By Sam Gregory: The heavyweight division has always been considered the flagship of professional boxing. Names like Ali, Foreman, Louis, Dempsey and Frazier have always been synonymous with heavy hitting. Through the 20’s and 30’s and even into the 1980’s the heavyweight division was home to the most exciting bouts ever fought. Heavyweights were always the main event and fight fans usually didn’t bother to take their sets at a match until the big guys stepped through the ropes.
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Up and Coming Heavyweight Travis Kauffman
By Sam Gregory: I had the chance to speak to undefeated heavyweight prospect Travis Kauffman today, just home from his fight in Anaheim last Saturday night where Travis fought on the undercard of the Darchinyan-Arce fight scoring a first round TKO win and improving his record to 16 wins with no loses; 13 of the wins coming by way of KO.
Thompson Boxing Promotions Inks Unbeaten Lopez
Just one month shy of making his boxing professional debut one year ago, featherweight Abraham Lopez (5-0, 4KO’s) has signed with southern California-based Thompson Boxing Promotions.
Norton Defeats Dolan
By Nate Anderson: BBofC British cruiserweight champion Rob Norton (31-4-1, 19 KOs) successfully defended his title on Friday night defeating former “Prize Fighter” heavyweight finalist David Dolan (11-2, 4 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision at the Aston Events Centre, in Birmingham, West Midlands. The bout saw both fighters down, with Norton being knocked down three times and Dolan twice.
Porter Defeats Jones
By Dave Lahr: In a sloppy fight that showed little skill from both fighters, undefeated light middleweight prospect Shawn Porter (5-0, 4 KOs) defeated Cory Jones (4-4, 1 KOs) by a four-round decision last night at the Wicomico Civic Center, in Salisbury, Maryland. The final judges’ scores were 40-33, 40-33, 39-35, all for the 21-year-old Porter.
News: Spina, Gockel Press Quotes
Joey Spina: “I’m excited to fight again and I thank Matt for coming here. My name‘s ‘KO Kid’ and I knockout everybody. He’s just another victim, another number.”
TOMORROW! Darchinyan & Arce Official Weigh-In – 11 am PT – News
World Super Flyweight Champion VIC “Raging Bull” DARCHINYAN and World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super flyweight champion JORGE “Travieso” ARCE will have their Official Weigh-in Tomorrow! Friday, February 6, in the Honda Center (2965 East Katella Avenue, Anaheim, Calif. 92806.) Doors open at 10 a.m. Darchinyan and Arce will step on the scale at 11 a.m. The public is invited to attend, free of charge.
Salam Defeats Horton
By Nate Anderson: Nigerian super middleweight Tony Salam (8-1, 4 KOs) defeated Richard Horton (6-2, 1 KOs) by a 4th round TKO to win the vacant BBBofC Southern Area super middleweight title on Saturday night at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, in London. The bout was stopped in the 4th round after a nasty cut opened up over the left eye of Horton. The referee then marched Horton over to the ringside doctor, who advised that the fight be stopped. At 1:23, Richard James Davies officially stopped the bout.
Janik Stops Hudon
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 of shots as Hudon stood covering up on the ropes.
News: Camacho-Molina, Corley-Galli; Hall Flags at Half-Staff for Johansson
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.