All Entries Tagged With: "WBO"
Viloria vs. Romero headlines “Island Assault” PPV card
Brian Viloria defends his WBO flyweight title against Omar Nino Romero, with Julio Cesar Miranda and Rodel Mayol facing off in the co-feature on Integrated Sports PPV.
Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam and Max Bursak face off in France, Friday May 4
Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam and Max Bursak face off in France on Friday, with a minor WBO trinket on the line.
Dmitry Pirog defends his title against Nobuhiro Ishida on Tuesday, May 1
WBO middleweight titlist, Dmitry Pirog (19-0, 15 KOs) will defend his title against former jr. middleweight contender, Nobuhiro Ishida on Tuesday, May 1 at the Sport Complex Krylatskoe in Moscow, Russia.
Omar Narvaez drops back to super flyweight to defend his title against Jose Cabrera
Omar Narvaez defends his WBO super flyweight title against Jose Cabrera on Saturday night in Argentina.
Denis Lebedev Faces Sacrificial Lamb Shawn Cox Wednesday
Russian cruiserweight Denis Lebedev (23-1, 17 KOs) takes on another soft touch, older than his 32 years, when he faces 37-year-old fringe contender Shawn Cox (16-1, 15 KOs) of Barbados in Myakinino, Russia on Wednesday night.
WBO Suspends Juanma Lopez
WBO President, Francisco ‘Paco’ Valcarcel announced late yesterday that he has levied a one year suspension against former featherweight champ, Juan Manuel Lopez for his post-fight comments following last Saturday’s TKO 10 loss to Orlando Salido.
Orlando Salido vs. Juan Manuel Lopez: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Complete preview of the Orlando Salido-Juan Manuel Lopez featherweight title rematch in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Klitschko Stops Mormeck in Four, Retains Heavyweight Titles
Esprit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany – Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50 KOs), WBA/WBO/IBF heavyweight champion, made quick and easy work of overmatched challenger Jean Marc Mormeck (36-5, 22 KOs), scoring a dominant fourth round TKO victory in front of more than 50,000 excited fans in Germany. Mormeck, a 50-to-1 underdog in the fight, came out holding his [...]
Cruiserweights Ola Afolabi and Valery Brudov on Saturday, March 3rd
Cruiserweights Ola Afolabi (18-2-3, 8 KOs) and Valery Brudov (39-3, 28 KOs) will meet in the ring to compete for the interim WBO title belt. The bout will take place on the undercard of Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean Marc Mormeck on Saturday, March 3rd at the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Adrien Broner vs. Eloy Perez in a WBO Super Featherweight Title Bout on Saturday, February 25th
Adrien “The Problem” Broner (22-0, 18 KOs) will make his first title defense against Eloy “The Prince” Perez (23-0-2, 7 KOs) on Saturday, February 25th. The WBO super featherweight title bout will take place at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri and will air on HBO’s Boxing After Dark series at 10pm ET/PT.
Nathan Cleverly to Restore British Pride in Cardiff this Weekend
The Boxing Tribune’s Geoff Poundes previews this Saturday’s WBO light heavyweight title bout between champ, Nathan Cleverly and Tommy Karpency.
Marquez to return on April 21 against Cesar Cuenca
Zanfer Promotions, the promoter of record for Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KOs), has reported he will make his return to the ring on April 21 when he takes on the light-punching, Argentinean southpaw, Cesar Cuenca (42-0, 1 KO) in Mexico. Marquez, who lost a close split decision to Manny Pacquiao in November, was in [...]
Kaliesha West is Ready to Lead Women’s Boxing Into the Spotlight
As the sun breaks the horizon in the East, “Joe and Jane Boxing Fan” reluctantly rise from their beds and shuffle around the kitchen in a subdued haze. When Joe and Jane finally leave for work in the morning, Kaliesha West might be gutting out the last few rounds of sparring for the day, only [...]
Nonito Donaire vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. to Co-Headline HBO Boxing, Saturday February 4th
Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (27-1, 18KOs) vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1-1, 18KOs), in the junior featherweight division, will be featured as one part of a doubleheader put on by Top Rank, who has dubbed this fight card “Welcome to the Future.” The other part will feature a WBC middleweight title bout with Julio Cesar [...]
Provodnikov Wins In Six On Great Fight Night: FNF Recap
By Fox Doucette Russian prospect Ruslan Provodnikov (21-1, 14 KOs) continued his climb through the ranks on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, winning a minor WBO trinket at junior welterweight in a 6th round KO of severely overmatched local journeyman David Torres (21-3-2, 13 KOs), who has only one win in his last six fights. In [...]
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