Results from New York: A Fistful of Shamrocks
March 16th, 2008 Tags: Boxing
Unbeaten junior middleweight James Moore, a native of County Wicklow, Ireland, who fights out of Queens, New York, took a big step forward by winning a hard fought unanimous decision over veteran J.C. Candelo of Colombia at Madison Square Garden’s WaMu Theater.
The two-way action by both fighters brought the pro-Moore crowd to its feet […]
Samil Sam Crushes Draskovic
March 16th, 2008 Tags: Boxing
Coming in at a career high of a plump 257 lbs, heavyweight contender Sinan Samil Sam (30-4, 16 KOs) destroyed 42 year-old Ratko Draskovic (28-7-2, 16 KOs) in the 2nd round of a scheduled 12-round bout for the WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title last night at the Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, in Munich, Bayern, Germany. After […]
Beyer Defeats Mahmudov - Is Roy Jones Jr. Next?
March 16th, 2008 Tags: Roy Jones Jr., Markus Beyer
Three time WBC super middleweight champion Markus Beyer (35-3-1, 13 KOs) defeated Russian middleweight Murat Mahmudov (16-4, 8 KOs) by a 8-round unanimous decision last night at the Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, in Munich, Bayern, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 80-72, 80-72 and 80-72, for Beyer. The bout was never remotely close and wasn’t […]
Solis Defeats Salif
March 15th, 2008 Tags: Odlanier Solis
By Nick Adams: Former 2004 heavyweight Olympic Gold medalist for the Cuban National team Odlanier Solis (8-0, 5 KOs) won an easy 10-round unanimous decision over American Cisse Salif (22-10-2, 20 KOs) on Friday night at the Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, in Munich, Bayern, Germany. Solis, 27, won every round of the fight quite easily, […]
Woods-Tarver Preview
March 15th, 2008 Tags: Clinton Woods, Antonio Tarver
By Dan Ambrose: In the battle of the aging light heavyweights, 39 year-old former champion Antonio Tarver (26-4, 19 KOs) challenges 35 year-old IBF light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods for his title on April 12th at the St. Pete Times Forum, in Tampa, Florida. Tarver, ranked #4 in the IBF, has done little to […]
Mercado Defeats Rios
March 15th, 2008 Tags: Boxing
By Aaron Klein: Hard-hitting undefeated bantamweight prospect Alex Mercado (5-0, 4 kOs) continued his unbeaten streak with a 4-round unanimous over the tough but game Joseph Rios (3-2, 1 KOs) last night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rios, 26, was down late in the 2nd round after walking into […]
Miranda To Fight Kessler
March 14th, 2008 Tags: Mikkel Kessler, Edison Miranda
By Nate Anderson: In the latest boxing news, super middleweight contender Edison Miranda (30-2, 26 KOs) will be reportedly fighting Denmark’s Mikkel Kessler (39-1, 29 KOs), the former WBA/WBC super middleweight champion, on May 24th in Montreal, Canada. Miranda, 27, a one-time middleweight contender until late last year when he was stopped by Kelly Pavlik […]
Julaton Decisions De La Torre
March 14th, 2008 Tags: Boxing
Undefeated Women’s super bantamweight prospect Ana Julaton (3-0) defeated Clara De La Torre (1-4, 1 KOs) by a 4-round unanimous decision last night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Julaton, at 5′5″, was five inches shorter than De La Torre, but never let that bother her as she stayed in […]
Fields Stops Willis, Rahman Next?
March 14th, 2008 Tags: Tye Fields
By Eric Thomas: In another bad mismatch, heavyweight (41-1, 37 KOs) stopped Roderick Willis (14-3-1, 8 KOs) in the 1st round last night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Willis, 36, only had three days notice for the fight, and fought like it, as he was quickly run over […]
Antillon Stops Pacquiao
March 14th, 2008 Tags: Urbano Antillon
In a fight that perhaps signals the end of one of the Pacquiao brothers, super featherweight contender Urbano Antillon (22-0, 15 KOs) KO’d Bobby Pacquiao (28-14-3, 13 KOs) with a big left hook to the midsection in the 1st round last night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao, 27, […]
Has Maccarinelli Been Exposed?
March 13th, 2008 Tags: Enzo Maccarinelli
By Christofer Ferris: After watching former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (28-2, 21 KOs) get blasted out in two vicious rounds by David Haye last Saturday night, I came to the conclusion that Maccarinelli was not only a poor champion but also not a particularly good fighter as well. Based on what I saw of […]
Doesn’t Anyone Want Vitali Klitschko To Fight Peter?
March 13th, 2008 Tags: Vitali Klitschko, Samuel Peter
By Christofer Ferris: Judging by the huge outcry in the various boxing forums on the internet, few fans want to see former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs) face WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter as his next opponent. It seems that the larger amount of people firmly want to see Vitali’s younger brother, Wladimir […]
Mesi Injures Shoulder, Cancels Bout With Smith
March 13th, 2008 Tags: Joe Mesi
Former heavyweight contender (36-0, 29 KOs) reportedly has injured his shoulder while training, making it neccessary for him to cancel his next bout against Terry Smith on April 4th. Mesi, 34, is deeply disappointed because the bout was going to be shown on ESPN, and it would have been a good opportunity for Mesi to […]
Peter To Face Vitali Klitschko
March 12th, 2008 Tags: Vitali Klitschko, Samuel Peter
Newly crowned WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (30-1, 23 KOs) will be making his first title defense against former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko after the WBC came forward and made Vitali the mandated opponent for Peter. This is unfortunate in that nary a soul want to see Peter take on Vitali Klitschko, mostly because of […]
Marquez-Pacquiao: Will It Be Worth The Wait?
March 12th, 2008 Tags: Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez
By Nate Anderson: For some boxing fans, this fight has come too late and it’s not the same as it could have been. However, for most people, they could care less how long they had to wait, it’s worth it none the less. On Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao (45-3-2, 35 KOs), considered to be one […]
Hatton vs. Lazcano: Ricky Looking To Rebuild His Confidence
March 12th, 2008 Tags: Ricky Hatton, Juan Lazcano
By Dan Ambrose: Former super lightweight champion Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) has finally decided on his next opponent Juan Lazcano (37-4-1, 27 KOs), whom he will be fighting on May 24th in Manchester, England. Hatton, 29, is coming off of a 10th round TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in December 2007, and […]
Maccarinelli’s loss was only the start for Enzo Calzaghe
March 12th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Enzo Maccarinelli, David Haye
By Nick Kelly: Saturday night saw Enzo Maccarinelli defeated by David Haye and whilst the loss was crushing for Maccarinelli, it might have been the other Enzo in the corner looking just as worried.
Last Saturday was the first of four bouts over the coming months in which Enzo Calzaghe’s reputation at one of the best […]
Hide Destroys May
March 11th, 2008 Tags: Herbie Hide
Former WBO heavyweight champion Herbie Hide (42-4, 41 KOs), now fighting as a cruiserweight, destroyed a badly overmatched German Rüdiger May (43-6-3, 11 KOs) in the 2nd round tonight at the Maritim Hotel Halle in Halle/Saale, Germany. Hide was all over May from the start of the bout, hitting him with huge right hands and […]
Should Vitali Klitschko Step Aside And Let Wladimir Fight Peter?
March 11th, 2008 Tags: Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, Samuel Peter
By Eric Thomas: With new WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter’s (30-1, 23 KOs) recent 6th round TKO over Oleg Maskaev last Saturday night, Peter is now looking for his next opponent. He doesn’t have much choice in the matter from the looks of it, because the WBC have bestowed emeritus upon former heavyweight champion Vitali […]
Smith Stops Renda
March 10th, 2008 Tags: Boxing
By Nick Adams: Undefeated middleweight prospect Paul Smith (23-0, 13 KOs) TKO’d Cello Renda (14-6-1, 9 KOs) in the 6th round to win the vacant BBBofC English middleweight title on Saturday night on the undercard of the cruiserweight unification bout between David Haye and Enzo Maccarinelli at the O2 Arena (Millenium Dome), in Greenwich, London. […]
