The world of boxing is an exciting place when announcements are made and bouts take place. This past week has shown that with some great bouts and some really exciting news being announced. Announcements- The first major news announcement for the week regarding the Asian scene is that terms have been reached for a rematch between WBO Bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales … [Read more...]
Vazquez, Shiming, Sonsona prevail in Macau’s Ring of Gold
Miguel Vazquez (34-3, 13 KOs) made the sixth defense of his IBF lightweight title Saturday by scoring a unanimous decision over Russia's Denis Shafikov (33-1-1, 18 KOs) in Macau, China. Vazquez moved and boxed effectively, as expected, but also seemed intent upon winging wide uppercuts to try and catch the forward-leaning and ever-pursuing Shafikov. The uppercuts delivered … [Read more...]
BODY BLOW #155: I HEART BRANDON RIOS
BODY BLOW #155: I HEART BRANDON RIOS Show Notes: R.I.P NICK CHARLES 1. Rios vs. Antillon Breakdown 2. Cintron vs Molina Breakdown 3. Lara vs Williams Breakdown 4. Ramos vs Shimoda Breakdown 5. Bute vs Mendy Breakdown Master Feeds for all the shows on www.whatchataliknbout.com Call in line: (707) 276-6479 Email Address: bodyblowpodcast@gmail.com Forums: … [Read more...]
Jobbed in Jersey! Williams tops Lara via controversial decision; Other results from Atlantic City
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey-- Paul Williams (40-2, 27 Kos) notched a controversial majority decision over Erislandy Lara (15-1-1, 10 KOs) in one of the most horrendously bad decisions in recent history. Even over the first six rounds, the former Cuban amateur star, Lara, found his rhythm and began to cleanly and clearly outwork an earnest, but very vulnerable … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune’s Fights of the Week
by Paul Magno If not for the ridiculously self-defeating craziness of HBO and Showtime programming cards on the same day, at the same time, Saturday would be an outstanding day of boxing with some very competitive and interesting contests taking place. As it is, though, fans will have to choose which show to watch live and which gets saved for later. Still, there's plenty of … [Read more...]