The Everton Park Sports Centre in Liverpool, England also played host to a cracking undercard on Friday night in a Matchroom Sports promoted fight night which was headlined by British Light Welterweight Champion David Barnes’s unanimous points win over Scottish boxer and former titlist Barry Morrison.
The second main fight of the evening was the eight round light welterweight contest between former European Champion 'Dangerous' Ted Bami of Brixton, London, and Stuart Elwell of Darlaston, West Midlands.
A former Commando in the Royal Marines, Elwell got off to a great start against Bami. Managing to ‘smother’ Bami’s work on the inside - the West Midlands man looks focussed in the first couple of rounds but Bami settles in around the third frame delivering a couple of good body-shots. More...
In a torrid, 61 second affair last night at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, NV, WBO Light Welterweight Champion Ricardo Torres and Kendall Holt engaged in a vicious rematch that ended in shocking fashion.
The pair started the bout with a simultaneous exchange of left hooks before Torres slipped a Holt jab and connected with a massive right hand that dropped Holt hard on the canvas after just 15 seconds of action.. Holt popped up immediately and beat the count with no lingering effects of the knockdown.
A pure dogfight then broke out in at center ring as Torres and Holt threw defense to the wind and let go with everything they had. Both found the target but the heavier shots of Torres had Holt looking to grab on to his opponent. More...
One of America's top lightweights came to Jan Smuts Stadium in East London last night in search of a world title opportunity and in the eyes of many, Zahir Raheem was almost certain to return home to the US with that title challenge in his pocket.
After all, hadn't Raheem easily defeated one of the best Mexican fighters in a generation, Eric Morales, and narrowly lost a heavily disputed split decision to Acelino Freitas?
And all Raheem had to do was get past local man Ali Funeka, who had never fought outside of his home country or faced the kind of competition that Raheem had been in the ring with.
But Funeka hadn't been without success, having held the South African Super Feather crown over six defenses and the WBC International Lightweight strap for three bouts and was riding a 15 contest win streak stretching back six years.
The first round was largely a studying session for both men as they attempted to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the other in this packed stadium that usually hosts Cricket and Track and Field events. More...
There were two fight cards of consequence this weekend Down Under and we start on Friday's action in New South Wales where there was a high level cruiserweight clash in the Sydney suburb of Blacktown.
WBO Oriental Champion Lawrence Tauasa, 30-5-1 (17), won the 14th of his last 15 bouts and picked up the vacant PABA belt in the process by knocking out visiting Bolivian slugger Saul Farah, 32-6-2 (26), in the third round.
Farah, who saw an eight fight win streak go down the tubes, had failed to make weight, coming in eight pounds over the 200 pound cruiserweight limit and was unable to take possession of the titles had he won.
The hyper-busy South American had fought just two weeks ago in Bolivia and was engaging in his seventh bout this year after participating in 15 matches in 2007. More...
It was a massive week of fights in Argentina this weekend and the action began early as Hugo Hernan Garay met Yuri Barashian for the vacant WBA Light Heavyweight title in famed Luna Park Stadium in Buenos Aires on Thursday.
Australian Danny Green was scheduled to defended his WBA crown against Buenos Aires man Garay but had retired instead, vacating the crown and paving the way for the title bout against Ukrainian southpaw Barashian.
When the contest commenced, Garay displayed clear advantages in speed and ability to take the early rounds against the visitor, who studied Garay as the Ukrainian conserved energy for the long battle ahead.
By the middle rounds, Garay was throwing a shutout with a perfectly balanced attack to the head and body. It seemed if Barashian would never find his way into the fight but the southpaw was soon to make a shambles of that perception. More...
After the very emotional discussions right after the European heavyweight championship between Sinan Samil Sam and Paolo Vidoz in Ankara, Turkey on Friday night, Arena CEO Ahmet Öner gained broad support for his reaction to the draw. After the dust had settled, Öner talked to the involved officials, who made clear that they understand his anger. More...
Open letter from Chris "The Mechanic" Smith to Top Rank, Star Boxing, Hall of Fame Promotions and Los Leones:
First and foremost, the Top Rank matchmaker promised me a rematch with Jesus Soto Karass. I recently found out that Karass is now fighting David Estrada. More...
WBA Middle Champ Felix Sturm retained the title with an impressive display of slick, sharp boxing against American challenger Randy Griffin in the headliner of Universum´s show at the Gerry Weber Stadium, in Halle, Germany. More...
It was a noisy atmosphere last night at the Everton Park Sports Centre in Liverpool, England, where David Barnes made his first defence of the British Light Welterweight title against former champion Barry Morrison.
In a Matchroom Sports promoted fight night, Scot Barry Morrison was looking to ʽwin back the beltʼ.
ʽBarnesyʼ, fighting out of Bob Shannonʼs Gym, had a ʽnightmareʼ weigh-in on Thursday when he failed to make the weight initially, but there were no signs of problems when he came out for the first round. Looking ʽsnappyʼ - southpaw Barnes ʽwhipped-outʼ his long-reaching right punch to the face of Morrison.
ʽThe Businessʼ Morrison has the tighter-looking defence as he holds his gloves up high to practically cover his face - but Barnes still gets through. Barnes looking the more ʽpolishedʼ boxer against Morrison. More...
Former two-time British Light Middle Champ Jamie Moore will step through the ropes tonight on a Tommy Egan Promotion at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin, Ireland and the Salford warrior will be targeting reigning champion Ciaran Healy for the Irish title.
Also on the card are Paul Hyland and Marc Callaghan, who will be contesting the vacant Irish Super Bantam belt. More...
Tonight, the action in East London will be happening at the Orient Theater as top American lightweight Zahir Raheem comes to South Africa in an IBF final title eliminator against local hero Ali "Rush Hour" Funeka.
Raheem, 29-2 (17), is perhaps most famous for defeating Mexican legend Eric Morales in 2005 before losing a controversial vacant WBO title challenge to Acelino Freitas a year later. More...
After the dust had settled in Ankara, Turkey last night, the controversial draw between Sinan Samil Sam and Paolo Vidoz in their European Heavyweight Championship bout still led to lots of discussions. “The Bull from Bosporus ” had been the more active fighter over the 12 rounds, but Vidoz could score with his pumping jab. More...
Ten months after a wildly controversial ending to their first fight, WBO Junior Welterweight Champion Ricardo Torres and No. 2 contender Kendall Holt both weighed in at 139 pounds yesterday ahead of their rematch tonight on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, on Top Rank promotion from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. More...
Hennessy Sports in association with River Cree Resort and Casino annouce that tickets are now on sale for the August 15, 2008 “Hennessy Sports Championship Boxing Series” from the venue at River Cree in Edmonton, Canada.
Featured combatants will include England’s undefeated Commonwealth Middleweight Champion “Dazzling” Darren Barker, 17-0, former two-time Canadian Olympian and current Canadian Bantamweight Champion Andrew Singh Kooner, 9-1. More...
With super bantamweight Alex Valdez’s big win over Anytei Laryea in Chicago, broadcast as the main event on Solo Boxeo on June 20, Los Angles based Espinoza Boxing Club continued it’s progress towards producing future world champions such as Junior Featherweight King Israel “El Magnifico” Vazquez and recently retired former bantamweight champion Martin "El Gallito"Castillo. More...
At the weigh-in yesterday in Halle, Germany, WBA Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm measured up with challenger Randy Griffin of America ahead of their rematch tonight at Gerry Weber Stadium.
Both men looked perfectly fit and trim but I give the weighin procedure on points to Griffin, who came in at 72.4 kg / 159.5 lb with a very confident look about him. More...
After his stunning ESPN2 televised knockout victory over Sechew Powell on June 11 at the Hard Rock Café in New York City, Deandre “The Bull” Latimore is looking for his next victim.
“We would really like a shot at the current IBF champion Verno Phillips before he files for social security," said Latimore's manager, Jerry Giuliano. More...
Ahead of their vacant British Lightweight title clash on Friday, July 11, 2008 at Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England, combatants Lee Meager, 21-2 (8), and John Murray, 24-0 (12), will come face to face at a press conference in Manchester as the first step to decide just who will claim Mancunian bragging rights in the 135 pound division.
30 year old Meager, nicknamed "Macho Man", will be looking to reclaim the title belt he lost to southpaw veteran Jon Thaxton in 2006 and has vowed to school his younger opponent Murray in the realities of the sport at top level. More...
Yesterday at 'Touchbase' in the Premier Inn on Albert Dock in Liverpool, England, Matchroom Sports held the weigh-in for tonight's fightnight at the Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool. Headlining the 'bill' is David Barnes' defence of the British Light Welterweight title against former titleist, the Scotsman Barry Morrison.
But it was a nerve-racking time for Barnesy as he arrived late for the weigh-in and then scaled 14 ounces over the limit! Stripping off his underwear - Barnes took to the scales again to see how much he needed to lose. The second weight revealed an 11 ounce loss was needed and he had just one hour to shed the weight.
Tommorow night, Ricardo Torres will defend his WBO Junior Welterweight title against No. 1 contender Kendall Holt in a rematch on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Saturday, July 5, 2008, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT and delayed on the west coast. More...
