Marco Antonio Barrera proved to have just too much experience at the MGM Grand tonight, masterfully handling a very good fighter in Australia’s Robbie Peden to add the IBF belt to his trophy cabinet. Barrera was already the WBC Champion and will likely attempt to unify all three titles in his next bout. The Mexican…
On the undercard of HBO’s enormous PPV card from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas tonight there was a lot of great action and the landscape of at least one weight division changed dramatically. Jesus Chavez succeeded in his mission to wrest the IBF Lightweight title belt from the grasp of Leavander Johnson over the…
Former US Olympian Roberto Benitez won his second pro bout on the undercard of Friday’s WBA Lightweight title eliminator between Lakva Sim and Ebo Elder in Duluth, Georgia.The 25 year old super bantam proved too much for his winless opponent as Benitez used good foot movement and raked Lucas with combinations. The end finally came…
Two true boxing warriors from different countries showed up at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Friday afternoon to weigh in for their Jr. Lightweight title fight. Australia’s Robbie “The Bomber†Peden came in at a ripped and ready 130lbs. The 5’7†Peden has been fighting at super feather since his pro debut in 1996…
Fight fans! Minutes ago, I had a conversation with Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy and he was gracious enough to give the greatest fans on the plant his take on what is going to happen tonight when Robbie “Bomber” Peden faces Marco Antonio Barrera on HBO’s pay-per-view boxing series. Make sure you tune in and hear…
Mosley, Cruz, Johnson, Chavez The MGM Grand in Las Vegas was the scene of the weigh-ins for Saturday night’s HBO PPV fights. Shane Mosley was beaming from the start and looks like he’s finally settling back down to his ideal weight class of 147lbs. If we get some fast combination punching from the Shane of…
Johnny Tapia led the parade of favorites who were knocked off last night but the former all time great wasn’t the only fighter to feel the underdog’s bite. Lightweight contender Ebo Elder’s 20 month resurgence was crushed by hard as nails ex-WBA Champion Lakva Sim in Duluth, Georgia during the 12th round of their WBA…
The stars will light up the desert tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as sin city gets a little bit brighter. WBC Super Feather legend Marco Antonio Barrera will try and hold off Australian hardman and IBF Champion Robbie Peden in a highly anticipated unification bout while WBA Lightweight boss Leavander Johnson will…
It was an interesting night at the fights across the globe, with some great action taking place. Scott Dann retained his British Middleweight title in Plymouth, England in the first domestic championship bout to feature three judges instead of the previous system where only the referee scored the contest. Dann wasn’t able to apply his…
Tonight’s main event of Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo†boxing series featured former five-time world champion and boxing icon Johnny “Mi Vida Loca†Tapia taking on Mexican journeyman Sandro Marcos. It was evident in the opening stanza that Tapia was going to have problems dealing with the hard punching Mexican as Marcos caught Johnny early with a…
The Town House in Huntington, NY was the scene of some great Thursday night boxing action put on by Frankie D Productions and headlined by the New York State Lightweight Championship. Saddoboxing was there and you won’t want to miss this exclusive ringside report of all seven bouts on the card. The opening bout featured…
Former world champion Jesus Chavez had a chat with us about his upcoming title challenge to IBF Lightweight Champion Leavander Johnson which takes place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand and will televised as part of HBO’s great PPV card on Saturday night. Don’t miss what the very talkative lightweight warrior from Texas had to say…