For the first time in history, live televised boxing will take place in Woodland, California as Telefutura’s SoloBoxeo comes to town. The card is topped by local attraction Alan Sanchez, who meets Alberto Herrera in an eight-round welterweight bout. Sanchez [8-2-1, 3 KOs], of nearby Fairfield, California, is riding a three-bout winning streak. All three […]
Selby affirms championship status: Gallagher eyes Selby, John Murray back in May
Lee Selby showed that his recent stoppage of former British and Commonwealth champion Stephen Smith was no fluke as he put an end to the latter’s old adversary John Simpson’s challenge for his old belts in spectacular fashion at York Hall on Wednesday night. The fight had aroused much intrigue since its announcement as the […]
Peterson earns tough decision to take Khan’s titles
LAST night at Walter E. Washington Convention Center, hometown hero Lamont Peterson 30-1-1 (15)fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming a world champion. He dethroned WBA/IBF junior welterweight champion Amir Khan 26-2 (18) in front of a crowd of 8,000 plus, despite being dropped in the opening round. Many British and Pakistani fans made the trip […]
Khan-Peterson preview
TOMORROW night on HBO Championship Boxing Amir Khan 26-1 (18) will defend his WBA Super World light welterweight and IBF World light welterweight titles against Lamont Peterson 29-1-1 (15). The bout is the main event of Capitol Showdown which will take place in the nation’s capitol, Washington, D.C., also Peterson’s hometown. Khan’s only loss came […]
Dirrell-St Juste ShoBox preview
Tomorrow night, unbeaten WBC #1 super middleweight Anthony Dirrell looks to put himself into world title contention as he steps up his competition in fighting WBC #3 Renan St Juste in a 12-round WBC super middleweight title eliminator atop a Showtime televised doubleheader live from the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. The card, promoted […]
TONY CONQUERS YORK HALL AS ‘BIG MAC’ BITES BACK: Martinez next up for Macklin, Mitchell back in March
Enzo Maccarinelli made a triumphant return at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Friday night stopping the Hungarian champion Gyorgy Marosi via TKO in the 1st round and extending his record to 34 – 5 while securing the Southern Area Light Heavyweight title. As Tom Petty’s ‘I won’t back down’ sounded out around the famous […]