by Fox Doucette The IBF light heavyweight title fight scheduled for August 11 between champion Tavoris Cloud (24-0, 19 KOs) and Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KOs) has been postponed; ESPN's Dan Rafael reports that Pascal had to pull out of the fight with an injury to his right hand suffered in training. Promoter Yvon Michel, whose GYM Promotions had been putting on the original … [Read more...]
The Sh-t List: The Biggest Screw Jobs of the Last Five Years
By Alphonso Costello There should be no shame in losing a fight, unless you quit or make up an excuse like breaking your toe. The boxing media will never forgive you for that and will constantly remind you every chance they get. On Saturday night many of us witnessed one of the biggest screw jobs in boxing history. It wasn't the worst, but the cries of corruption are loud … [Read more...]
Cloud Takes Home Split-Decision Over Campillo
by Kelsey McCarson CORPUS CHRISTI -- On Friday, at the official weigh-in for the fight, Tavoris Cloud (24-0, 19 KOs) went back and forth between pacing around like a caged animal and trying to contain himself to one place sitting on a chair. He wore a scowl and emitted the kind of guttural noises one would expect from a man that fights the way he does. He didn’t want to be … [Read more...]
Williams Blanks Ishida; Cloud Escapes with Controversial Decision (Quick Results from Corpus Christi)
Check Back for a detailed, on-site report from Kelsey McCarson American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas-- Paul Williams (41-2, 27 KOs) scored a shutout against Japan's Nobuhiro Ishida (24-7-2, 9 KOs) via scores of 120-108 all the way around. In the co-feature, Tavoris Cloud (24-0, 19 KOs) scored a controversial split decision win over Grabriel Campillo (21-4-1, … [Read more...]
Williams-Ishida, Cloud-Campillo Make Weight; Arreola Heaviest in last Five Fights (Exclusive Photos)
by Kelsey McCarson CORPUS CHRISTI -- All four fighters scheduled to appear on Showtime's televised boxing matches this weekend made weight. Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KOs) was all smiles as he took to the scales. After milling around with fight fans, posing for photos and taking some time to chat it up with some pretty happy kids, Williams weighed in a pound and a half … [Read more...]