Judah Defeats Vazquez
September 10th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Zab Judah
Former WBA/WBC/IBF welterweight and IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah (35-5, 25 KOs) won a more difficult than expected 10-round unanimous decision over veteran Edwin Vazquez (22-11-2, 8 KOs) at the Hard Rock Casino, in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Friday night. Judah, 29, was cruising along in the first three rounds of the bout, peppering the […]
Mares Defeats Garcia!
September 10th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Abner Mares
2004 Olympian and amateur standout, bantamweight boxing prospect Abner Mares (14-0, 9 KOs) defeated tough Mexican veteran Ididro Garcia (24-4-2, 8 KOs) in the seventh round on Friday night at the Desert Diamond Casino, in Tucson, Arizona, when Garcia, 31, failed to come out for the 8th due an eye injury he had sustained during […]
Richards Defeats Pedro
September 10th, 2007 Tags: Boxing
In a bout marred by constant fouling, up and coming heavyweight talent Adam “Swamp Donkey” Richards (19-1, 13 KOs) won by fourth round disqualification over Rafael Pedro (20-7-1, 14 KOs) on Friday night at the Hard Rock Casino, in Biloxi, Mississippi. Richards, 26, was far and away the better fighter of the two, as he […]
Vitali Klitschko Injured In Training, Undergoes Spinal Surgery
September 10th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Vitali Klitschko
Former WBC heavyweight boxing champion of the world Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs) was reportedly injured yesterday while training for his bout with Jameel McCline on September 22, requiring that Vitali undergo spinal surgery at a clinic in Austria to relieve pressure on a pinched nerve in his back. This is the third back surgery […]
Tua KOs Fox!
September 10th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, David Tua
Heavyweight knockout artist David Tua (49-3-1, 42 KOs) destroyed a badly over matched Cerrone Fox (8-6, 8 KOs) in the 2nd round and in the process knocking him down three times on Friday night at the Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Fox, 28, a fighter with a poor record, must have felt like he’d […]
Rahman Stops Ryan
September 10th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Hasim Rahman
Former world heavyweight boxing title holder Hasim Rahman (43-6-2, 34 KOs) stopped the normally durable journeyman fighter Dicky Ryan (55-10, 44 KOs) in the 2nd round after landing several tremendous body shots that sucked the wind out of Ryan and sending him crashing to the canvas on Friday night at the oaring Eagle Casino, in […]
Ragosina Destroys Pena!
September 10th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Natascha Ragosina
Woman’s WIBF/WBA/GBU super middleweight boxing champion Natascha Ragosina (15-0, 11 KOs) took apart Gardy Pena (8-1-1, 5 KOs) by 2nd round TKO to win the vacant WIBA woman’s super middleweight title belt on Saturday night at the Maritim Hotel, in Tiergarten, Berlin. Pena, from the Dominican Republic, was dwarfed by the giant 5′11″ Ragosina, […]
Peterson KOs Santos
September 9th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, lamont peterson
On Friday night, future boxing star light welterweight Lamont Peterson (22-0, 10 KOs) put on a stunning show of punching power in a sixth round stoppage of 36-year old Frankie Santos (15-4-3, 7 KOs) at the Hard Rock Casino, in Biloxi, Mississippi. Peterson jumped out to a quick start in the first round, throwing shots […]
Tua and Rahman: Are They Still Capable of Winning a Heavyweight Title?
September 9th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, David Tua, Hasim Rahman
With the recent comeback bouts for former two-time heavyweight boxing champion Hasim Rahman (43-6-2, 34 KOs) and one-time heavyweight challenger David Tua (49-3, 42 KOs), the question on the minds of most fans is whether either of them have a chance at winning a title given their relatively old age (both being 34-years old), their […]
Kentikian Stops Martin!
September 8th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Susi Kentikian
Women Boxing Association female flyweight boxing champion Susi Kentikian (18-0, 14 KOs) destroyed Shanee Martin (8-4, 4 KOs) in the 3rd round on Friday night at the Burg-Wächter-Castello in Dusseldorf, Germany. It was 19-year old Kentian’s 3rd successful title defense of her flyweight belt. The fight was terribly one-sided from the start, with Kentikian pounding […]
Cotto-Mosley: Shane Ready For Miguel
September 7th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto
Former Lightweight and welterweight champion Shane Mosley (44-4, 37 KOs) is reportedly looking forward to his November 10th bout with WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (30-0, 25 KOs) at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Mosley, who turns 36 on Friday, September 7th, knows what it’s like to hold a welterweight, having previously held the WBC […]
Rahman and Tua Weigh-In
September 6th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, David Tua, Hasim Rahman
Hasim Rahman and David Tua both weighed in for their bouts on Friday night at the Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant, in Michigan. Rahman (42-6-2, 33 KOs) weighed in at 250 lbs for his bout with journeyman Dicky Ryan (55-9, 44 KOs), who weighed in at 238. Rahman, 34, is still trying to rebuild his […]
Heavyweight Box Off Between Povetkin-Byrd, Brock-Chambers
September 6th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Calvin Brock, Chris Byrd, Eddie Chambers, Alexander Povetkin
Recently, the IBF came up with the brilliant idea of having a box-off competition to find out who will be the mandatory challenger to IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. This in itself is fine with me, but when they revealed who they had picked for the box off competition - Chris Byrd, Eddie Chambers, Calvin […]
De La Hoya To Make Ring Return in May 2008
September 6th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar de la Hoya (38-3, 30 KOs) wants to get back in the ring in early 2008 against a fighter that “doesn’t run,” he says, possibly taking a swipe at Floyd Mayweather Jr., who recently defeated De la Hoya by 12-round split decision in May 2007, in a fight that Mayweather employed his usual hit […]
Calzaghe vs. Kessler: Is Joe Looking Past Mikkel?
September 6th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler
In the lead up to WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe’s (43-0, 32 KOs) mega bout with super middleweight champion (WBA & WBC) Mikkel Kessler (39-0, 29 KOs), Calzaghe had been prematurely discussing plans for fighting either the winner of the Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor or leaving the super middleweight division altogether and fighting […]
Gomez vs. Tackie
September 6th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Alfonso Gomez
Welterweight contender Alfonso Gomez (17-3-2, 8 KO’s) will be fighting journeyman Ben Tackie (29-7-1, 17 KOs) on October 16, 2007, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Gomez, 26, a one-time star on “The Contender” reality television series on NBC aired in the United States. In his most recent bout on July 14th, Gomez […]
Ponce De Leon vs. Lopez
September 6th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Daniel Ponce De Leon
WBO Super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon (32-1, 29 KOs has recently signed to defend his World Boxing Organization title against Reynaldo Lopez (28-4-1, 19 KOs) in September 28th, 2007, in Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, iCabazon, California. De Leon, 27, recently flattened challenger Rey Bautista in the 1st round in August 2007, at […]
Valuev vs. Bergeron
September 5th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Nikolai Valuev
Former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev (46-1, 34 KOs) is set for his comeback fight against unbeaten Canadian Jean-Francois Bergeron (27-0, 19 KOs) on September 29th at the EWE-Arena, in Oldenburg, Germany. Valuev, 34, lost his WBA heavyweight title against challenger Ruslan Chagaev by majority decision in April 2007, a fight in which many people […]
Cintron vs. Clottey?
September 5th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joshua Clottey, Kermit Cintron
According to the latest boxing news, IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (28-1, 26 KOs) will defend his title against challenger Joshua Clottey (28-2, 19 KOs) in December 1, 2007, to take place possibly in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Clottey, 30, ranked # 8 in the IBF, is coming off an easy 10-round unanimous decision over […]
Witter vs. Harris
September 5th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Vivian Harris, Junior Witter
WBC light-welterweight champion Junior Witter (35-1, 20 KOs) defends his title on Saturday, September 7th, against challenger Vivian Harris (28-2-1, 18 KOs) at the Doncaster Dome, in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. Witter, 33, looks to be in for a real dog fight, considering the mostly soft opposition that he has fought this far in his 10-year […]
