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Spivey and Witherspoon Win: Ringside Fight Coverage from AC
Ringside coverage and photos by Gary Purfield Dee Lee Promotions hosted the “Super Brawl” Saturday night from the Tropicana Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City. The title “Super Brawl” was not an overstatement, as the main event pitted all action and Philadelphia fan favorite Victor Vasquez, against Virginia Beach’s veteran Dorin Spivey in a ten [...]
Chavez Jr. and Donaire notch hard fought victories
photo and story by Kelsey McCarson SAN ANTONIO — As they piled into the Alamo Dome Saturday night, fight fans were greeted with the usual assortment of t-shirts and promotional trinkets to purchase. Lines were stacked with anxious and eager buyers of keepsakes to remember they were there. Hanging on the rack, with bold Mexican [...]
Hernandez Decisions Steve Cunningham in Grueling Fight, Retains IBF Title
Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany – IBF cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (26-1, 13 KOs) came out the winner by wide margins, but in an extremely close fight with former champion, Steve “U.S.S.” Cunningham (24-4, 12 KOs). The two met in the ring last October, with Hernandez escaping with the title by way of fortuitous 6-round [...]
Scott Quigg Retains British Title in the Ninth, But Takes A Count En Route
By Geoff Poundes Scott Quigg marched on in his quest for a world title shot tonight when he eventually out-worked and out-punched the game but overpowered Welshman Jamie Arthur in Bolton, England tonight. Quigg (24-0, 17 KOs), defended his British super-bantam title in decent style, despite suffering a flash knockdown in the fourth round, and [...]
Isaac Chilemba Makes Statement vs. Edison Miranda: FNF Recap
By Fox Doucette Isaac Chilemba (19-1-1, 9 KOs) took a big step in establishing himself at light heavyweight with a convincing ten-round decision win over Edison Miranda (35-7, 30 KOs) in Las Vegas on ESPN2′s Friday Night Fights series. In the co-feature, Rances Barthelemy (15-0, 11 KOs) did what he was supposed to do in [...]
USS Cunningham Sets Sail for Redemption
By Gary Purfield This Saturday from Fraport Arena in Frankfurt, Germany, Steve Cunningham (24-3, 12 KOs) will once again try to regain what he believes is rightfully his. Cunningham, an American Cruiserweight who is forced to fight in Germany because the American boxing public has very little interest in those just south of 200lbs, will [...]
“Sólo Boxeo Tecate” Features a Doubleheader Saturday, February 4th
Golden Boy Promotions presents its first “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” event of 2012 with co-headlining fights featuring Ronny Rios (16-0, 7KOs) vs. Jeremy McLaurin (9-2, 5KOs) in the super featherweight division and Alejandro Perez (15-3-1, 10KOs) vs. Derrick Wilson (9-2-2, 3KOs) in the featherweight division. Both eight-round bouts will be aired on the TeleFutura broadcast at [...]
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. May Be Better Than You Think
by Kelsey McCarson At the press conference following his impressive fifth round TKO over Peter Manfredo Jr. last November, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., along with promoter Bob Arum, were peppered with a litany of questions surrounding who the fighter’s next opponent would be. As is the case most often, promoter and fighter spoke of lining [...]
Nonito Donaire vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. to Co-Headline HBO Boxing, Saturday February 4th
Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (27-1, 18KOs) vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1-1, 18KOs), in the junior featherweight division, will be featured as one part of a doubleheader put on by Top Rank, who has dubbed this fight card “Welcome to the Future.” The other part will feature a WBC middleweight title bout with Julio Cesar [...]
Wale Omotoso vs. Nestor Ramos, Saturday February 4th
Australian prospect Wale Omotoso (20-0, 17KOs) will face the very green Nestor Ramos (2-1, 1KO) on the undercard of Top Rank’s “Welcome to the Future” fight card. The main event will feature a doubleheader with a WBC middleweight title bout with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31KOs) vs. Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46KOs) and Nonito [...]
Hall of Fame Trainer Angelo Dundee Passes Away at 90
Angelo Dundee, trainer of more than 15 world champions throughout his career, died on Wednesday evening. He was 90. Dundee, who was most known for his work with Muhammad Ali, also worked with Carmen Basilio, Jose Napoles, Sugary Ray Leonard, George Foreman, Jimmy Ellis, and Willie Pastrano. Dundee was inducted into the International Boxing Hall [...]
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. & Marco Antonio Rubio Headline HBO Boxing, Saturday February 4th
The Top Rank fight card “Welcome to the Future” will feature a WBC middleweight title bout with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31KOs) facing Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46KOs) on Saturday, February 4th. Co-headlining will be Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18KOs) vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1-1, 18KOs) in the junior featherweight division. The doubleheader will air [...]
Scott Quigg And Rendall Munroe Set Up Future Super-Bantam Clash Saturday Night
By Geoff Poundes On Saturday night Scott Quigg defends his British super-bantamweight title against Welshman Jamie Arthur at The Reebok Centre in Bolton, England. Quigg has been groomed for stardom since turning pro back in 2007. Despite a short-lived 12 fight amateur career, the 23-year-old Mancunian has always looked the part–racing to a 23-fight unbeaten [...]
Mayweather selects Cotto as May 5 opponent at the MGM Grand
WBC welterweight champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr., has selected WBA jr. middleweight champion Miguel Cotto as his opponent for May 5 at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather made the announcement at his licensing hearing earlier today. Cotto, who became a promotional free agent on December 31, had entered into negotiations with WBO welterweight [...]
Vanes Martirosyan vs. Troy Lowry, Saturday February 4th
Prospect Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan (31-0, 19KOs) will face journeyman Troy “TNT” Lowry (28-11, 17KOs) on the undercard of Top Rank’s “Welcome to the Future” fight card. The main event will feature a doubleheader with a WBC middleweight title bout with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31KOs) vs. Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46KOs) and Nonito Donaire [...]
