Archive for February, 2009

By Jim Dower: After a poor 2008 in which he lost twice, lightweight contender Michael Katsidis (24-2, 20 KOs) got back in the winning ways on Saturday night, defeating Spaniard Angel Hugo Ramirez (19-5-2, 8 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision at the Cebu Coliseum, in Cebu City, Philippines. The final judges’ scores were 98-87, [...]

By Manuel Perez: In a controversial ending, Jorge Solis (37-1-2, 27 KOs) stopped Monty Meza Clay (28-2, 19 KOs) in the 5th round in a IBF Featherweight Title Eliminator on Saturday night at the Auditorio Telmex de UG, Zapopan, in Jalisco, Mexico. Trailing four rounds to none and looking poor in the fight, Solis, 29, [...]

By Manuel Perez: Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) received a scare on Saturday night, beating the unknown Freudis Rojas (1-8-1, 1 KOs) by a 3rd round disqualification at the Auditorio Telmex de UG, Zapopan, in Jalisco, Mexico. The bout ended in the 3rd round after Rojas was Rojas DQ’d after rushing forward, lowering his [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Welterweight contender Antonin Decarie (21-0, 6 KOs) defeated journeyman Dorin Spivey (35-6, 28 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. The final judges’ scores were 119-105, 118-105, and 118-108.

By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten Polish cruiserweight prospect Lukasz Janik (12-0, 6 KOs) took out Canadian Martin Hudon (2-2-1, 2 KOs) in the 4th round on Friday night at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Janik, 23, hurt Hudon with a hard left hand early in the 4th round, and then buried him with a flurry [...]

By Dan Ambrose: In a rare decision loss for a Canadian fighter, Herman Ngoudjo (17-3, 9 KOs) was defeated by Colombian Juan Urango (21-1-1, 16 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Friday night for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) light welterweight title at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada. The final judges’ scores were [...]

At 7:30 A.M. today, Punxsutawney Phil — the Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of all Prognosticators — emerged from his burrow at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Penn., and proclaimed, in his native Groundhogese, that JORGE “Travieso” ARCE’S reign as the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) interim super flyweight champion would last less than six days, until Saturday, [...]

East Rutherford, NJ- Former Junior-Welterweight champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley will face Wilson Enrique Galli of Uruguay in the ten-round main event of the February 3 Darwish Brothers Knockout Promotions show entitled “Knockout Night” at the Meadowlands Sheraton Hotel in East Rutherford, NJ.