MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada-- It took Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) nearly two years to avenge his controversial loss to Timothy Bradley (31-1, 12 KOs), but he did so Saturday night with an equally decisive victory that was, fortunately, scored correctly this time. Judges' final tallies were 116-112, 116-112, and an off-the-mark 118-110-- all for … [Read more...]
Pacquiao – Bradley 2: The Undercard
Raymundo Beltran (28-6-1, 17 KO’s) vs. Arash Usmanee (20-1-1, 10 KO’s) Raymundo Beltran should have been the lightweight champion of the world, but a bum decision in Scotland last September left him with a disputed draw with WBO lightweight champ Ricky Burns. Burns has since lost the title to Terence Crawford and Beltran has the opportunity to grab the WBO NABF lightweight … [Read more...]
Joan Guzman vs. Khabib Allakhverdiev at “Beatdown 2012”: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Tomorrow night, the vacant WBA light welterweight championship will be on the line when two undefeated fighters meet in the main event at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Dominican born Brooklynite Joan Guzman (33-0-1, 1 NC, 20 KO’s) will meet Russian IBO light welterweight champion Khabib Allakhverdiev (17-0, 8 KO’s) in the main event of “Beatdown 2012”, an event … [Read more...]
Boxing Rankings Updates: Lopez Debuts, Matthysse and Ioka Move Up, More…
There were several changes in the world rankings this week and a couple of fighters made their Top 10 debuts. Josesito Lopez, with his upset RTD9 win over Victor Ortiz, makes his debut in the welterweight division at #8. Ortiz, who was ranked fifth, falls to #9. To accommodate the move, Paulie Malignaggi falls from #9 to #10 and Jan Zaveck falls from the Top 10. At junior … [Read more...]
Russian Prospect Khabib Allakhverdiev Gets Tough Test with Kaizer Mabuza
By Gary Purfield Wednesday in Moscow, Russia former title challenger Kaizer Mabuza (24-8-3, 15 KO) tries to keep his career moving while Khabib Allakhverdiev (16-0, 7 KO) looks to remain unbeaten by adding the biggest name of his young career to his resume. Allakhverdiev, a native of Russia began his career on American soil before returning home to Russia for the majority … [Read more...]