This weeks report kicks off on Sunday 5, when we saw a mega bill in the cherry blossom town of Osaka, Japan with thirty fighters competing in fifteen bouts, ten of which were at bantamweight or below. In a mild upset at light welterweight, Thai import Pongpetch Muangsurin (5-12) knocked out local hero Kenryo Matsumoto….
Miguel Cotto stepped it up last night. His fight with Mohamad Abdulaev was a display of a boxer who had matured into a top prizefighter. In Abdulaev’s defense, he did step it up and applied a lot of pressure to Cotto in the early rounds, but it was not enough to contain Cotto’s swiftness and…
Last night, Miguel Angel Cotto (24-0-0 with 21KOs), although the current WBO 140-pound titlist, took the step from highly touted prospect, to full-fledged contender as he stopped the game, and iron-chinned Mohamad Abdulaev in nine rounds. This was the first fight in which the Puerto Rican national took on a true 140-pound fighter that was…
Last night in New York’s Madison Square Gardens, Puerto Rico’s beloved WBO light welterweight champion Miguel Angel Cotto came to the arena to defend that title against his challenger and former amateur nemesis Mohamad Abdulaev of Uzbekistan. Before the grand event of the Puerto Rico Day Parade, Cotto made his way to the ring surrounded…
In the pre-main event fight at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, Joel “El Cepillo” Casamayor and Almazbek “Kid Diamond” Raiymkulov fought to an unpopular twelve round draw. Raiymkulov suffered a disastrous opening round as he was cut and knocked down by Cuban southpaw Casamayor who was looking to get back into the world lightweight…
On the under-card of Showtime’s heavyweight attraction between Mike Tyson and Kevin McBride, two significant fighters saw action. In a welterweight feature, Sharmba Mitchell returned to the ring, leaving his light welterweight days behind as he took on and defeated Chris “The Mechanic” Smith. The fight ended abruptly in the fifth round as Mitchell sustained…
The destruction of the myth is complete. Or at least, it should be in the eyes of even those who dared to dream that there was anything resembling the greatness of old left in an aged Mike Tyson. Tonight, even Kevin McBride, an Irish heavyweight with a most unflattering record, chosen to lay down to…
Italian former Olympic heavyweight Paolo Vidoz is currently celebrating a great win for him over Germany’s Timo Hoffmann. Vidoz’s career looked to be heading off in the wrong direction recently with losses coming in close proximity, but make no mistake, this is a fine result for him as he takes a split decision victory over…
Former heavyweight star Shannon Briggs got back into the thick of the action last night in his native New York as he pounded little-known Abraham Okine in three short rounds. Briggs, who has fought such names as Lennox Lewis, George Foreman and Jameel McCline was once a favored prospect with fast hands and power. Rumors…
June is the showcase month for the light welterweight division and current IBF champion Ricky Hatton began it by setting the standard bar almost insurmountably high by overwhelming ring legend Kostya Tszyu. On June 25, we have the showdown between Arturo Gatti and Floyd Mayweather for the WBC title, as well as a chance to…
The lightweight division has one classic encounter to call upon this year, the Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo fight. As HBO presents the real heavyweight night of boxing this Saturday, another lightweight classic may evolve between former WBA super featherweight champion Joel Casamayor and undefeated contender Almazbek Raiymkulov. This fight pits Raiymkulov’s youth and brute strength…
It is only right that the next big star to come out of Puerto Rico seek for his revenge on the eve of the Puerto Rican day parade. On Saturday, June 11, the twenty-four-year-old native of Caguas makes his Madison Square Garden debut. For the first time in five years, Miguel Cotto will take on…