After waiting more than three years since their initial clash, Miguel Cotto turned the tables on nemesis Antonio Margarito, stopping the Mexican in the ninth round last night at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden. After losing the WBA welter crown to Margarito in 2008, Cotto won and lost the WBO welter strap before capturing…
The much anticipated Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko IBF bantam title rematch took place Saturday night at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA along with a contest for the WBA 118 pound crown between Anselmo Moreno and Vic Darchinyan. After Mares barely outpointed Agbeko with the help of numerous and un-penalized low blows this past August,…
WBC featherweight king Jhonny Gonzalez kept hold of his title with a commanding performance against challenger Roinet Caballero last night at Centro Banamex in Mexico City. Caballero, of Panama, came into the bout having gone 22-3 over the last seven years and had previously mounted a failed bid to unseat WBA featherweight champ Chris John…
Last night at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, WBA heavyweight ruler Alexander Povetkin successfully retained his title for the first time with a eighth round KO of 42 year old American challenger Cedric Boswell. The champion stalked Boswell from the start but the challenger used good footwork to keep his younger rival on the outside,…
The long awaited rematch to a modern day boxing classic is now upon us. Cotto vs. Margarito 2 has all the ingredients for another great night. We have redemption and repayment on one side, on the other we have salvation and vindication, all mixed in with a great deal of bad blood. Everyone loves a…
Tonight, on the under card of the Margarito vs Cotto 2 headliner, John Murray, 31-1, takes on WBA lightweight champion Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios, 28-0-1, for the WBA title at Madison Square Garden. This is Murray’s first fight since losing to Kevin Mitchell back in July, 2011. That fight was also his first loss, when…
The luck of WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm could be running out but the German stylist managed to retain his title on Friday night via controversial draw against Britain’s Martin Murray at SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany. Just as in his successful defense by split decision against Englishman Matthew Macklin in June, Sturm was outworked…
One of the most anticipated rematches of the year takes place tonight at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA as IBF bantam king Abner Mares defends against Joseph Agbeko four months after their initial and highly controversial clash. This past August, Mares, 22-0-1 (22), won the IBF belt by majority decision after repeatedly punching reigning champion…
Making his maiden defense of the WBA heavyweight title, Russia’s Alexander Povetkin will face American veteran Cedric Boswell this evening at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The long matriculation of 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Povetkin, 22-0 (15), finally came to an end this past August when the 32 year old Chekhov based stylist outpointed former…
Tickets for the highly anticipated British Cruiserweight title clash between Leon ‘Solid’ Williams and Tony ‘Conqueror’ Conquest, which takes place at York Hall in London on Friday 13th January 2012, and broadcast live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky 456 & Virgin 546), go on sale today.
The World Boxing Federation has announced the creation of a regional European title which will pique the interest of boxers, and fans worldwide, as the new WBF Gaelic/Celtic Championships will be open to any boxer from a Gaelic or Celtic nation or heritage.
Unbeaten, top-ranked super middleweight Anthony Dirrell tipped the scales at 167 pounds and fellow world-ranked southpaw Renan St-Juste weighed in at 166.5 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif.