The WBA congratulates its champions Takashi Uchiyama, Kazuto Ioka and the female champion Naoko Fujioka, who were all awarded among the best of the year in Japan. Uchiyama received the Technique Award in the ceremony that took place last Friday at the Tokyo Dome Hotel in Tokyo. The WBA Super-Featherweight champion also received the Fight…
Promoter Dave Murphy today announced that he has signed former amateur European Union Bronze medalist Sarah Knight to his ever growing stable of boxers. Mr. Murphy also took the opportunity to announce that Sarah will be making her professional debut on the upcoming Acourtier Events promoted “Warzone” event at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London…
At the Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland, on Saturday night, Craig Kelly of Paisley won the vacant BBBofC Scottish Area Welterweight Title on points over Billy Campbell of New Cummock. And, Jordan McCorry of Cambuslang won the vacant BBBofC Scottish Area Lightweight Title on points over Richard Barclay of Bearsden. The Iain Wilson (for Saltire…
It wasn’t a typical shock and awe performance that Mikey Garcia fans have come to expect from the WBO super feather ruler but the hard-punching Californian got the job done last night against challenger Juan Carlos Burgos at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Garcia came into the contest on the heels of 12 consecutive victories…
WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck bounced back from a horrible performance against Firat Arslan in their first fight to stop the challenger last night at Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, Germany. Former WBA titlist Arslan had battered an exhausted Huck in November, 2012 but shockingly lost a unanimous decision when the scorecards were read….
Lamont Peterson dazzled in front of his hometown crowd on Saturday night scoring a unanimous decision victory over Dierry Jean to retain his IBF Junior Welterweight Championship from the DC Armory in Washington, D.C., live on showtime Championship Boxing. In the co-main event, 23-year-old top junior middleweight prospect Jermell Charlo remained undefeated in a unanimous…
Tonight Gary Shaw Productions and Antonio Leonard Promotions Bryant “By-By” Jennings (18-0, 10 KOs) remained undefeated in his HBO debut with a 10-round TKO victory over Poland’s Artur Szpilka (16-1, 12 KOs). From the opening round Jennings controlled the action with his superior boxing skills and eventually landed a body shot in round six to…
Bob Arum and Todd duBoef, CEO and President of Top Rank, respectively, and Michael Koncz of MP Promotions are pleased to announce that an agreement was reached today for undefeated two-division world champion Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley to defend his WBO welterweight title against Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP…
Former British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion – David Price, scored a first round TKO last night over Hungarian – Istvan Ruzsinszky, in Stuttgart, Germany. The fight, which lasted just 2 minutes, saw Pricey jabbing his long-reaching left in the face of Ruzsinszky continuously – while looking to land the right. He didn’t have to wait…
The top super featherweight in the world is back in action tonight as New York’s famed Madison Square Garden plays host to WBO champion Mikey Garcia’s defense against Juan Carlos Burgos. Burgos, 30-1-2 (20), views the WBO strap as his own after he was denied the belt following his disputed split draw against titleholder Roman…
In November, 2012, Marco Huck retained his WBO cruiserweight title by UD after appearing to get outfought by challenger Firat Arslan and tonight, the pair engage in a rematch at Hans Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, Germany. The first fight was a genuine war, with each man taking turns on offense and defense while standing…
Washington D.C.’s top boxer makes his way back to the ring tonight as IBF champion Lamont Peterson puts his light welter crown on the line against the latest product of the Montreal fighter factory, Dierry Jean, at the D.C. Armory in Peterson’s hometown. Peterson, 31-2-1 (16), has had more career ups, downs and twists than…