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...]
Ramos and Decarie Do Enough; The Rest of Friday’s Action
Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey-- Rico Ramos (19-0, 10 KOs) showed the raw skills and abilities of a top prospect against the rugged Alejandro Valdez (23-5-3, 17 KOs) on Showtime's ShoBox program, but didn't shine the way many had anticipated. Ramos controlled the first half of the ten-rounder with his speed and athleticism, but Valdez slowly worked his way … [Read more...]
Chambers-Rossy in IBF Eliminator, 2/11
In a February 11th IBF eliminator at Bally's Atlantic City, heavyweights Eddie Chambers (35-2, 18 KOs) and Derrick Rossy (25-2, 14 KOs) will meet in a rematch of their 2007 encounter. In their first bout, Chambers stopped Rossy via TKO in the seventh round. Since that defeat, Rossy has gone 10-1, with his lone defeat coming via TKO 5 to Alexander Dimitrenko in 2008. In that … [Read more...]
Shumenov Impresses, Dominates Uzelkov
Despite being floored in the first round by a solid left hook from Ukrainian challenger Viacheslav Uzelkov (22-1, 14 KO), Beibut Shumenov (10-1, 6 KO) managed to climb up from the canvas and cruise his way to a comprehensive unanimous decision victory in 110 degree heat at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California. In his first defense of the WBA light … [Read more...]