Lehoullier & Gonzalez Fight To Draw
March 10th, 2008 Boxing
By Aaron Klein: Undefeated junior middleweight prospect Jason Lehoullier (21-0-1, 8 KOs) fought to a 10-round draw with Jose Gonzalez (11-2-1, 9 KOs) on Friday night at the Foxwoods Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The bout seemed far from a draw, though, as Gonzalez, 26, took over the fight starting in the 3rd round and […]
Naito Fights To Draw With Wonjongkam
March 10th, 2008 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
By Aaron Klein: WBC flyweight champion Daisuke Naiton (32-2-3, 20 KOs) fought to a 12-round draw with #1 WBC flyweight challenger Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (67-3-1, 35 KOs) on Saturday night at the Kokugikan, in Tokyo, Japan. The final judges’ scores were 114-114, 115-113, for Naito, and 114-115, for Wonjongkam. However, I didn’t give Wonjongkam one round […]
Cruz Defeats Mashaba in Controversial Majority Decision
March 10th, 2008 Boxing
By Nate Anderson: In one of the worse decisions in recent memory, featherweight Cristobal Cruz (36-11-1, 23 KOs) won a controversial 12-round majority decision over Thomas Mashaba (20-2-4, 12 KOs) at the Foxwoods Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut on Saturday night. Mashaba, ranked # 4 in the IBF featherweight division, appeared to win the fight by […]
Graf Decisions Finer
March 10th, 2008 Boxing
By Eric Shmight: Global Boxing Union Female super flyweight champion Alesia Graf (20-1, 8 KOs) won an easy 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night against her overmatched opponent Haga Shmoulefield Finer (16-6-3, to win the WIBF Womens International Boxing Federation super flyweight title at the KoenigPALAST, Krefeld, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Graf, 27, appeared […]
Mtagwa Decisions Valtierra
March 10th, 2008 Boxing
By George Sloan: Lightweight Rogers Mtagwa (25-12-2, 17 KOs) won a hard fought 10-round unanimous decision over Mexican fighter Aldo Valtierra (24-10, 13 KOs) at the New Alhambra, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Valtierra, 37, was easily the busier fighter for most of the fight, except that his aim was less than perfect most of the time. […]
Mitchell TKOs Johanneson
March 9th, 2008 Kevin Mitchell, Carl Johanneson
Super featherweight contender Kevin Mitchell (26-0, 19 KOs) was forced to dig deep in rallying after being hurt in the sixth to eventually come back and stop Carl Johanneson (27-4, 19 KOs) in the 9th round to win the BBBofC British super featherweight title on Saturday night at the O2 Arena (Millenium Dome), in Greenwich, […]
Ruiz Decisions McCline
March 9th, 2008 Jameel McCline, John Ruiz
By Dan Ambrose: Mammoth heavyweight Jameel McCline (38-9-3, 23 KOs) continued with his recent spate of bad luck tonight, losing by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision in a WBC title eliminator. The bout was highly dull, with both fighters spending extended periods wrestling on the inside with one another. As usual, Ruiz, 36, […]
Campbell Decisions Diaz
March 9th, 2008 Juan Diaz, Nate Campbell
By Eric Thomas: In a shocking upset, 36 year-old Nate Campbell (32-5-1, 25 KOs) had too much stamina for WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Diaz (33-1, 17 KOs), beating him by a decisive 12-round unanimous decision tonight at the Plaza de Toros, in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The final judges’ scores were 116-111, 115-112 and 114-113, […]
Peter Stops Maskaev In 6th Round TKO, Is Vitali Klitschko Next?
March 9th, 2008 Vitali Klitschko, Samuel Peter, Oleg Maskaev
By Aaron Klein: Heavyweight Samuel Peter (30-1, 23 KOs) finally got his title tonight with a controversial 6th round stoppage of Oleg Maskaev (34-6, 26 KOs) to capture the WBC heavyweight title at Cancun, Mexico. Looking really sloppy and wild, Peter, as usual, threw countless rabbit punches in the first five rounds of […]
Haye Crushes Maccarinelli In 2nd Round!
March 8th, 2008 Enzo Maccarinelli, David Haye
WBC/WBA cruiserweight champion David Haye (21-1, 20 KOs) needed only two rounds tonight to blast out former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (28-2, 21 KOs) of a scheduled 12-round bout at the O2 Arena in London. After a first round in which both fighters traded big shots, Haye landed a huge right hand in the […]
Munroe Decisions Martinez
March 7th, 2008 Boxing
Super bantamweight Rendall Munroe shockingly upset European super bantamweight champion Kiko Martinez tonight, beating him by a 12-round majority decision in Nottingham, England. The final judges’ scores were 115-113, 115-113 and 114-114. Munroe used the ring, a good jab and a lot of twisting and turning to avoid the big shots from the powerful Martinez, […]
Maskaev In For Big Problems Against Peter
March 7th, 2008 Boxing, Samuel Peter, Oleg Maskaev
In a bout that’s almost two years overdue, Samuel Peter (29-1, 22 KOs) will finally get his shot against WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev (34-5, 26 KOs) on Saturday night at the Plaza de Toros, in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Peter, 27, has had to work hard for this match, by first having to defeat […]
Kessler Declines Bout With Miranda
March 6th, 2008 Mikkel Kessler, Edison Miranda
Former WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (39-1, 29 KOs) has turned down a potential match with the knockout artist Edison Miranda (30-2, 26 KOs), a move that appears to have upset the Colombian star, enough so that he unleashed a torrent of abuse at the 29 year-old Kessler, saying “I have a message […]
Magic Man to conjure Madison date for Witter?
March 6th, 2008 Boxing
by Nick Kelly: Though Paul Williams was supposed to have taken the mantle of “most avoided fighter” after he defeated Antonio Margarito, there is little doubt that Junior Witter now covets such a position.
Most recently Demetrius Hopkins bizarrely backed out of his proposed match-up with Witter on the HBO card, to be topped by Joel […]
Braithwaite vs. Yoan Pablo Hernandez On March 29th
March 5th, 2008 Yoan Pablo Hernandez, Wayne Braithwaite
Former Cuban amateur star undefeated Yoan Pablo Hernandez (14-0, 8 KOs) will be going up against former WBC cruiserweight champion Wayne Braithwaite (22-3, 18 KOs) on March 29th at the Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It’s a bold move by Hernandez’s management, who must feel that he has the skills and power to beat the […]
Haye Wants A Piece Of Wladimir Klitschko
March 5th, 2008 Wladimir Klitschko, Enzo Maccarinelli, David Haye
By Jim Slattengren: As WBA/WBC cruiserweight champion David Haye prepares for this Saturday’s bout against WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (28-1, 21 KOs) at the O2 Arena (Millenium Dome), Greenwich, in London, United Kingdom, Haye is making it clear that he not only wants to move up to to the heavyweight division after his match […]
Sechew Powell- Is He The Real Deal?
March 3rd, 2008 Sechew Powell
By Nate Anderson: Last Friday night, light middleweight contender Sechew Powell (23-1, 14 KOs) overwhelmed opponent Kevin Finley (12-1-1, 9 KOs), whom he stopped in the 1st round at the Paragon Casino & Resort, in Marksville, Louisiana. My question is this: Is Powell as good as he looked against Finley, a fighter who had never […]
Echols Fights To Majority Draw With Walker
March 3rd, 2008 Boxing
By Manuel Perez: In a fight that was hardly close, super middleweight Antwun Echols (31-7-4, 27 KOs) fought to a 10-round majority draw with undefeated prospect Michael Walker (18-0-2, 12 KOs) on Friday night at the Paragon Casino & Resort, in Marksville, Louisiana. Walker, 29, was a last second replacement for Allan Green, who pulled […]
Martinez Decisions Garcia
March 3rd, 2008 Raul Martinez
By Manuel Perez: Undefeated super flyweight contender Raul Martinez (22-0, 13 KOs) won a lopsided 10-round unanimous decision over Benjamin Garcia (12-10-3, 13 KOs) to win the International Boxing Association bantamweight title at the Municipal Auditorium, in Harlingen, Texas. Garcia was knocked down twice in the third round and once in the fifth. The final […]
Salita TKOs Loque
March 3rd, 2008 Dmitriy Salita
By Eric Thomas: After 29 fights, unbeaten welterweight prospect Dmitry Salita (28-0-1, 16 KOs) is still trying to find his way to top level opposition. Last Thursday’s bout with Fabian Luque (21-7-4, 12 KOs), who Salita stopped in the 5th round of a scheduled 10-round bout at the Roseland Ballroom, in New York City, New […]
