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…
Chicagoland fan favorite, junior welterweight David Diaz, 25-0 (13KO’s) has thrown down the gauntlet to his fellow world ranked lightweights and junior welterweights as he prepares for a hometown clash with heavy handed Colombian veteran, Jaime Rangel, 29-6-1 (25KO’s) as 8 Count Productions and Miller Lite presents the “THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING” “This year…
The fight for the WBA featherweight championship between champion Chris John and challenger Jose Rojas ended suddenly in the fourth round when the two fighters clashed heads. Both fighters suffered bad cuts and were determined to be unable to continue to fight and as such the contest was called off. The fight was held in…
Tonight in the Entertainment Center, Laredo, Texas, USA WBA super flyweight champion Alexander Munoz will lay his championship on the line and challenger Martin Castillo will be giving his all to take it. Munoz is undefeated in his campaign as the champion and with a nickname like “El Explosivo,” he might well remain so for…
The Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada will see some great live boxing action tonight as former super middleweight world champion Eric Lucas headlines the show in his comeback fight. Lucas has not been idle since being stopped by Australia’s Danny Green for the interim WBC super middleweight title, he has rejuvenated Canada’s premier boxing…
What follows is the full transcript of the national press conference that took place on December 1st involving world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, his brother Wladimir Klitschko, trainer Fritz Sdunek and personal manager Bernd Boente. Opening Comments. Boente: To begin with, I would like to say that this training camp this year was a very…