Super middleweight Brian Magee’s big moment in the sun came up last night at Boxen Arena in Herning, Denmark but the Belfast veteran soon encountered stormy seas in the form of local icon Mikkel Kessler. After a three year reign as IBO champ was ended by Robin Reid, and enduring subsequent losses to Vitaliy Tsypko…
Undefeated heavyweight contender Joe “The Future” Hanks won a dominant six round decision over Maurenzo ‘T. Diddy” Smith on Thursday night at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California. Winning by scores of 60 -54 on all three judges scorecards, Hanks dominated Smith from the opening bell to improve his record to 21-0-0 with…
Pound-For-Pound number-one female boxer Holly “The Preachers Daughter†Holm captured her second World Boxing Federation championship on Friday night, December 7, in Albuquerque, New Mexico when she won a unanimous decision over game Australian Diana Prazak at the Route 66 Casino Hotel to lift the vacant World Light Welterweight title. 31-year-old Southpaw Holm, already the…
In a rematch the 2011 WBF Fight Of The Year, Zolani Marali got his revenge when he dethroned fellow countryman Ali Funeka to win the World Boxing Federation Light Welterweight title on Saturday, December 8, at the Orient Theatre in East London, South Africa. Funeka had won a controversial split decision over Marali in November…
OneSongchai TigerGroup put on a night of fights at Bangla Stadium, Kratu district in Phuket Province on Friday. In the main event, rising star Bualuang Sor Singyu defended his WBC Asian Boxing Council bantamweight title against Indonesian challenger Arief Blader by unanimous decision.
Patrick Hyland will return home to Dublin without the WBA title belt he came to Las Vegas for but he leaves the Nevada desert with his reputation very much enhanced after a points defeat to Javier Fortuna last night. The two unbeaten fighters put their perfect records on the line at a sold out MGM…
Following his knockout loss to Juan Manuel Márquez, Manny â€Pacman†Pacquiao made a precautionary visit to University Medical Center. “Manny was given a CT scan and the results were negative,†said Michael Koncz, Pacquiao’s advisor. “We were in and out in just over an hour and Manny was in excellent spirits.†Pacquiao returned to his…
These guys are at it again tonight as Pinoy boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao steps into the ring for a fourth time against Mexican legend Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez. Deja vu for the boxing fans is in full effect as it’s the third time the pair meet at the famed MGM Grand, the fourth time…
Tonight, Brian Magee, 36-4-1 (25), takes on the “Viking Warrior†Mikkel Kessler, 45-2 (34), in Denmark, in defence of his WBA Super Middleweight title at 168 lbs. One has to admire Magee; over the years he has fought good, solid opponents and worked his way up the rankings the old fashioned way. Few would have…
Current Olympic, World and European lightweight champion Katie Taylor was today named as AIBA Women’s Boxing Ambassador. The nomination was announced by AIBA President, Dr Ching-Kuo Wu at the 2012 AIBA Annual Awards Ceremony held in Yerevan, Armenia where Taylor received her third Best AIBA Elite Woman Boxer of the Year trophy.
The people have spoken and they voted unanimously for Saturday’s welterweight battle between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez 4, Act Four of their exciting and fistoric rivalry. Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced today that the MGM Grand Garden Arena and its 16,000-plus seats have completely sold out, producing a live gate in…
Boxing’s most contentious rivalry is set to end with a knockout this Saturday night, live on Primetime, Channel 498 on Sky & Virgin On Demand. Both Manny Pacquiao and Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez insist that they will flatten the other to conclusively prove who the superior fighter is as they clash for the fourth…