John Duddy Decisions Charles Howe
June 30th, 2008 John Duddy
By Sean Mcdaniel: In somewhat of a comeback fight, undefeated middleweight contender John Duddy (25-0, 17 KOs) defeated Charles Howe (17-5-2, 9 KOs) by a one-sided 10-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the The Castle, in Boston, Massachusetts. The final judges’ scores were 100-90, 100-90 and 100-90. However, despite winning the fight by […]
Steven Luevano and Mario Santiago Fight Scored a Draw
June 30th, 2008 Steven Luevano
By Eric Thomas: Making his third defense of his World Boxing Organization featherweight title, champion Steven Luevano (35-1-1, 15 KOs) was forced to settle for a draw with his 10th ranked WBO challenger Mario Santiago (19-1-1, 14 KOs), and should consider himself lucky that he escaped with that on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay […]
Nestor Rocha Defeats Jose Angel Beranza
June 30th, 2008 Boxing
By Manuel Perez: Bantamweight contender Nestor Rocha (19-1, 6 KOs) won a 10-round unanimous decision over the always tough Jose Angel Beranza (30-13-2, 25 KOs) on Friday night at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California. Rocha, 25, looked good in the early rounds, landing well to the body and keeping Beranza, 32, […]
Francisco Lorenzo Defeats Humberto Soto On Disqualification
June 30th, 2008 Humberto Soto
By Michael Lieberman: Super featherweight Humberto Soto (44-7-2, 28 KOs) got a particularly raw deal on Saturday night when he was disqualified in the 4th round by referee Joe Cortez after landing a glancing left hand blow to the top of his opponent Francisco Lorenzo’s (33-4, 14 KOs) head, whom had just gone down […]
Julio Cesar Garcia Stops Jose Medina in 1st round KO!
June 30th, 2008 Boxing
By Tony Krebs: Making his first ring appearance since last June, former light middleweight prospect, now fighting as a super middleweight Julio Cesar Garcia (41-3, 35 KOs) stopped Jose Medina (14-12, 10 KOs) in the 1st round on Friday night at the War Memorial Auditorium, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The fight was over with the […]
Antwone Smith Stops Juan Camilo Novoa
June 30th, 2008 Boxing
By Aaron Klein: Exciting but deeply flawed welterweight prospect Antwone Smith (12-1-1, 8 KOs) was too much for his 26 year-old Colombian counterpart Juan Camilo Novoa (13-2, 11 KOs), taking him out with a flurry of punches in the 4th round of a scheduled 8-round bout on Friday night at the War Memorial Auditorium, in […]
Breidis Prescott Edges Richard Abril
June 30th, 2008 Boxing
By Aaron Klein: Making his first appearance in the United States, undefeated Colombian lightweight knockout artist Breidis Prescott (19-0, 17 KOs) defeated former Cuban amateur star Richard Abril (10-1-1, 5 KOs) by a 10-round split decision on Friday night at the War Memorial Auditorium, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The final judges’ scores were 95-94, […]
Manny Pacquiao Destroys David Diaz
June 29th, 2008 David Diaz, Manny Pacquiao
By Jim Dower: As most people expected, Manny Pacquiao (47-3-2, 36 KOs) did what he had to do on Saturday night, beating WC lightweight champion David Diaz (34-2-1, 17 KOs) by a one-sided 9th round KO at the Mandalay Bay Casino & Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight had little in the way of […]
Manny Pacquiao Beats David Diaz
June 29th, 2008 Boxing, David Diaz, Manny Pacquiao
He came. He Saw. He conquered…again! MANNY PACQUIAO, for the second time this year, in as many fights and in as many divisions, walked away from the ring victorious with a world title belt. After dethroning WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez in March — a “Fight of the Year” […]
Monte Barrett Crushes Tye Fields in 1st round KO
June 29th, 2008 Tye Fields, Monte Barrett
By Tony Krebs: 37 year-old heavyweight Monte Barrett (34-6, 20 KOs) pulled off a stunning 1st round KO of the giant 6′8″ Tye Fields (41-2, 37 KOs) tonight in a bout scheduled for 10 rounds at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fields, 33, who has built up an impressive knockout […]
Matthew Marsh Defeats Esham Pickering
June 29th, 2008 Boxing, Esham Pickering
By Nate Anderson: In a punching display that reminded me of a prime Ricky Hatton, super bantamweight Matthew Marsh (10-1, 1 KOs) out-slugged champion Esham Pickering (22-7, 13 KOs), defeating him over 10 toughly competitive rounds to win a 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, in London. Marsh, a […]
Abner Mares Decisions Jonathan Arias
June 28th, 2008 Abner Mares
By Jason Kim: Undefeated bantamweight contender Abner Mares (17-0, 10 KOs) continued with his upward climb in the bantamweight division with an impressive 10-round unanimous decision over Jonathan Arias (13-2, 6 KOs) on Friday night at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California. The final judges’ scores were 98-91, 99-89 and 99-89. […]
Jermain Taylor vs. Carl Froch?
June 28th, 2008 Jermain Taylor, Carl Froch
By Nate Anderson: In the latest boxing news, WBC super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe has decided to vacate his WBC title, leaving it open for the next available contenders, in this case Carl Froch (23-0, 19 KOs) and former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-2-1, 17 KOs), now fighting as a super middleweight. However, it’s […]
Vanes Martirosyan Decisions Angel Hernandez
June 28th, 2008 Vanes Martirosyan
By Michael Lieberman: Undefeated light middleweight prospect Vanes Martirosyan (20-0, 13 KOs) won an easy 10-round unanimous decision over veteran Angel Hernandez (28-7, 16 KOs) on Thursday night at the Orleans Hotel & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Martirosyan, 22, knocked Hernandez down once in the fight, dropping him with a thudding right uppercut in […]
Anthony Peterson Defeats Fernando Trejo
June 27th, 2008 Anthony Peterson
By Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated lightweight contender Anthony Peterson (27-0, 19 KOs) won a workmanlike 12-round unanimous decision last night over Fernando Trejo (30-14-4, 18 KOs) to win the interim NABF lightweight title at the Orleans Hotel & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The final judges’ scores were 120-108, 119-109 and 120-108. Despite winning the fight […]
Edison Miranda = A Weaker Julian Jackson
June 27th, 2008 Julian Jackson
By Eric Thomas: Former three time middleweight/junior middleweight champion Julian Jackson (55-6, 49 KOs) has always been a favorite of mine, a fighter who fought in the 80s to mid 90s and known for his many knockouts, with many of them coming from a single punch. To this day, he is still regarded by […]
Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr. In September?
June 27th, 2008 Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
By William MacKay: In the latest boxing news, five-time world champion boxer Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) is saying that he’ll be fighting Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) likely in September, and that the fight will possibly be taking place in Las Vegas rather than Calzaghe’s native Wales. This bout will be Calzaghe’s last […]
Diaz Stops Torres
June 27th, 2008 Julio Diaz
By Chet Mills: Former two-time lightweight champion Julio Diaz (35-4, 26 KOs) was far too much for his over-matched opponent David Torres (20-1, 13 KOs), taking him out in the 5th round of a badly one-sided fight that was scheduled for 10-rounds at the Playboy Mansion, in Beverly Hills, California, on Wednesday night. Diaz, 28, […]
Buchanan Stops Norman
June 27th, 2008 Boxing
By Chet Mills: In a long overdue rematch, super middleweight Henry Buchanan (17-1, 12 KOs) once again stopped Brian Norman (16-8, 4 KOs), this time in the 9th round of a scheduled 10-round bout on Wednesday night at the Playboy Mansion, in Beverly Hills, California. After a fairly contest first three rounds of the fight, […]
What Does Pacquiao Prove By Beating Diaz?
June 26th, 2008 David Diaz, Manny Pacquiao
By Nate Anderson: As this Saturday’s bout between Manny Pacquiao (46-3-2, 35 KOs) and David Diaz (34-1-1, 17 KOs) draws closer, I find myself wondering what’s the point in Pacquiao even wasting his time by moving up and fighting Diaz for his WBC lightweight title. There seems to be no logic to it, since Diaz […]
