For a report on the Pavlik-Jaco bout, click HERE For a report on the Linares-Thompson bout, click HERE Doomben Racecourse, Ascot, Queensland, Australia-- Heavyweight, Kevin Johnson (26-1-1, 12 KOs) stopped Australia's Alex Leapai (25-4-3, 20 KOs) in the ninth round of their scheduled twelve. Gymnase Jean Richepin, Noisy-le-Grand, Seine-Saint-Denis, … [Read more...]
Uchiyama-Solis, Caballero-Hosono, Ioka-Chalermchai Fight Results from Japan (with Full Videos)
Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan-- WBA super featherweight champ, Takashi Uchiyama (18-0, 15 KOs) stopped Mexican interim WBA super featherweight titlist, Jorge Solis (40-4-2, 29 KOs) in the eleventh round to unify both of the organization's 130 lb. belts. At the time of the knockout, Uchiyama was ahead on all three judges' scorecards: 99-91, 98-92, 98-92. Watch full fight … [Read more...]
Nobuo Nashiro vs. Petch Twins Gym, Saturday December 31st
Nobuo Nashiro (15-4-1, 9KOs) will take on Petch Twins Gym (9-7-1, 7KOs) in Osaka, Japan. The super flyweight bout will take place on Saturday, December 31st. Nashiro lost the WBA super flyweight title in a rematch bout with Hugo Fidel Cazares in 2010. In 2011, he had two chances to obtain the WBC superflyweight title. He faced two top five fighters in Tomas Rojas and … [Read more...]
Trout Trumps Alvarez in Jalisco; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Photo by Etzel Espinosa–Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico-- Austin Trout (22-0, 13 KOs), in a competent, professional effort, controlled his jr. middleweight contest with Rigoberto Alvarez (26-3, 19 KOs) and came away with a one-sided unanimous decision for a WBA 154 lb. belt. Alvarez, fighting in his hometown, never managed to get by a basic … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Fight of the Week: Nobuo Nashiro vs. Tomas Rojas
by The Boxing Tribune Nobuo Nashiro (14-2-1, 9 KOs) vs. Tomas Rojas (34-12-1, 23 KOs), a WBC super flyweight title bout between two of the division's best, is an interesting match-up of two fighters who are arriving at the same place, but have taken very different paths to get there. While Japan's Nashiro was cutting to the front of the professional line and winning his … [Read more...]