Second time around proved to be the charm for super featherweight Argenis Mendez, who knocked out Juan Carlos Salgado last night to claim the IBF title at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, CA. The pair initially tangled over the vacant IBF strap in September, 2011, with Mendez losing a point in the fifth before he…
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event It was a great night of boxing Friday night, at Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, when (Dave) Coldwell Promotions hosted a fight-night which headlined an all-action battle for the BBBofC English Light-Welterweight Title. Curtis Woodhouse of Driffield was defending his belt for the first time since…
The Old Master returns to the ring tonight as seemingly ageless wonder Bernard Hopkins steps through the ropes to challenge reigning IBF Light Heavyweight king Tavoris Cloud at New York’s Barclay’s Center. One more time Hopkins will try to vanquish not only the calendar and his opponent, but the legion of doubters who have written…
On Friday, March 15th, GoFightLive heads to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for a staggering bill where, in the main event, top local prospect Naim Nelson (9-0-0 1 KO) will face Georgian born warrior Georgi Kevlishvili (12-4-0 3 KO’s) over eight potentially thrilling rounds. Kevlishvili, 31, is much better than his record proclaims. Saichion Sotornpitak and Anthony…
There was a high level of excitement from boxing enthusiasts when the announcement was made that Nonito Donaire would meet Guillermo Rigondeaux in the ring on April 13. However, none of us expected this fight to bring boxing out of the dark ages and into a modern infrastructure where fighter should be tested by independent…
As you may already be aware, Dibella Entertainment, K2 Promotions and Golden Gloves boxing are heading down to the Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo for a packed bill featuring the Kazakhstan born fan favorite Gennady Golovkin (25-0-0 22 KO’s) facing off against tough Japanese spoiler extraordinaire Nobuhiro Ishida (24-8-2 9 KO’s). Also on the…
After much speculation both on internet forums and within the trade press, the identity of Matchroom Sport’s latest signing has been revealed, and it comes in the shape of the unbeaten Super-Middleweight prospect George Groves, who joins the burgeoning Matchroom Sport, headed by Eddie Hearn. The 24 year old Hammersmith Super Middleweight, who is a…
Chris “The Heat†Van Heerden (19-0-0 9 KO’s) is a man of faith and desire, overlooked by international fans but praised by local admirers. He has forever dreamed of the opportunities bestowed upon him in his boxing career. Winning the IBO
Hugo “The Boss†Centeno Jr. (18-0, 9 KO’s), of Oxnard, Calif., remained undefeated with a one-sided 10-round decision victory over KeAndrae “Lightning†Leatherwood (17-3, 10 KO’s), of Tuscaloosa, Ala., in the main event Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime from Fantasy Springs Casino Resort in Indio, Calif.
In preparation for their IBF light heavyweight title clash tonight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, main event fighters Bernard Hopkins and Tavoris Cloud had no problems at yesterday’s weigh-in. IBF Light Heavyweight Championship, 12 Rounds Tavoris Cloud: 173.8 lb Bernard Hopkins: 174.4 lb
If you know former EBU champion Ermano “ll’l Dottore†Fegatilli (26-5-0 7 KO’s), he isn’t a vengeful man. He craves a world title more than anything, But you wouldn’t know that either.
Super-Middleweight Prospect – Craig Willshee – is looking forward to his first professional outing this year and took time out from training to talk to Saddoboxing.com The twenty-four year old from Swadlincote started boxing at his local amateur boxing club with older brother Dean when he was just twelve years old. But only now, twelve…