Jeff Lacy stopped Syd Vanderpool to become the IBF super middleweight champion. One might think that for such a young man and at such a tender stage of his career, turning from being the hunter to the hunted might be a daunting proposition for the young Floridian. However, Lacy shows no signs of being intimidated…
German middleweight star Felix Sturm continued the trend of vicious body punches that was started this year by the likes of Arturo Gatti, Bernard Hopkins and Felix Trinidad by stopping French toughguy Hassine Cherifi with a single left hook to the body in the third round tonight in Germany. The fight is the prelude to…
WBC lightweight championship. JOSE LUIS CASTILLO (50-6-1, 45 KOs), First weight: one ounce over, second weight: 134.4-pounds. JOEL CASAMAYOR (31-2, 19 KOs) First weight: one ounce over, second weight: 135-pounds. IBF super middleweight championship. JEFF LACY (17-0, 14 KOs) Weight: 168 -pounds. OMAR SHEIKA (26-6, 17 KOs). Weight: 166 pounds. Heavyweight attraction. JEREMY WILLIAMS (41-4-1,…
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Arturo Gatti will defend his WBC super lightweight title against two-time former champion James Leija on Jan. 29. The thirty-two-year-old Gatti, 38-6 with 29 knockouts, won the title last Jan. 24 when he decisioned Italian Gianluca Branco. He kept the crown in July with a one-punch knockout of previously unbeaten Leonard Dorin….
Berlin – European heavyweight champion Luan Krasniqi and his stable mate, former WBO middleweight champion Felix Sturm, are ready to fight on the boxing event Saturday, Dec. 4, at Estrel Convention Center, Berlin. The event is a cooperation of Universum Box-Promotion and Sauerland Event. Krasniqi, 27-1 (13), will make the second defense of his EBU…
Ricky Hatton Click for larger image © Mike Cleary How many of today’s top fighters went unbeaten in there first thirty-seven fights? Not as many as you might think. Even fewer won all thirty-seven. Therefore, it’s mighty puzzling why a fighter with a record of 37-0, who regularly attracts crowds of 15,000-20,000 to each fight,…
Former undefeated WBA super flyweight champion Alexander Munoz lost his title tonight at the Entertainment Center in Laredo, Texas, USA to Martin Castillo by a unanimous twelve round decision. Munoz was down twice in the fight and the judges scorecards eventually indicated that Castillo was a winner by a considerable margin. Castillo’s only loss came…
Heavyweight prospect Dominick Guinn suffered another disastrous loss tonight in Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, USA when he lost a decision to fellow contender Serguei Lyakhovich. Trainer Ronnie Shields is not having the best of times these days as he has experienced high profile losses with Evander Holyfield and now Guinn in successive…
Former super middleweight world champion Eric Lucas was the star of the show tonight as he returned to action in the light heavyweight division by scoring a technical knockout over veteran American Tony Menefee. The American, just a few fights shy of compiling a one-hundred fight ledger complained vigorously to the referee who had stepped…
Undefeated, hard-hitting Puerto Rican sensation Miguel Cotto will be featured in the top undercard bout of the Vitali Klitschko-Danny Williams world heavyweight championship fight on Saturday, Dec. 11, live on HBO Pay-Per-View from The Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Cotto will make the first defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior…
Despite all his pre-fight bravado, Argentina’s Nazareno Ruiz was barely in the argument tonight in Edinburgh Scotland as native son ‘Amazing’ Alex Arthur scored his nineteenth win against a single loss with a widely scored unanimous decision. Arthur showed maturity and skill to navigate his way to the twelve round decision win which incredibly happens…
Leva Kirakosyan, the Russian born fighter whose last fight was a losing effort in a WBU super featherweight title fight against Manchester’s Michael Gomez, returned to the UK in style tonight by knocking out Leeds born fighter Carl Johanneson in the first round. Johanneson who lives in and has fought most of his career in…