WBA super-fly champ Nobuo Nashiro (13-1-1, 8 KOs), 115, Japan, kept his belt as he battled a grueling fight en route to a split draw with ex-WBO 108-pound ruler Hugo Cazares (30-6-2, 22 KOs), 114, from Mexico, over hard-fought twelve rounds on Wednesday in Osaka, Japan
Former two division belt holder Ricardo Mayorga has filed as federal lawsuit in Miami, Florida against promoter Don King, alleging that King failed to arrange fights for him. He also alleges violations of the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act with claims that King set up a conflict of interest when he set his son, Carl King, to be Mayorga’s manager
Бывший чемпион мира легендарный «Принц» Назим Хамед назвал настоящую причину, по которой он был вынужден покинуть бокс семь лет назад. В интервью BBC Radio Five, Хамед заявил, что его постоянно преследовали травмы рук. Боль при этом была настолько сильной, что Назиму приходилось в последних поединках бить не в полную силу. В течении последних нескольких лет Хамед говорил о возможности возвращения в ринг, но так и не принял окончательного решения
In six-round light heavyweight contest, the very talented and very dangerous Ismayl Sillakh, was way too much for Ray Smith. Smith boxed very tentatively from the outset, looking like the beaten fighter from the beginning, despite entering the ring with a very respectable record
In a clash of former world champions known for their left hooks, Roy “Captain Hook” Jones, Jr. (54-5, 40 KOs) schooled Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy (25-3, 17 KOs) over ten one-sided rounds on Saturday night at the MS Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. An extremely sharp Jones methodically battered Lacy, becoming more dominant as the bout progressed. Over the last few rounds Jones landed almost at will
Как сообщает Fightnews.com, экс-чемпион мира легендарный боксер Артуро Гатти был найден мертвым в домике на берегу моря, который он снимал в бразильском городе Пернамбуко. Тело Артура с травмой головы обнаружила его жена Аманда. Гати с женой и ребенком прибыл в Бразилию в пятницу для празднования медового месяца. По заявлениям местной полиции, смерть Гатти выглядит «подозрительной»
In a huge upset, previously unbeaten German heavyweight Steffen Kretschmann (13-1, 12 KOs) was unexpectedly knocked out in the opening round on Friday night at the Hermann-Neuberger-Halle in Voelklingen, Germany, by seemingly shop-worn Russian veteran Denis Bakhtov (30-5, 19 KOs), who was however ranked #14 by the WBA
Wladimir Klitschko again proved his dominance of the heavyweight division, stopping Ruslan Chagaev in a hastily put together title fight Saturday night before 61,000 fans at a German soccer stadium. The IBF and WBO champion added the Ring Magazine belt to his haul, knocking Chagaev down in the second round and opening a cut over the Uzbekistan-born fighter’s left eye in the eighth
In response to complaints from Nikolai Valuev and Sauerland Event that Ruslan Chagaev and Universum are spreading incorrect information, the WBA clarified on Tuesday that Valuev is the WBA world champion and Chagaev is merely the champion in recess. A May 30th showdown between Valuev and Chagaev was derailed when Chagaev’s uncertain hepatitis levels caused the Finnish boxing commission to declare him unfit to fight
Max Bursak: «Alexander Sipos is a very strong opponent, very experienced and powerful. I did not fight boxers of his level before. Alexander Sipos fought many fighters of European and world level
