Ardreal “Bossman” Holmes relied on his superior height, boxing chops and movement to win a split decision that didn’t seem as close as the scores indicated against the aggressive Ismael “Maelo” Villarreal in a 10-round super welterweight contest Friday live on Showtime from Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka, Kan. After he stood in the pocket and absorbed too many ...
In the world of fight promotion, promising a Fight of the Year contender, or at least suggesting the possibility of it, is an expected line of messaging from organizers and fighters alike. Some might roll their eyes at these proclamations, but by and large, they go ignored. By this point, the promise has been made so many times by so ...
Dubai's action promoter Phucan An Nguyen of "People's Fighters" Promotions - kicks off his 2023 boxing year with a showdown in "The City of Gold," Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Boxers from "People's Fighters," most of them unbeaten young pro boxers from Cuba, will clash against strong Filipino and British fighters on Friday, March 10, in Little Cuba, Dubai, with promising ...
Eddie Hearn heard and read from a lot of onlookers who suggested Leigh Wood should have been allowed to continue late in the seventh round of his technical-knockout loss to Mauricio Lara on Saturday night. Ben Davison, Wood’s trainer, threw in the towel after referee Michael Alexander appeared ready to allow a disoriented Wood to take more punches from Lara. ...
36-year old veteran Ronny Landaeta (20-4) became Spanish champ for the fourth time when he stopped young prospect Jose Luis Navarro in the sixth round of a huge upset Saturday night in Cordoba. Navarro had won his previous seven fights all inside the distance and the fight against Landaeta was supposed to be the last step before perhaps being signed ...
Leigh Wood committed a tactical mistake for which he paid dearly Saturday night in Nottingham, England. Mauricio Lara’s left hook knocked Wood to the canvas in the seventh round of their featherweight title bout, but it didn’t shake Wood’s confidence. The former WBA 126-pound champion plans to exercise his contractual right to a rematch with Lara. Nottingham’s Wood replied, “absolutely,” ...
Having nurtured and guided Jaron “Boots” Ennis to prominence, Bozy Ennis, his father, and trainer, believes that he’s ready for the best of the best. Although the duo have failed to lure the welterweight division’s elite into the ring, the pair have taken what they can get. Most recently, the fast-rising contender out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, took care of business ...
Oleksandr Usyk can’t be accused of not loving his own work. The WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight champion from Ukraine was asked in a recent interview to mention some of his favorite fights and he responded by saying that he has seen his two fights with former champion Anthony Joshua of London a “dozen times.” “There are a lot of ...
Pomona, California - In a WBC super bantamweight eliminator, former world champion Luis Nery (34-1, 26 KOs) went through a lot of fire to stop Azat Hovhannisyan (21-4, 17 KOs) in a war. (photos by Cris Esqueda) Hovhannisyan was pawing with the jab, as Nery was being aggressive with his power shots. Bery was landing often to the head and ...
Nottingham - For the WBA featherweight title, Mauricio Lara (26-2-1, 19 KOs) was under fire at times, but a massive punch in the seventh round dropped and stopped Leigh Wood (26-3, 16 KOs) to become a world champion. (photos by Mark Robinson) Wood was using a range jab to keep Lara at a distance in the first. Lara was still ...