Veteran Rogers Mtagwa Next For Juan Manuel Lopez
by James Slater - Less than three months on from his last fight, WBO super-bantamweight champion and possible megastar of the future Juan Manuel Lopez will be back in action. Back on…
Boxing Archive: July 2009
Historical Boxing247 coverage published in July 2009.
R.I.P Arturo Gatti – “Thunder” Is Gone But His Fights Will Live Forever
by James Slater - 2009 has been a pretty cruel year for fight fans. Only a few days ago we lost the great Alexis Arguello, then, yesterday, boxing lost two other very…
Billy Dib offers a rematch to Kenichi Yamaguchi
Billy Dib and Team BTK wish to respond to the media, supporters, boxing fans and the Australianpublic following his victory over Kenichi ‘MachineGun’ Yamaguchi of Japan for the WBO Asia-Pacific Featherweight Title…
News: Whitaker vs Batchelder; Robinson vs Cuello; Marianne ‘Golden Girl’ Marston
Los Angeles (Monday, July 13th, 2009). Southbay Promotions presents heavyweight contender and former world title challenger Lance “Mount” Whitaker (32-5-1, 27 KOs) versus Danny Batchelder (25-6-1, 12 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round…
Agbeko Defeats Darchinyan!
SUNRISE, Fla. (July 11, 2009) – Joseph King Kong Agbeko retained his IBF bantamweight championship with a 12-round unanimous decision victory over two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan Saturday night on…
What Next For Agbeko And Darchinyan?
by James Slater - 29-year-old Joseph Agbeko of Ghana upset the odds last night as he retained his IBF bantamweight crown with a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over the man invading his…
Full Report: Lee Haskins vs. Ross Burkinshaw
The Seaburn Centre in Sunderland, England was the site of British super flyweight champion Lee Haskins' dominating defense against challenger Ross Burkinshaw on a Frank Maloney promotion this past Friday. English title…
Sharkie’s Machine: Anges Adjaho Counted Out in Ninth. DeMarco Wins Shot at Edwin Valero
By Frank Gonzalez Jr. - Saturday night in Sunrise Florida, at the Bank Atlantic Center, Antonio DeMarco (22-1, 1, 16 KO’s) of Tijuana took on Anges Adjaho (25-2, 14 KO’s) of Benin…
Godfrey And Henry Shine on Friday Night Fights
Matt Godfrey took another step forward to gaining a shot at the Cruiserweight championship of the world with a ten round unanimous decision over Shawn Hawk that capped off a great night…
Selcuk Aydin knocks out Jackson Bonsu in 9 to become new European champion
Aydin: “Now I want Andre Berto!” - In a true ring battle „Mini-Tyson“ Selcuk Aydin stopped “Sugar” Jackson Bonsu in the ninth to become the new EBU European welterweight champion and mandatory…
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