IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko put on another masterclass last night, halting old rival Samuel Peter in ten rounds at Commerz Bank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. Peter was looking to improve upon his 2005 loss to Klitschko in which the Ukrainian was canvassed three times but managed to win a points verdict….
Last night at Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-le-Spring, England, IBF super bantam champ Steve Molitor was pressed hard by British titlist Jason Booth but managed to pull out a difficult majority decision victory. Booth took the early rounds against slow starter Molitor, jumping in to land impressive combinations that had the visiting Canadian champion guessing…
One of the most discussed questions at Pearl Theatre at The Palms Casino Resorts in Las Vegas after Yuriorkis Gamboa’s impressive unanimous decision win over Mexico’s Orlando Salido had nothing to do with the scoring of the judges (116-109, 115-109, 114-109) but with Gamboa’s style. Fans and experts argued whether they had seen a “new…
In a highly anticpated matchup, Wladimir Klitschko defends his IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight laurels when he takes on The Nigerian nightmare Samuel Peter this Saturday night in Frankfurt. This is the second meeting of the two. Five years ago at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City Klitschko, survived two knockdowns en route to a…
The weigh in’s are complete for the European title double header at the National Stadium in Dublin on tomorrow’s Hunky Dorys Fight Night. European Super Middleweight Champion Brian Magee and challenger Roman Aramian both had to strip to the bare essentials to make the 168 pound weight limit while the challengers for the vacant European…
Jason Booth finally gets a crack at redemption after four years of rebuilding his career; a shot at a world title at Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-le-Spring, England on Saturday that has been a long time coming. Booth’s career has been up and down somewhat. He started his pro career in June, 1996 at Flyweight,…
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro The official weigh in, for Saturday’s Steve Goodwin promoted ‘It’s Personal’ double title event at York Hall took place at the Ultrachem TKO Gym in Canning Town, London today.
When WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa steps into the ring against IBF champ Orlando Salido for his first title unification this Saturday (Sept. 11th, featured on HBO Boxing After Dark) at The Palms in Las Vegas, “El Ciclon” knows exactly who to thank for the way his career has taken so far. “I have a…
It was announced Monday afternoon that undefeated and world ranked cruiserweight, BJ Flores will take on Perth’s favorite son Danny “Geen Machine†Green on Wednesday November 17th in Greens’s hometown for the IBO Cruiserweight title. Flores accepted the challenge and is more than ready to travel down under to face Green for that championship. Green…
Jake “The Snake†Smith’s Baltimore Pro Boxing Promotions returns to the Du Burns Arena Friday, September 17 for an action packed card loaded with local talent. Headlining this outstanding evening of boxing is an intriguing ten round middleweight contest between Free State rivals Jesse “The Beast†Nicklow of Baltimore and Windsor Mill’s “Vicious†Julius Kennedy.
Power-punching heavyweight title challenger Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter remained calm during the press conference and the open training sessions for his Saturday rematch against IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko – even when normally reserved Klitschko taunted him with his championship belts and his antagonistic remarks. “I hear and see what they’re trying to do,…
By Per Ake Persson The WBA never actually said that WBA “interim” middleweight champ Gennadyi Golovkin had to fight Hassan N´Dam N´Jikam as previously reported. The WBA instead stated that Golovkin had to fight the # 1 rated contender – a spot that in new ratings is empty with N´Dam as # 2.