Featherweight prospect Jason Litzau made the next move in his fledgling career tonight at Caesar’s Palace by stopping Idelfonso Martinez at the beginning of the fifth round tonight. It was quite obvious that Litzau was too powerful a proposition for Martinez early on and the Laredo, Texas native took a pounding for the duration until…
Russian heavyweight cousins Timur and Sultan Ibragimov both achieved wins tonight in Atlantic City. Timur Ibragimov retained his undefeated record with a ten-round unanimous decision over David Polk and Timur Ibragimov scored an eleventh round stoppage over Zuri Lawrence. The Ibragimov name is steadily gathering notoriety in boxing circles and as long as both fighter…
Lightweight contender Jose Armando Santa Cruz retained his undefeated streak tonight at the Cicero Stadium in Illinois when he stopped former world-class contender Justin Juuko in the third round. Juuko, who has been in with such notable world-class operators as Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Diego Corrales looked to be on a drastic downward spiral when…
WBO super bantamweight champion of the world Joan Guzman successfully retained his title tonight with a unanimous twelve-round decision over game challenger Fernando Beltran Jr. Guzman, of the Dominican Republic, edged the youngster by scores of 117-111, 115-113 and 116-112. The fight, held in Hidalgo, Texas may be Guzman’s last fight at the super bantamweight…
Mexican light welterweight contender Arturo “El Silencioso” (English translation: “The silent one”) Morua, continued his climb up the division’s ranks with an impressive win over the hard-charging, Korean punching machine Jung-Bum Kim, which was the main event of last night’s Boxeo De Oro card televised on HBO Latino. Morua (23-6-1, 13 KOs) played the role…
Nottingham’s British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch made a sensational US debut on Thursday night in the headline event of a live HBO Latino broadcast by stopping the highly respected Costa Rican Henry Porras in eight rounds at the Avalon venue in Hollywood. Many had predicted a tough nights work for “The Cobra’….
“Pega fuerte†(English translation: “he hits hardâ€) said Henry Porras of Carl “The Cobra” Froch, while he was in his corner after the first round of their super middleweight fight televised as the co-main event of Oscar de la Hoya’s Boxeo De Oro on HBO Latino tonight. I was studying the Englishman and noticed that…
Romanian super middleweight star Lucian Bute moved his record to twelve wins without a loss tonight in his native Romania with a fourth round stoppage of Donnie McCrary. Fighting before his home fans in Galati, Romania, Bute continued the form that has become his trademark throughout his performances in his adopted home of Montreal, Quebec,…
“We are live from New York City right now. Madison Square Garden, the world’s most famous arena held a sensational press conference today with Miguel Cotto, “Kid Diamond,†Mohamad Abdulaev, and Joel Casamayor, to promote their up and coming bouts that will be televised on HBO,†said Lee Samuels of Top Rank. Todd duBoef, President…
5 years after his sensational gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Mohammad Abdullaev (Muhammadqodir Abdullaev) from Uzbekistan will challenge Miguel Cotto in a highly anticipated world championship fight on June 11 at Madison Square Garden of New York. “This will be a historical fight on an historical location”, promoter Bob Arum…
Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. has signed Buffalo middleweight “Lightning” Les Ralston (14-1, 7 KOs) to a promotional contract, CES president Jimmy Burchfield officially announced today. “We’re building our stable of fighters by signing some of the best prospects in boxing” Burchfield said. “Les Ralston has a lot of potential and he fits right in…
Tszyu demonstrated his gruelling training regime in Sydney’s busiest thoroughfare, in a purpose-built boxing ring and gym. The Russian-born pigtailed pugilist warmed up in First Fleet Park, Circular Quay, before making an historic run up Pitt St at, accompanied by full police escort. “I’m very pleased to bring this show to my fans in Sydney,