WBC lightweight champion of the world Jose Luis Castillo took one step closer to a super fight with Diego Corrales, as well as to proving that he is one of the truly great Mexican fighters by stopping game challenger Julio Diaz in the tenth round. The huge main event at the Mandalay Bay in Las…
Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime Jeff Lacy’s determination to retain his IBF super middleweight championship was evident tonight as he pounded challenger Rubin Williams into defeat in seven rounds. Lacy was the overwhelming aggressor for much of the fight but Williams surprised the attending crowd with some good work of his own. Lacy regained…
Last night, in addition to the Rocky Juarez-Juan Carlos Ramirez card happening in California, Showtime presented its “ShoBox: the new generation,” event with two great fights. In these featured bouts, middleweight contender Kelly Pavlik defeated Dorian Beaupierre in two rounds. Pavlik hammered Beaupierre to the canvas more than once before the referee stepped in to…
German boxing star Felix Sturm knocked out his countryman and stable mate Bert Schenk in the main event of a Universum boxing show in Leverkusen, Germany. By finishing Schenk with two right hands 59 seconds before the end of round two Sturm improved his record to 23-1 with 11 knockouts. Schenk dropped to 36-2 with…
Although I am disgusted that this isn’t a unification bout, I am glad it is still happening. This Saturday, we have Top Rank stable mates Jose Luis Castillo going head to head with the former (stripped) I.B.F. champion Julio “The Kidd Diazâ€. This is the typical match up of boxer versus puncher. Julio Cesar Chavez…
As it happened, only one round was necessary to report in this main event as Rocky Juarez made quick work of Juan Carlos Ramirez. Here is what happened in this latest explosive performance from Rocky Juarez. Round one: Ramirez looks like a shot fighter. Slow of hand and foot. After some strategic feeling out Ramirez…
We bring you another result from the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California before the Juarez-Ramirez main event. Read on to find out what happened when Cruz Carbajal battled Jorge Lacierva in an IBF bantamweight title eliminator. Round one: Lacierva hits Carbajal with a big right in the opening after Carbajal lands a good…
In a prelude to the big fights being shown tonight, including the main event of Rocky Juarez vs. Juan Carlos Ramirez, we bring you a round by round reoprt of the four round welterweight contest between Henry Crawford and Alex Viramontes. Round one: A feeling out round mostly that sets the tone for the rest…
Tonight in England at the Magna Centre, in Rotherham, Sheffield’s light heavyweight star Clinton Woods finally managed to become a world champion in his fourth attempt. Woods scored a handy fifth round stoppage of formerly undefeated challenger Rico Hoye in front of jubilant support for the Englishman. Woods had previously lost title challenges to Roy…
Tired of waiting for Floyd Mayweather, Jr to agree to terms for a June 11, 2005, showdown, Arturo Gatti has announced that he is no longer considering Mayweather, Jr. as an opponent for the aforementioned date, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. “Promotion for this fight should’ve started a long time…
Clinton Woods proved himself to be the best light heavyweight in Britain, the former British Commonwealth countries and on the European continent by winning all of those titles between the years of 1999 and 2000. When the Sheffield battler tried to take his show on the big stage however, he wasn’t nearly as successful. Against…
“I think the fight could end within six or seven rounds, I believe with me knocking him out.â€-Jose Luis Castillo. Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime Clearly in good spirits and eagerly anticipating his showdown with Julio Diaz, Jose Luis Castillo, arguably the finest lightweight specimen in the world spoke to me about the fight…