Blowouts at B.B. King Blues Club
Friday February 27, 2009
Lots of up-and-coming talent was on display at B.B. King Blues Club in New York City ... but only briefly.
Light heavyweight Shaun George (18-2-2), who upset Chris Byrd last May, ... Read More
Troy Ross Wins Contender Title
Thursday February 26, 2009
Canadian crusierweight Troy Ross scored a fourth-round TKO over Ehinomen "Hino" Ehikhamenor to capture "The Contender" title in the fourth season of the boxing reality TV show. With the win, ... Read More
Oscar Diaz Improving, Released from Hospital
Wednesday February 25, 2009
Boxers who end up in a coma as a result of brain injuries suffered in a fight rarely ever leave the hospital, much less return to anything resembling a 'normal' ... Read More
Cotto, Pavlik Return to Form
Sunday February 22, 2009
Welterweight Miguel Cotto showed no ill effects from his first career loss in pounding out a fifth round stoppage of Michael Jennings to capture the vacant WBO welterweight belt at ... Read More
Cotto, Pavlik Begin Comebacks
Wednesday February 18, 2009
Some fighters learn from the experience of losing for the first time and go on to even greater heights. Others are simply never the same. Fight fans get their first ... Read More
Angulo Only Highlight of HBO Tripleheader
Monday February 16, 2009
HBO had a rare - for HBO - tripleheader this past weekend. None of the fights was really headline quality but each was interesting in its own way.
First, up-and-coming super ... Read More
Margarito Gets One Year Ban for Illegal Wraps
Wednesday February 11, 2009
Former welterweight champ Antonio Margarito and his trainer Javier Capetillo have had their licenses revoked for a minimum of one year by the California State Athletic Commission for placing illegal ... Read More
Darchinyan Stops Arce in 11
Sunday February 8, 2009
Super flyweight superfights are few and far between. If the long-awaited unification bout between Vic Darchinyan and Jorge Arce wasn't quite a superfight it was definitely in the neighborhood. Both ... Read More
Calzaghe "Retires" Undefeated
Saturday February 7, 2009
Reporting boxing retirements is almost pointless as so few of them actually mean anything resembling "to permanently withdraw from one's occupation". Nevertheless, undefeated Joe Calzaghe has announced his "retirement" from ... Read More
Margarito's Boxing License Suspended
Sunday February 1, 2009
Antonio Margarito has had his California boxing license suspended as a result of complaints with the way his hands were wrapped prior to his unsuccessful title defense against Shane Mosley. ... Read More