Niida Destroys Varela
March 3rd, 2008 Tags: Yutaka Niida
By Tim Williams: WBA minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida (23-1-3, 9 KOs) stopped challenger Jose Luis Varela (15-4, 7 KOs) in the sixth round on Saturday night at the Korakuen Hall, in Tokyo, Japan. In the sixth round, Niida, 29, nailed Varela with a hard left hook to his midsection, which instantly hurt Varela causing him […]
Pabon Defeats Garcia
March 3rd, 2008 Tags: Boxing
By Dan Ambrose: Once beaten light welterweight prospect Jesus Pabon (12-1, 8 KOs) won an easy 8-round unanimous decision over Daniel Garcia (9-7-1, 7 KOs) on Friday night at the Paragon Casino & Resort, in Marksville, Louisiana. The fight had mismatch written all over it from the get go, as Pabon, 27, overwhelmed the limited […]
Tajbert Decisions Escalona
March 3rd, 2008 Tags: Boxing
By Eric Schmidt: Undefeated super featherweight Vitali Tajbert (15-0, 6 KOs) defeated Spain’s Jesus Garcia Escalona (15-1, 6 KOs) by a narrow 12-round unanimous decision on Friday night to capture the EBU-EU (European Union) super featherweight title at the Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, in Hamburg, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 115-113, 115-114 and 115-113. I had […]
Tyson-Holyfield: Does This Fight Interest The Public?
March 2nd, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson
By Sargon Solomon: It’s been almost three years since former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) last fought, a time in which he quit in the 6th round against Kevin McBride. Following that defeat, Tyson walked away from boxing, stating that he no longer wanted to continue if he could no […]
Guerrero Crushes Litzau
March 2nd, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Robert Guerrero, Jason Litzau
By Christopher Ferris: IBF featherweight champion Robert Guerrero (22-1-1, 15 KOs) totally dominated challenger Jason Litzau (23-2, 19 KOs), battering him around the ring at will before stopping him in the 8th round of scheduled 12-round bout on Friday night at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, in Lemoore, California. The end came in the […]
Walker Stops Wilson
March 1st, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Travis Walker, TJ Wilson
By Nick Adams: Hard-punching 6′4″ 236 lb heavyweight contender Travis Walker (27-1-1, 21 KOs) got revenge for a 15-second 1st round knockout loss last October to heavyweight TJ Wilson (12–2, 8 KOs) on Friday night when he stopped Wilson in the 2nd round at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, in Lemoore, California. Walker, 27, […]
Kentikian Destroys Goodson
March 1st, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Susi Kentikian
By Jim Dower: Undefeated WBA Female flyweight/ WIBF Womens International Boxing Federation flyweight Suzi Kentikian (20-0, 15 KOs) successfully defended her titles with a 3rd round stoppage of challenger Sarah Goodson (26-16-1, 4 KOs) on Friday night at the Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, in Hamburg, Germany. Kentikian, 20, hurt Goodson with a series of a body shots […]
