Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii-- Brian Viloria (29-3, 16 KOs) won his third world title in two divisions by unseating defending WBO flyweight champ, Julio Cesar Miranda (35-6-1, 28 KOs) via unanimous decision by scores of 117-110, 114-113, and 115-113. Olympia-Eissportzentrum, Munich, Bayern, Germany-- Marco Huck (33-1, 24 KOs) made the seventh defense of his WBO … [Read more...]
Groves beats Degale, Cleverly Retains; Results from O2 Arena
O2 Arena, London, England-- The blazing-hot out-of-ring rivalry between Olympic gold medalist, James Degale (10-1, 8 KOs) and George Groves (13-0, 10 KOs) resulted in a rather bland, uneventful twelve round majority decision in favor of Groves. DeGale came out boxing with swagger, stalking a passive Grove, who looked intimidated by the event. But, as rounds passed, DeGale … [Read more...]
DeGale and Groves Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are
Olympic gold medalist, James DeGale (10-0, 8 KOs) and bitter rival, George Groves (12-0, 10 KOs) have taken their feud to an even higher level by agreeing to a "winner take all" side bet for their bout Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, England. The DeGale-Groves feud has been simmering for years, from the time they were gym mates, right through to Groves decisioning … [Read more...]
In a Perfect World…(The Junior Welters)
by Paul Magno In a perfect world, boxing's fiercest battles would take place inside the ring and the sport's sanctioning bodies would actually facilitate quality match-ups rather than get in the way.... In a perfect world, promoters and managers would realize that making fan-friendly fights will bring in more cash than coddling their fighters with meaningless easy fights and … [Read more...]
Midweek Hangover – A Step in the Right Direction
by Chris Milton On September the 18th, the British boxing public will potentially have one of the biggest and most exciting cards ever to have graced our shores. Fresh off his new TV deal with Sky Sports, Frank Warren has loaded most of his starts onto one card in the hope of reigniting British Boxing. Top of the bill is the grudge match between EBU middleweight champ … [Read more...]