary “Hot Stuff” Woolcombe 22-0 (7) steps up tonight as the chief support to the hugely anticipated bantamweight rematch between the outstanding British Champion Martin “Too Much” Power and the deadly Commonwealth Champion Tshifhiwa “The Atomic Spider” Munyai at the Goresbrook LC in Dagenham, London.