Big things are happening in the light welterweight division. In 2005, we will certainly see Kostya Tszyu fight Ricky Hatton in one of England’s richest and most significant fights. Meanwhile, stateside we now know that Arturo Gatti will meet Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a real super-fight. Preceding all of this is the WBO showdown in…
Tonight at the Color Line Arena in Germany, WBA light heavyweight champion from France Fabrice Tiozzo thwarted the comeback of Germany’s Dariusz Michalczewski. Tiozzo unleashed a vicious volley of punches to send Michalczewski down and out in the sixth round of a scheduled twelve for Tiozzo’s WBA title. Michalczewski, once the WBO light heavyweight champion,…
Omar Soto of Mexico took a 12-round unanimous decision over former world champion Daniel Reyes of Colombia in their IBF mini-flyweight title elimination bout Friday. The win puts Soto in a title bout later this year against IBF champion Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia. The 25-year-old Soto (15-2-1 with 10 knockouts) won by scores of 118-110,…
George Khalid Jones (21-2-1, 13 KOs), Paterson, NJ W12UDEC (117-111, 116-114, 115-113) (Jones retains NABA light heavyweight championship). SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS – Rob Kucher (1-0), New York, NY WUDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-36) Jose Sabino (1-1), Catlettsburg, KY. SUPER WELTERWEIGHTS – Favio Medina (6-1-1, 3 KOs), Tilton, NH WSDEC4 (38-36, 38-36, 37-38) Bobby McAndrews (2-4-1, 2 KOs),…
The main event of the Friday Night Fights card in Oklahoma tonight culminated in the heavyweight clash between Terry Smith and Fernely Feliz. The following is a thorough account of all the round by round action as it happened in this intriguing heavyweight showdown. Round one: Smith looks in better physical condition than when he…
The prelude to the main event of the Friday Night Fights card in Oklahoma featured undefeated welterweight Carlos Quintana in against Nurhan Suleyman. Quintana was touted as a good prospect before a contractual dispute with former promoter Don King had him sidelined for a considerable stretch of his career. Read on to find what happened…
Before the main event of the Friday Night Fight card held at the Buffalo Run Casino in Oklahoma tonight, we have a couple of fights to report on. Firstly, a light heavyweight bout took place between undefeated contender Allan Green and veteran Sebastian Hill. Green took the win with a third round stoppage, moving his…
British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Matt Skelton lit up the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England tonight by stopping Argentinean challenger Fabio Moli in six rounds. Skelton, who has only sixteen professional fights to his credit since joining boxing from the mixed martial arts world, now owns the WBU heavyweight title. Moli, whose previous career…
Once again, Zab Judah has managed to get his name to pop up in all conversations regarding boxing. The only difference is, this time it is for the right reason. With his back against the wall, and in a must win-situation, he delivered in the clutch. In what was a very close fight against Cory…
Trainer Johnny Eames told SaddoBoxing in an exclusive that British super featherweight Kevin Lear had to pull out of his scheduled contest tonight in London with Paul Halpin due to breaking a hand in training. Eames expects Lear to be sidelined for six weeks as the injury heals. This comes after the former WBU champion…
After three brave challenges for a world title, Clinton Woods hopes fourth time will be the charm when he takes on feared Detroit puncher Rico Hoye for the vacant IBF light-heavyweight title at the Magna Arena, Rotherham, in a bout fittingly called “Destiny,” the exciting encounter will be broadcast delayed on boxing broadband channel www.SecondsOut.tv…
Michael Watson’s career never quite took off in the way many experts predicted after his impressive triumph over Benn. He was put in against and well beaten by WBA middleweight champion Mike McCallum, though he earned praise for a valiant effort. Following that loss, he notched up a few credible wins but sadly seemed to…