3/13 – Cosme Rivera (37-19-3, 25 KO’s) vs. Sergey Lipinets (5-0, 4 KO’s) – A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, USA Rivera’s in his 22nd year as a pro, and the guy isn’t even 40 years old yet. Though his best years are behind him, he hasn’t slowed down, and fought four times in 2014. The undefeated Lipinets is new to boxing, but the former world kickboxing champ has … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: September 19th – 20th, 2014
9/19 – Omar Andres Narvaez (42-1-2, 23 KO’s) vs. Felipe Orucuta (29-2, 24 KO’s) - Anfiteatro Municipal, Villa Maria, Cordoba, Argentina Narvaez’s one misstep was against Nonito Donaire at the highest weight of his career. That bout aside, he’s been a dominant flyweight and super flyweight champion with 28 victories in world title bouts. Currently, he’s the WBO World super … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – May 30th – June 4th 2014
5/30 - Francesco Pianeta (29-1-1, 16 KO’s) vs. Mickael Vieira (14-3-1, 7 KO’s) - Energie Verbund-Arena, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany In his second contest back since Wlad stopped him a year ago, Pianeta looks to add to his German International heavyweight title when he faces Vieira, who makes his 12 round debut, for the vacant WBO European heavyweight title. In December he … [Read more...]
Darren Barker, Lee Purdy headline Wembley card Saturday night, George Groves also featured
Matchroom Boxing brings fight action back to London this Saturday night where Darren Barker and Lee Purdy headline a card at the Wembley Arena, broadcast live on SKY Sports. Darren Barker (24-1, 15 KO’s) will meet Simone Rotolo (35-3, 15 KO’s) in the main event, contested for the vacant IBF Intercontinental middleweight championship. Barker is coming off a fourth round … [Read more...]
Guzman Returns, Soliman Wins ; The Rest of Friday’s Action
Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -- Former super bantamweight and super featherweight world titlist, Joan Guzman (31-0-1, 18 KOs) stopped journeyman, Florencio Castellano (17-5, 13 KOs) in the first round of their welterweight contest, scheduled for twelve. It was Gizman's first bout in eleven months. The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, … [Read more...]