Last night at the Brentwood International Centre in England, IBO light welterweight champion Colin Lynes retained his championship over challenger Jauquin Gallardo by decision. There was an air of controversy over the scoring of the fight as the final tallies were shown as: 117-113, 116-113 and 114-114. Lynes had to settle for a less than…
Alvarez Beats Gomez!! © Mike Cleary Former WBU Super Featherweight king Michael Gomez was sensationally stopped in the sixth round of his third world title title defense at Manchester’s MEN arena on Friday night. Despite a measured first round in which Gomez established good use of the jab, there were signs from as early as…
Former WBC super middleweight champion Robin Reid returned to action tonight in England for the first time since beating former undefeated Irishman Brian Magee. “Grim Reaper” Reid currently sports a record of thirty-eight wins against four losses, the thirty-eighth win of which came against Ramdane Serdjane, a fighter with only one more wins than losses…
The heavyweight double-header held on Saturday night at the Max Schmeling Halle in Germany yielded some surprising results. In the main event, undefeated Russian giant Nicolai Valuev halted Swedish contender Attila Levin in just three rounds. For a fighter of seven feet and over 300-pounds in weight, Valuev’s technical limitations have been scrutinized, but he…
Saturday night in Montreal, Quebec in Canada, middleweight contender Joachim Alcine restated his claim as the dominant Canadian middleweight fighter by stopping the much more seasoned Carlos Bojorquez in seven rounds. Taking place at the Montreal Casino, it was a fight card that showcased several of quebec’s leading talents. Before we come to the other…
Dear Zab, Congratulations! You lived up to your nickname, “Super,†knocking out Cory Spinks and I have tremendous respect for you and your team. I know how hard you’ve worked to become the undisputed welterweight champion of the world. You earned your title shot and took advantage of your opportunity. Now it’s my turn. I…
The following is a final tally of all of the boxing action that took place in America on Friday night. Firstly, in an important light heavyweight contest, Eric Harding took a twelve-round decision win over fellow contender David Telesco. Women’s champion Laila Ali remained unbeaten and gathered here twentieth win by stopping Cassandra Geigger in…
Friday night in Manchester, England, former WBU super featherweight champion Michael Gomez saw his career upended once again by a relatively unknown fighter in Argentinean Javier Alvarez. Gomez, who has spent much of his time challenging Scottish fighters Alex Arthur and Scott Harrison in the press, has had a habit of underperforming on the big…
All systems are go for DiBella Entertainment’s undefeated middleweight sensation Jermain Taylor (22-0, 16 KO’s) as he gets set to square off against the upset-minded Daniel Edouard (16-0-2, 9 KO’s) on Saturday night, February 19, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The 2000 Olympic Bronze Medalist endured a heavy duty training camp in Miami,…
Matt Skelton has been warned to expect a dirty fight when he faces Argie madman Fabio Eduardo Moli for the Vacant WBU World Heavyweight title on Friday 25 February at the Wembley Conference Centre. The hardman from Villa del Rosario in Cordoba has threatened to give the Bedford battler a brutal going-over before taking the…
WBC Continental America’s Cruiserweight champion Gary Gomez (13-4-0, 5KOs) says he is ready for his fight scheduled on February 25th at the Emerald Queen Casino’s Battle at the Boat boxing series. Gomez won a ten round decision over Chad Van Sickle for the belt in December 2004. “I would like to thank Halquist Productions for…
WBC super bantamweight champion Oscar “Chololo†Larios successfully defended his crown for the sixth time last night at the Palace Indian Gaming Center in Lemoore, California, defeating former world champion Wayne McCullough via unanimous 12 round decision. With the victory, Larios has cleared the way for a unification bout with WBO 122-pound titlist Joan Guzman….