WBO Interim Cruiserweight Champion Ola Afolabi watched with interest on Saturday night as cruiserweight contenders Antonio Tarver and Lateef Kayode squared off in a twelve round bout on Showtime from The Home Depot Center in Carson, California.
Junior middleweight contender Delvin “EL Peligro” Rodriguez came up short in his world title challenge on Saturday night, June 2nd against WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Austin Trout at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Faced with an awkward, southpaw style, Rodriguez was unable to mount a consistent attack against the fleet of foot Trout…
It was recently announced that a private screening for the short boxing film ‘Split Decision’ will be held at IndieScreen in Brooklyn on July 29. Created by film maker Antoine Allen, ‘Split Decision’ identifies with the struggles of a young bisexual Latina boxer dealing with the challenges inside the squared circle, while facing adversity and…
American Idol’s Jessica Sanchez is confirmed to sing the National Anthem before the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley WBO Welterweight Championship, Saturday, June 9, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Sanchez will be singing before a live audience of over 16,000 fans and tens of millions of viewers worldwide watching it live on Pay-Per-View.
Boxng 360’s heavyweight Joey Dawejko (7-0, 3 KOs) and middleweight Keandre Leatherwood (9-1-1, 6 KOs) fought this weekend at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Dawejko stopped his opponent Edwin Ranquillo (2-2, 1 KO), by means of fourth round knockout, while Leatherwood went the distance with Frankie Filippone (9-2-1, 2 KOs)…
Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KOs) heads out to South Lake Tahoe today for training camp in preparation for his upcoming bout with Selcuk “Mini Tyson” Aydin (23-0, 17 KOs). On the line will be the WBC Interim Welterweight Title, with the winner being the mandatory challenger to face pound for pound king, Floyd…
Junior Lightweight sensation Joel Diaz Jr. kept his perfect record in tact following an impressive fifth round stoppage of title contender Emmanuel “The Butcher” Lucero Saturday evening at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA. Topping Halquist Productions’ “Battle at the Boat 87,” Diaz was in complete control throughout the contest. The aggressive 20-year-old Palmdale,…
Two aging boxers were in high stakes action against much younger opponents last night at Home Depot Center in Carson, CA but experienced very different results from each other. After a long, grudge-filled media build up, 43 year old IBO cruiserweight champion Antonio Tarver met 29 year old Nigerian challenger Lateef Kayode in an interesting…
Now former World Boxing Federation Super Flyweight Champion Juan Jose “Goofy†Montes lost his title at the scales when he failed to make weight before his title defense against fellow countryman Victor “El Nene†Zaleta on Saturday night at the Coliseo Olimpico de la UG in Guadalajara, Mexico. Montes weighed in at 118.1 Lbs. (53.6…
M-150 OneSongchai Boxing put on a Charity promotion on Friday at Sport Stadium, Sakonnakornpattanasuksa School, Muang District in Sakonnakorn Province, Thailand. The event was promoted by Sakonnakorn Governor Jarin Jakkapak and Sakonnakorn Mayor Chaimonkol Chairob together with female Promoter Pariyakorn Ratanasuban, to raise funds for National Security Center Funds, Sakonnakorn Province.
WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (13-1, 8 KO’s) battered a game Enrique Ornelas (33-87, 21 KO’s) from the opening bell Saturday night en route to dominant victory by unanimous decision at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Kell Brook has vowed to emulate stablemate Carl Froch after watching the Nottingham man become a three-time World champion on Saturday night. Froch took just five rounds to destroy previously unbeaten IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute in front of a sold out Capital FM Arena and the show smashed Sky Sports viewing figures set…