Kirilov Fights To A Majority Draw With Santos
February 29th, 2008 Boxing, Dimitri Kirilov
By Tim Williams: IBF super flyweight champion Dimitri Kirilov 29-3-1 (9 KO’s) fought to a 12-round majority draw on Thursday night against challenger Cecilio Santos 22-8-3 (12 KO’s) at the Roseland Ballroom, in New York City, New York. Though only ranked #14 in the IBF super flyweight division, Santos gave as good as he got, […]
Solis Stops Rajkai
February 29th, 2008 Boxing, Odlanier Solis
By Eric Thomas: Former heavyweight 2004 Gold medal winner Odlanier Solis (7-0, 5 KOs) destroyed his badly overmatched opponent Adrian Rajkai (15-7, 4 KOs) in the third round of a scheduled eight-round bout on Friday night at the Palalido, in Milano, Lombardia, Italy. Solis, 27, knocked Rajkai down three times, once in the 2nd round […]
Chris Byrd To Move Down To Light Heavyweight?
February 29th, 2008 Boxing, Chris Byrd
By David Lar: According to boxingtalk website, former IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Chris Byrd (40-4-1, 21 KOs) is reportedly moving down to the light heavyweight division, skipping the cruiserweight division altogether, in hopes of winning another title at the lower weight class. Byrd, 37, told boxingtalk that he plans on bringing excitement to the light heavyweight […]
Vazquez-Marquez: Is Rafael Ready For Another War?
February 28th, 2008 Boxing, Rafael Marquez, Israel Vazquez
By Jim Dower: Super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez, 42-4 with 31 KOs hopes to get his second consectuve over Rafael Marquez on Saturday night when the two meet at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California for their third bout in the past year. Each fighter has split a victory in bouts that have been […]
Mundine Decisions Hamden
February 28th, 2008 Boxing, Anthony Mundine
By Eric Schmidt: World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Anthony Mundine (31-3, 23 KOs) won a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision on Wednesday night against his Australian challenger Nader Hamdan (40-6, 18 KOs) at the Entertainment Centre, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The bout had little suspense, as Mundine, 32, easily defeated Hamden, who came […]
Why Klitschko can still be the fighter the Heavyweight division needs
February 28th, 2008 Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko
By Nick Kelly: After Saturday’s rather lacklustre fight there was discussion as the whether Klitschko’s single handed victory merited a place within the top 10 or 15 of boxing’s pound for pound rankings.
Like his wins against Ray Austin and Lamon Brewster prior, Klitschko did not have to get out of first gear against Sultan Ibragimov. […]
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson?
February 27th, 2008 Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko, Tony Thompson
By Nick Adams: Now that IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) has taken the WBO title from Sultan Ibragimov after last Saturday’s unanimous decision victory, Klitschko is looking at the prospect of having to defend the WBO title, almost immediately, against the number #1 challenger Tony Thompson (31-1, 19 KOs). For his part, […]
De La Hoya - Three And Out
February 27th, 2008 Boxing, Oscar De La Hoya
By Tim Williams: The Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) has come in the past two days, saying that it’s time for him to hang up his gloves after he completes three more fights that he has on the agenda, thus wrapping up a 16 year professional boxing career, including a Gold […]
Was It A Waste Of Time For Klitschko To Fight Ibragimov?
February 27th, 2008 Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
By Nick Adams: I was one of the vocal minority who felt that IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) was wasting his time in taking a unification fight with WBO heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov (22-1-1, 17 KOs) last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. I thought nothing good could possibly […]
Enzo Calzaghe: “If David Haye goes 12 rounds, he will never fight again”
February 26th, 2008 Boxing, Enzo Maccarinelli, David Haye
By Dan Ambrose: The father of Joe Calzaghe, Enzo, has recently come out with a stern warning to WBA/WBC cruiserweight champion David Haye, letting him know that his career may be in jeopardy if his upcoming March 8th bout against WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli goes 12-rounds. Haye, a knockout artist accustomed to ending his […]
Judah vs. Mosley On May 31st
February 26th, 2008 Boxing, Shane Mosley, Zab Judah
By Manuel Perez: In a move that comes to no surprise, former welterweight champions Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) and Zb Judah (36-5, 25 KOs) have reportedly come to an agreement for a bout to take place on May 31st, which will be shown HBO PPV. Neither of them currently have titles, but because of […]
Mayweather To Participate in ‘WrestleMania XXIV
February 26th, 2008 Boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Eric Thomas: According to the latest gossip, undefeated WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) will be taking part in WWE’s “WrestleMania XXIV” at Citrus Bowl, which takes place on March 20th. For his role in the affair, Mayweather, 30, will be reportedly receiving a payment of twenty million dollars, an almost […]
Alexeev Destroys Griffis
February 25th, 2008 Boxing, Alexander Alexeev
By Jim Dower: Undefeated cruiserweight contender Alexander Alexeev (14-0, 13 KOs) obliterated American Talmadge Griffis (24-8-3, 16 KOs) on Saturday night, stopping him in the 3rd round of a scheduled 12-round championship bout for the WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title at the Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Alexeev, 26, dropped Griffis twice […]
Greene Stops Mora
February 25th, 2008 Boxing, Joe Greene
By David Larh: In an impressive performance, unbeaten middleweight contender Joe Greene (18-0, 13 KOs) stopped Francisco Antonio Mora (52-13, 35 KOs) in the 10th round on Saturday night on the undercard of Wladimir Klitschko vs. Sultan Ibragimov heavyweight unification title bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Mora, 34, was knocked down four times […]
Barthelemy Decisions Diaz
February 25th, 2008 Boxing, Yan Barthelemy
By Jim Slattengren: Former 2004 Olympic light flyweight Gold Medalist for Cuba Yan Barthelemy (5-0), now fighting as a bantamweight, easily defeated Antonio Maria Cochero Diaz (9-9, 6 KOs) by a six-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Xtreme Indoor Karting, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The final judges’ scores were 59-53, 59-53 and 59-53. […]
Gutierrez Decisions Varela
February 25th, 2008 Boxing, Richard Gutierrez
By Jim Slattengren: In another unimpressive performance, welterweight contender Richard Gutierrez (24-1, 14 KOs) won a dull 10-round unanimous decision over Nicaraguan Jose Varela (23-3, 16 KOs) on Friday night at the Xtreme Indoor Karting, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The final judges’ scores were 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92 for the 29 year-old Gutierrez. The fight […]
Sartison Too Much For Nievas
February 25th, 2008 Boxing
By “Big” Nate Anderson: Undefeated super middleweight Dimitri Sartison (22-0, 14 KOs) stopped Argentinian Pablo Daniel Zamora Nievas (19-3-1, 13 KOs) in the 8th round on Saturday night at the Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Referee Manfred Kuechler halted the fight at 1:46 of the 8th round shortly after Nievas had […]
Duddy Looks Horrible In Decision Win
February 24th, 2008 Boxing, John Duddy
By Tim Williams: In what was supposed to have been an easy set up fight for a potential shot at WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, undefeated Irish middleweight John Duddy (24-0, 17 KOs) won an ugly 10-round majority decision over Tunisian Walid Smichet (17-4-3, 13 KOs) on Saturday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden. […]
Klitschko Wins Boring Decision
February 24th, 2008 Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
By Eric Schmidt: IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) won a listless safety first 12-round unanimous decision over WBO champion Sultan Ibragimov (22-1-1, 17 KOs) tonight at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The bout was important in that Klitschko, 31, unified one of the titles, the WBO, which he took from Ibragimov in […]
Gamboa Destroys Edwards
February 23rd, 2008 Boxing, Yuriorkis Gamboa
By Dan Ambrose: Super featherweight contender Yuriorkis Gamboa (9-0, 8 KOs) demolished his overmatched opponent Johnnie Edwards (13-2-1, 7 KOs) in a 1st round TKO last night to win the vacant NABF super featherweight title at the Xtreme Indoor Karting, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Gamboa, 26, a former 2004 Olympic Gold medalist for the Cuban […]
