Ortiz Stops Clottey
August 31st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Victor Ortiz, Emmanuel Clottey
Welterweight Victor Ortiz (19-1-1, 14 KOs) came on late in the 10th round to knockout veteran Emmanuel Clottey (24-8, 14 KOs), the older brother of Joshua Clottey, on Thursday night at the Grand Plaza, in Houston, Texas. Clottey, 33, was knocked down twice in the tenth, before the referee Ronnie Halston swiftly moved in to […]
Kentikian Defends Against Martin
August 30th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Susi Kentikian
WBA woman’s flyweight world champion Susi Kentikian (17-0, 13) will defend her title against Shawnee Martin (8-4, 4 KOs) on September 7th, in a 10-round bout in Dusseldorf, Germany. Kentikian, only 19, is making her third world title boxing defense since capturing the crown in February 2007, in a win over Carolina Alvarez. In her […]
Martinez Destroys Dunne!
August 27th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Bernard Dunne, Kiko Martinez
European super bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne (24-1, 14 KOs) was completely destroyed by challenger Kiko Martinez (16-0, 13 KOs) of Spain, who knocked Dunne down three times en route to stopping him in the 1st round on Saturday night at the Point, in Dublin, Ireland. Martinez, 21, although looking more like 31, was simply too […]
Penalosa Stops Gonzalez in 7th round!
August 12th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jhonny Gonzalez, Gerry Penalosa
35-year old knockout artist, Gery Penalosa (52-6-2, 35 KOs) came from behind tonight to stop WBO bantamweight champion Jhonny Gonzlaez (34-6, 29 KOs) with a crashing body shot in the 7th round tonight at the Arco Arena in Sacramento. Gonzalez, 25, had up to that point been easily beating Penalosa, hitting him with essentially any […]
Mckart Decisions Ornelas
August 12th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Bronko Mckart, Enrique Ornelas
By Jason Kim: Middleweight Bronko Mckart (51-7, 31 KOs) showed that he still had a little bit left in his boxing bag of tricks by beating Enrique Ornelas (25-4, 15 KOs) by split decision to capture the vacant NABF middleweight title at the New Alhambra, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday night. Mckart, as usual, proved […]
Calloway Decisions Smith
August 12th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Rob Calloway, Terry Smith
Heavyweight Rob Calloway (66-7-1, 52 KOs) outworked Terry Smith (30-3-1, 18 KOs) in the early rounds and then held on to win a close unanimous decision on Friday night at the Springfield Expo Center in Springfield, Missouri. Calloway, 38, scored a knockdown at the bell in the 8th round, after connecting with a big right […]
Greene Destroys Salmon
August 11th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Greene
Undefeated middleweight prospect Joe Greene (16-0, 12 KOs) quickly took out his opponent Darryl Salmon (15-2, 4 KOs) in the 1st round on Wednesday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino, in Hollywood, Florida. Greene, 21, despite being knocked down once in the opening minute of the bout, rebounded well, connecting with […]
Palacios Stops Azille in 6th round!
August 11th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Francisco Palacios, Louis Azille
By Larry Bass: Cruiserweight Francisco Palacios (12-0, 6 KOs) won a stunning sixth round TKO over Louis Azille (19-4-2, 15 KOs) on Wednesday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Hollywood, Florida. Palacios, 30, was trailing the fight entering the sixth round, when he suddenly surprised Azille with a perfectly thrown right […]
Clottey Decisions Flores
August 11th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joshua Clottey, Felix Flores
Welterweight challenger Joshua Clottey (32-2, 19 KOs) defeated two-time title challenger Felix Flores (22-6, 16 KOs) by 10-round unanimous decision on Thursday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Clottey, 30, using mostly quick combinations, was simply too much for the slower, plodding Flores to contend with. However, made it […]
Fields Stops Jenkins; Makes Challenge to Rahman
August 11th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Tye Fields
By Dave Lahr: Heavyweight challenger Tye Fields (39-1, 35 KOs) completely dominated an intimidated looking Domonic Jenkins (12-7-1, 6 KOs), stopping him in 7th round after Jenkins failed to come out for the 8th round on Thursday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jenkins, 34, looked like he didn’t […]
Cotto vs. Mosley in December
August 11th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto
Shane Mosley (44-4, 37 KOs) vs. Miguel Cotto (30-0, 25 KOs) bout appears to be almost complete for November 10, 2007. Both sides have agreed to terms and all that’s needed is the final signings which should be taking place shortly. The bout will likely be for Cotto’s WBA welterweight (147 lb) title. Mosley, 35, […]
Taylor vs. Pavlik
August 4th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
Undefeated WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-0-1, 17 KOs), will be meeting up with middleweight knockout artist Kelly Pavlik (31-0, 28 KOs) in September 29, 2007, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Pavlik, 25, is ranked # 1 in both the WBO and WBC, which made it almost impossible for Taylor, who […]
Bowe To Continue Comeback Against Phillips
August 4th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Riddick Bowe
Former two-time heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe (42-1, 33 KOs) will continue his stalled boxing comeback bid when he takes on journeyman fighter Paul ‘Rocky’ Phillips on August 19th, 2007, in Covinton, Kentucky. Bowe, now 40-years-old, and slightly paunchy, hasn’t fought in two years since last winning a split decision over Billy Zumbrun in April 2005.
What’s Next For Bernard Hopkins
August 4th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Bernard Hopkins, Kelly Pavlik, Joe Calzaghe
Light heayweight Bernard Hopkins (48-4, 32 KOs) is seemingly sitting on top of the world right now of his recent 12-round unanimous decision victory over Ronald “Winky” Wright on July 21st at the Mandalay Bay, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The win was nothing short of spectacular, not the least of which because of his advanced […]
De La Hoya To Fight Twice in 2008
August 4th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Oscar De La Hoya
The Golden Boy, Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) has reported that he wants to fight twice in 2008, “In May and December,” although not saying whom he will be fight against. However, based on boxing reports, he’d like to fight the winner of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton fight, which takes […]
Hatton in Heaven after signing contract with Mayweather
August 4th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Floyd Mayweather Jr
British lightweight star Ricky Hatton (43-0, 31 KOs) is reportedly in 7th heaven after the recent signing of a contractor to face boxing pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. (38-0, 24 KOs) in Las Vegas on December 8, 2007. “I am fighting the best fighter in the world; It doesn’t get bigger than this,” Hatton said. […]
Holyfield to Fight Ibragimov
August 3rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Evander Holyfield
Four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield (42-8, 27 KOs) will get yet another shot at a heavyweight title when he meets up with WBO heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov (21-0, 17 KOs) in Moscow, Russia, on October 13, 2007. The chance for Holyfield came about when Ruslan Chagaev, the WBA heavyweight champion, inexplicably pulled out of the […]
Davis Stops Bobo
August 3rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Antonio Davis
Featherweight boxing veteran Antonio Davis (24-3, 12 KOs) was simply too much for the young southpaw prospect Leon Bobo (16-1, 2 KOs), stopping him at the end of the 5th round on Wednesday night at the Bell Auditorium in Augusta, Georgia. Bobo, 28, was knocked down twice in the 5th round, and was penalized twice […]
Roy Jones Jr. vs. Zsolt Erdei
August 1st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Roy Jones Jr., Zsolt Erdei
By Larry Brown: Light heavyweight Roy Jones Jr. (51-4, 38 KOs) is reportedly considering a bout with WBO light heavyweight champion Zsolt Erdei, possibly to take place in November some time. Erdei (27-0, 17 KOs), a Hungarian fighter based in Germany, is perhaps the weakest power of the light heavyweight champions, but is by far […]
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Evander Holyfield or Corrie Sanders?
August 1st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko, Corrie Sanders, Evander Holyfield
By Kevin Dinkins: Since destroying Lamon Brewster in six brutal rounds last month on July 14th, there’s been a tremendous amount of curiosity about who IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) will elect to fight next. Of the names most bandied about, Corrie Sanders and Evander Holyfield have come up the most. Since […]
