Archive for June, 2009

By Simon Hirst: In the main event on HBO’s Boxing After Dark, Florida’s undefeated Andre Berto successfully defended his WBC welterweight title against Colombian southpaw Juan Urango in a 12 round unanimous decision.

By Eric Thomas: As lightweight Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KO’s) quickly approaches his June 27th bout against WBA light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik at the O2 Arena, in London, Khan revealed some shocking news when he said that he’s now interested in facing Ricky Hatton in the near future. Previously, Khan had said that he [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated heavyweight prospect Robert Helenius (8-0, 4 KO’s) took apart journeyman Scott Gammer (18-4-1, 9 KO’s) in a 6th round stoppage on Saturday night at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki, Finland. The 6’6 ½” Helenius, 25, knocked Gammer down four times in the fight, the final time coming in the 6th round [...]

By Erik Schmidt: EBU-EU light welterweight champion Giuseppe Lauri (48-6, 28 KO’s) defeated Finland’s Juho Tolppola (22-6, 9 KO’s) by a 10th round disqualification on Saturday night at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki, Finland. The fight was hilarious to watch due the constant fouling by Tolppola, who was penalized on two separate occasions for head [...]