30.03.08 – by James Slater: Last night in Chihuahua, Mexico, Omar Chavez, the other son of the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez, won the eighth straight fight of his pro career. Stopping his replacement opponent Antonio Valencia in three rounds, the youngster scored his 7th career stoppage. Two knockdowns in the 3rd round put paid to the challenge of the 24 […]
29.03.08 – James Slater: Tonight, in Germany, 32 year old Wayne “Big Truck” Braithwaite survived a first round knockdown to stop unbeaten up and coming Cuban southpaw Yoan Pablo Hernandez in three rounds. Boxing for the first time since his 12 round points loss to Enzo Maccarinelli in Cardiff, Wales last July, the former WBC cruiserweight king picked up both […]
By Tony Nobbs: Melbourne based Queenslander Lance Gostelow (14-1, 11 KO’s) out boxed tough Indonesian Tia Koswara (15-7-2, 8 KO’s)over twelve rounds at The Docklands in Melbourne on Friday night. Gostelow, 24, a skillful boxer, took little risks in a bout that was fought at a good pace. Southpaw Koswara, 27, looked dangerous at times with wild unorthodox swings and […]
29.03.08 – Andrew Walker: Arthur Abraham 26-0-(21) defeated Elvin Ayala 18-3-1-(1) to retain his IBF middleweight title with a decisive twelfth round knockout in the Sparkassen Arena, Kiel, Germany tonight. The challenger Ayala made a good start to the fight and won the opening rounds on my card with his busier work rate but throughout the fight he never looked […]
29.03.08 – by James Slater: Joe Calzaghe, who boxes his light-heavyweight debut in less than a month’s time, has made it clear his days as a super-middleweight are pretty much over. With just one possible concession. In a recent interview with Setanta Sports, the unbeaten Welshman stated that a super fight with the also unbeaten Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik is […]