Aside from the Jorge Linares-Abner Cotto fight, there wasn’t too much action taking place last night, but a reasonably big heavyweight scrap took place Stuttgart, Germany, as Robert Helenius and Erkan Teper battled it out for the vacant IBF inter-continental belt. » Read More
As fight fans have no doubt read by now, the sport of boxing lost a great man on Friday, as long-time, old-school promoter Don Chargin passed away at the age of 90. » Read More
2016 Uzbekistan Olympian Bakhodir Jalolov, now 2-0 (2 KOs), blasted Mexico’s Eduardo Vitela (3-3, 1 KO) with a single straight left hand 30 seconds into the first round that dropped Vitela hard and unable to rise from the canvas, resulting in a TKO victory. » Read More
Welshman Dorian Darch first victim for Nick Webb since Dave Allen defeat
Heavyweight Nick Webb (13-1) returned to action on September 29 at Bracknell Leisure Centre with a second-round knockout of Welsh dangerman Dorian Darch (12-8-1), just six days after his 31st birthday. » Read More
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The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced its flags will fly at half-staff in memory of promoter / matchmaker Don Chargin, who passed away yesterday (September 28) at Sierra Vista Hospital in San Luis Obispo, CA. » Read More
Jorge “El Niño de Oro” Linares (45-4, 27 KOs), the former king of the 135-pound division of Barinas, Venezuela, scored a third-round technical knockout victory against Abner “Pin” Cotto (23-4, 12 KOs) of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico in the scheduled 12-round main event of the Sept. » Read More
Last night, in the unlikely setting of Saudi Arabia, the fantastic (if a little drawn out) World Boxing Super Series super-middleweight tournament reached its conclusion. » Read More
Former three division world champion Jorge Linares (45-4, 28 KOs) made quick work of an over-matched Abner Cotto (23-4, 12 KOs) in destroying him in a third round knockout on Saturday night at antasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. » Read More
Youthful exuberance carried the night, as Honolulu, Hawaii’s undefeated Logan “The Korican Kid” Yoon (13-0, 10 KOs) won a unanimous 10-round decision over John “El Emperador” Rentería (16-5-1, 12 KOs) of Panama. » Read More
Today in 1936 in Pittsburgh, one of the finest, and most criminally avoided, boxers in the long history of the sport fought his very first pro bout. » Read More