It took 24 foul filled rounds over the course of two fights at Club Once Unidos in Mar Del Plata, Argentina for Ulises Solis to regain the IBF title but the light flyweight from Guadalajara, Mexico was successful last night in defeating Luis Alberto Lazarte. Solis had previously been denied the belt last December in…
Big night of fights this evening with three world title bouts taking place on two different cards south of the border. We kick things off at Coliseum Don King in Texcoco where WBC light fly supremo Gilberto Keb Baas, 35-20-4 (22), looks to retain his title for a third time when faces the challenge of…
IBF light flyweight ruler Luis Alberto Lazarte revisits his title defense against former champion Ulises Solis tonight as the rematch takes place at Club Once Unidos in Mar Del Plata, Argentina. Lazarte, 48-9-2 (18), made the second defense of his title against Solis, 32-2-3 (21), in December at Club Once Unidos, retaining the belt via…
The boxing ring at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. will be rocking on Friday, May 6, as some of the fight game’s hardest hitters, including Librado Andrade, Aaron Pryor Jr., Enrique Ornelas, Deontay Wilder and Randy Caballero, return to action on a stacked card that kicks off May with a bang. In the…
The May 13th edition of the hit Showtime series, ShoBox: The New Generation will feature some of boxing’s top unbeaten stars as they risk their “0’s” on a stacked card led by 19-0 Sharif “The Lion” Bogere, 21-0-1 Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell and 15-0 Gary Russell Jr. The action-packed “Night of Unbeaten Stars” featuring these three…
Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz is enjoying retirement by spending time with his family in Las Vegas, but he is also staying involved in boxing in terms of the opening of his boxing gym in the Boston area, as well as starting a consulting agency, “Quietman Sports,†along with his longtime attorney…
© Lawrence Lustig Darren Barker takes on Domenico Spada on Saturday (April 30) at London’s Olympia for the vacant European Middleweight title – and is ready to re-launch his career after a year out of action. Barker returns to Sky Sports for the first time since beating Affif Belghecham at Alexandra Palace on April 9…
© John McDonald Welsh legend Joe Calzaghe performed the draw for Prizefighter International Heavyweights on Ringside on Sky Sports – as eight men with over 160 knockouts between them fight to become the first ever International Prizefighter Champion on May 7 at London’s Alexandra Palace.
Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinalists and WBA 168-pound champion Andre Ward hosted a media day and workout with his trainer Virgil Hunter and promoter Dan Goossen on Thursday in Ward’s hometown of Oakland as he gets ready for his Semifinals showdown against Arthur Abraham on Saturday, May 14 at The Home Depot Center in…
East Los Angeles’ “Pitbull,” unbeaten prospect Frankie Gomez (8-0, 6 KO’s), will attempt to tear through another opponent this Thursday, April 28, when he headlines “Fight Night Club” at L.A. Live’s Club Nokia in a six round junior middleweight fight against Vancouver, Washington’s Jason Davis (11-8-1, 3 KO’s). Also looking to keep his local fans…
After a month of misery for Irish fighters in World title bouts Matthew Macklin believes he can deliver the goods for the Fighting Irish when he travels to Germany in June in a bid to end Felix Sturm’s reign as WBA Middleweight Champion. Macklin has watched Paul McCloskey, Willie Casey and Brian Magee all come…
Unbeaten prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate†Quillin (23-0, 17 KOs), breaks camp today at Big Bear and arrives tomorrow in Reno for Friday night’s showdown against past world title challenger Jesse Brinkley (35-6, 22 KOs) in the 10 round main event, airing live on Telefutura, for the vacant USBO super middleweight championship. Below find training camp…