Fighting in his native Armenia for the first time in his pro career, bantamweight Vic Darchinyan kept hold of his IBO title against the challenge posed by South African super flyweight Evans Mbamba in an all-southpaw battle. In front of a sold old Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex in Yerevan, Darchinyan …
Read More »Humberto Soto, Marco Antonio Rubio Win Big In Mexico
Two big Mexican names were in action last night south of the border with ex-three weight world champion Humberto Soto and former world middleweight title challenger Marco Antonio Rubio treading the boards on separate fight cards. Soto, who gave up his WBC lightweight crown in July after four successful title …
Read More »Pacquiao, Marquez Manilla Press Stop Draws 70,000 Fans
Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez kicked off their 25,000-mile four-city international media tour on Saturday with an outdoor public rally at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. Televised live nationally as an hour-long special on GMA 7, the rally attracted an estimated crowd of 70,000 enthusiastic Pacquiao and Marquez fans. …
Read More »IBF Welter Champ Zaveck Faces Berto Tonight In Mississippi
Two of the world’s top welterweights are in action this evening at Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, MS as IBF titlist Jan Zaveck puts his strap on the line against ex-WBC kingpin Andre Berto. 35 year old Zaveck of Slovenia won the vacant belt in December, 2009 with a surprising …
Read More »Super Bantam Quigg Signs On With Trainer Gallagher
Scott Quigg is to be trained by Joe Gallagher, and will start working under his guidance from Monday. The WBA intercontinental super-bantamweight champion had been trained by Pat Barrett after his long time guru Brian Hughes retired earlier this year. Quigg, 22, said: “There were no problems with Pat but …
Read More »CNN To Replay HBO’s Mayweather vs. Ortiz 24/7 Series
HBO’s Emmy Award winning reality series “24/7” is coming to CNN, which will air replays of the all-new four-part series 24/7 Mayweather/Ortiz beginning with the dramatic episode #1 Friday, Sept. 2 at midnight ET/PT. The CNN replays were slated to begin on Aug. 27 but had to be pre-empted due …
Read More »Prospect Gary Russell Jr Added To Zaveck vs. Berto Bill
The time has come for Gary Russell Jr., a member of the 2008 United States Olympic team and an undefeated professional who has sent 17 opponents crashing to defeat. The 23-year-old phenom will hit HBO airwaves for the first time on Saturday, September 3 when he squares off against Mexican …
Read More »Top British Lightweight Kevin Mitchell Hits London Boxers Bar
IBO Lightweight Inter-Continental Champion Kevin Mitchell will be making a personal appearance at David and Stephen Smith’s ‘The Boxers Bar’ in Christopher Street, London EC2, from 7pm this Saturday night. Kevin, who won the coveted title with a scintillating performance over John Murray at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on …
Read More »Pacquiao vs. Marquez III Tour Kicks Off In Manilla
Day No. 1 of the Manny Pacquiao – Juan Manuel Marquez III 25,000-mile international media tour. México’s three-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez and Hall of promoter Bob Arum received an incredible media welcome when they arrived at Manilla’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport on September 1. Despite the early hour …
Read More »Rendall Munroe Targets Another World Title Shot
Rendall Munroe is in line for another world title shot inside the next 12 months. The Leicester southpaw will be back in action in at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Arena on Saturday 24th September against a selected opponent. His non-title ten rounder will be the chief support when Hatton Promotions’ super-featherweight …
Read More »Shimizu Dethrones Cazares, Kameda Edges De La Mora In Tokyo
Urged on by a rabid hometown audience, it was an inspired performance from Japanese super flyweight Tomonobu Shimizu that produced a shocking upset of WBA champion Hugo Fidel Cazares last night at Tokyo’s Nihon Budokan. Shimizu, who had fought most of his career at flyweight, started the contest absolutely on …
Read More »IBF Middleweight Champion Geale Defeats Albert In Australia
It was a night of boxing last evening as more that 5,000 fans packed Derwent Entertainment Centre in Hobart on the Australian Island of Tasmania as middleweight Daniel Geale successfully defended his IBF title against Ermosele Albert. 37 year old Miami, Florida based Nigerian Albert came into the bout as …
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