**With Slideshow** © Robert Brizel / Saddo Boxing Dmitry Salita made a successful comeback by winning an eight round unanimous decision over southpaw Franklin Gonzalez on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at Oceana Hall in Brooklyn, New York. Salita, now 31-1-1 (16), was fighting for the first time since his loss to WBA champion Amir Khan…
Big show tonight at Carnival City in Brakpan as the much awaited rematch between super feathers Mzonke Fana and Cassius Baloyi headlines with a red hot clash at flyweight between Moruti Mthalane and Zolane Tete as chief support; both contests are for IBF titles. Fana, 29-4 (12), and Baloyi, 37-4-1 (19), first went at in…
Monday night saw a good sized fight card take place at Lenin Square in Donetsk with WBA and European title bouts on tap. WBA welter kingpin and local hero Viacheslav Senchenko, 31-0 (20), retained his belt for the second time with a tough defense against Venezuela’s Charlie Jose Navarro, 18-4 (13). Senchenko was pushed hard…
European Champion Paul McCloskey and Cavan’s double Irish and former EU Champ Andy Murray share the top spot for the longest unbeaten runs in Irish professional boxing with both men sporting perfect 21-0 pro records stretching back to when they made their debuts at the Kings Hall, Belfast in March of 2005. Both men will…
Middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo captured the interest of the sports media, fans and champion Felix Sturm on Monday afternoon in Cologne, Germany, by appearing at the final press conference wearing the jersey of local underdog soccer team, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Lorenzo and Sturm will battle this Saturday night, September 4th at the Lanxess-Arena in Cologne for…
Former world title challenger “Sucra†Ray Oliveira returns to the ring October 2nd for the first time in more than five years against world rated light heavyweight Joey “KO Kid†Spina, headlining the “Last Man Standing†card, in Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. “Last Man Standing†is being presented by Jimmy…
Bury ring ace Scott Quigg will face Nelson Monte when he challenges for the vacant WBA international super-bantamweight title. Quigg, 21, will face the Argentinian (14-6-3) at Bury’s Castle Leisure Centre on Saturday September 25, with the show being filmed by Hatton TV.
Ten-time world champions Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito, of the Philippines and México, respectively, collide in the most exciting and intriguing fight of the year with the vacant WBC super welterweight championship and the No. 1 pound for pound title at stake. Pacquiao and Margarito boast a combined record of 89-9-2 (65 KOs) — a…
Primm Valley Casino Resorts andGary Shaw Productions, LLC welcome Freddy Hernandez and Mike Anchondo, who willgo head-to-head in a 10-round welterweight bout 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 inthe Star of the Desert Arena at Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino. Theevent will be televised nationally on Showtime’s “Showbox: The NextGeneration†at 8 p.m. PST.
Waltham Abbey’s Daniel Cadman will make his return to thering two months after his impressive display in the Prizefighter series, on theundercard of the exciting “Night of International Boxingâ€at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Friday 10th September. The co – feature fightsinvolving two of the UK and Ireland’s finest boxers, JohnO’Donnell who is taking on…
The WBO featherweight championship fight between undefeated titlist Juan Manuel “JuanMa†Lopez, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, and Rafael Marquez, of México City has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The 12-round championship bout, originally…
Having made the decision to end his own ring career Dublin’s Jim Rock is now lending a helping hand to another Dubliner, Brendan Fitzpatrick as he prepares to make his pro debut on the Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the National Stadium on September 11th. The bill features a European title double header with Belfast’s…