UNCASVILLE, Connecticut – ESPN’s Friday Night Fights card on Friday February 10 at Mohegan Sun Arena was originally intended to be a showcase of a pair of prospects with a shining upside. Although both Demetrius Andrade and Raymond “Tito” Serrano defeated their opponents with relative ease, they did so against adversaries that offered little in […]
Andre “S.O.G” Ward Dominates, Wins Super Six!
December 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Vicky Villa Photos by Geoimagez The Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, played host to the final bout of Showtime’s Super Six Tournament where Andre Ward defeated Carl Froch in a convincing unanimous decision, in front of a crowd of about 5600 fans. The fight brings an end to a two year […]
Caballero Retains Belt in Indio
December 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
by by-barbara-pinnella In his first title defense of the WBC Youth Intercontinental Super Bantamweight title, hometown hero Randy Caballero (13-0, 7 KOs) went up against the wild and unpredictable Arturo Santiago (7-4-1, 4 KOs). Held at the Fantasy Springs Hotel and Casino in Indio, California, this fight was scheduled for eight rounds. In the […]
American Heavyweight Amir Mansour Vanquishes Mendoza in Six
December 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
by Esteban Walters Last night from the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, in Dover, Delaware, 39-year-old undefeated heavyweight force Amir “Hardcore” Mansour (16-0, 12KOs) scooped up the vacant World Boxing Federation Intercontinental Heavyweight title, to add to his other alphabet belts, by dispatching Barranquilla, Columbia’s battle tested veteran Epifanio “Diamante” Mendoza (32-13-1, 28KOs) via […]
Big fight preview: Heavyweight fireworks expected in Helsinki
December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
by Mike Jones TITANS clash this Saturday (December 3) as European heavyweight stars Alexander Povetkin and Robert Helenius feature in separate title fights. Top of the bill sees 22-0 (15) Povetkin defend his WBA heavyweight title for the first time against division dark horse Cedric Boswell. The unbeaten Russian was rumored to be squaring-off with […]
Harry Matthews on revenge mission after excellent training camp
November 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Michael J Jones UNDISPUTED recently spoke to Yorkshire hope Harry Matthews ahead of his rematch with A.A.Lowe on December 3. The two middleweight contenders clash for the vacant British Masters belt in Lowe’s hometown of Newark, Nottinghamshire. It will be the third time the two have fought; Matthews won the first six-round contest […]
“Smokin” Joe Frazier: A tribute
November 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Michael J Jones ON NOVEMBER 7 boxing lost one of its true greats in heavyweight legend “Smokin” Joe Frazier. The former undisputed champion passed away in a hospice in his native Philadelphia aged 67after a short illness. The tragic news came as a shock; news of his illness had only been made […]
“Star Power” Leaves a Lot of Questions
September 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Written by By Barbara Pinnella Regardless of whether you were at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, or watching on your television sets, “Star Power” offered up a lot to the viewers. There were good fights and controversy, and what was taken away from the night depended on […]
HBO to add low budget boxing program in 2012?
September 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
According to a source within HBO, the network is planning on unveiling a new, lower budgeted boxing program in January of 2012 with the intention of developing new stars. The expected license fee for each of these shows, which are rumored to be running once a month, is about 100 thousand dollars. Though much lower […]
