Junto Nakatani stopped Petch Sor Chitpattana in six
Junto Nakatani stopped Petch Sor Chitpattana in six, plus we have a new world champ at super flyweight. A quick rundown of the action we saw today in Tokyo.
Junto Nakatani…
In an excellent fight, South Africa’s unbeaten Phumelele Cafu won the WBO super flyweight championship, scoring a fifth-round knockdown on his way to a contentious split decision win over Kosei Tanaka.
It was a brilliant battle. Tanaka looked heartbroken by the end, although he had…
British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion, Fabio Wardley, is developing quite the collection of hardware.
When the end of year awards are handed out, Wardley, 18-0-1 (17 KOs), may need to clear yet more space in his trophy cabinet.
In February, he and Frazer…
The WBO flyweight championship fight between Anthony Olascuaga and Jonathan Gonzalez at the Airake Arena in Tokyo, Japan ended after just 2:25 of the first round following a clash of heads.
The action was warming up before the fighters leant into one another and their…
Fans have heard the term, “he punched like he had bricks in his gloves!” The great Sugar Ray Leonard said this is how it felt after he had been 15 astonishing rounds with fellow great Roberto Duran in their first epic fight from 1980. And…
Raymond Ford is plotting a world title in a second weight class as he moves up to 130lbs to take on Orlando Gonzalez in Philadelphia on November 9.
Ford, who this year lost his featherweight strap to Nick Ball, will act as chief-support to…
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Junior featherweight John Riel Casimero might be back in the win column, though questions about his professionalism remain.
After two failed attempts to make weight on Saturday, Oct. 12, Casimero picked a first-round technical knockout of former title contender Saul Sanchez at Yokohama Budokan…
Paco Damian, the promoter of junior lightweight Omar Salcido, views his fighter’s upcoming bout against Chris Colbert as a make-or-break moment for both men, as each seeks redemption and a path to larger opportunities.
The two will headline “Wednesday Night Fights” on the ProBox…
Junto Nakatani leads a Tokyo boxing card featuring three world title fights. Junto Nakatani returns to defend his WBC bantamweight title against Petch Sor Chitpattana in the main event of a four-fight card that features two more world title fights as well as the…