Las Vegas, Cosmopolitan - In a junior welterweight clash, Elvis Rodriguez (15-1-1, 13 KOs) picked up the biggest win of his career with a seventh round stoppage over former world champion Viktor Postol (31-5, 12 KOs). (photos by Stephanie Trapp, Ryan Hafey) Rodriguez didn't do much in the first, with Postol boxing well and keeping the bigger puncher at bay. ...
Alycia Baumgardner is hunting the biggest names in the sport after she completed a revenge mission in style. She retained her undisputed super featherweight crown with a ten round unanimous decision over old foe Christina Linardatou at the Masonic Temple in Detroit on Saturday night. (photos by Ed Mulholland) Baumgardner (15-1 7 KOs) headlined in her hometown for the first ...
Anthony Joshua is effusive about his time so far working with trainer du jour Derrick James. He can’t say the same for his previous coach, Robert Garcia. In a recent interview, staged after the official announcement of Joshua’s Aug. 12 fight against Dillian Whyte at the O2 Arena in London, the former heavyweight champion sung the praises of his current ...
Egis Klimas, the manager of three division titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko, is keeping a realistic attitude toward the idea of getting a rematch with Devin Haney. In a recent interview, Klimas said he is working to get his ace client another shot at Haney, who successfully defended his four 135-pound belts over Lomachenko with a unanimous decision. But Klimas added that ...
Brazilian bantamweight contender Mayra Bueno Silva made it three submission finishes in a row as she claimed the biggest scalp of her MMA career at UFC Vegas 77. Silva defeated former champion Holly Holm in the main event at the UFC Apex, finishing “The Preacher’s Daughter” with a ninja choke in the opening seconds of the second round. The victory ...
Alycia Baumgardner is hunting the biggest names in the sport after she completed a revenge mission in style. She retained her undisputed super featherweight crown with a ten round unanimous decision over old foe Christina Linardatou at the Masonic Temple in Detroit on Saturday night. (photos by Ed Mulholland) Baumgardner (15-1 7 KOs) headlined in her hometown for the first ...
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, fully supports his son's decision to take part in a crossover boxing match with former UFC world champion Francis Ngannou. A few days ago, it was officially announced that Fury would face Ngannou on October 28th in Saudi Arabia. The bout will be a non-title contest, with traditional boxing rules in ...
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch is standing firm on his disapproval with the recently finalized clash between heavyweights Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou. The big men will collide in a cross-sport boxing match on October 28th in Saudi Arabia. Fury's WBC world title will not be at stake. "Fury and Ngannou is a load of rubbish. The only reason ...
Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas - In a lightweight clash, Frank Martin (18-0, 12 KOs) had a big twelfth round to clinch a very close twelve round unanimous decision over Olympic bronze medalist Artem Harutyunyan (12-0, 7 KOs) in a WBC lightweight eliminator. The scores were 114-113, 115-112, 115-112 for Martin. Harutyunyan came out pressing forward and had Martin on the back-foot in the ...
Jermaine Franklin returned home to the U.S. and to the win column. Back-to-back road trips to the U.K. saw the Saginaw, Michigan native come up short in a valiant effort versus Dillian Whyte and a more lopsided defeat to former two-time unified heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua. The trip back to his home state saw Franklin earn a lopsided ten-round decision ...