Renowned Argentine coach Carlos Tello died on Thursday at age 62 in his hometown of Cordoba. Tello was part of the coaching staff of the Aregentine national amateur team and several of the boxers from that team found success in the pros, uncluding:...
Former world champion Jorge Rodrigo "Hyena" Barrios will finally head to trial in Mar del Plata and it should be scheduled "before the end of the year." Barrios faces charges of manslaughter in connection to an automobile accident that resulted in th...
Although it has reported that there is still no economic agreement with Golden Boy Promotions, Ignacio Beristain, the trainer and manager of WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, has disclosed to the Mexican press that his boxer started t...
At the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia: former four time heavyweight world champion Evander Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs) and Sherman Williams (34-11, 19 KOs) fought to a three round no-contest. The fight was going downhill for Evand...
According to WBC mandatory challenger Jhonny Gonzalez, the fight against featherweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa will likely take place in late March or early April in Tokyo. As reported last week, Gonzalez's promoter Reginaldo Kuchle, Akihiko Honda o...
Uruguayan Welterweight Chris Namus had a dream comeback by knocking out Colombian Darys Pardo in four rounds in the main event of a card which took place at Rambla de Pocitos, in Kibon, Montevideo, Uruguay. Pardo started well in the first round but i...
At the Conrad Hotel & Casino at Punta del Este in Uruguay, Noe “El Carbonero” Gonzalez (26-1, 18 K.O.’s) stopped Mexico’s Gustavo “Cubanito” Magallanes (29-2, 25 K.O.’s) in three rounds to win the WBC silver super middleweight title. The event was pu...
Mexico City - An interesting fight has been signed involving a prospect of Neza City, Johnny "Labyrinth" Garcia, who is the flyweight Fecarbox champion of the World Boxing Council. He will face unbeaten Colombian puncher William "The Barranquillero"...
The light heavyweight champion of the WBO, Jüergen Bräehmer, his head trainer, Michael Timm and his trainer Christoph Busch, are already in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, where the German champion will face WBA king Beibut Shumenov in a unification bout sched...
Cuban heavyweight Odlanier "La Sombra" Solis is currently ranked # 2 WBC, and faces WBC # 1 rated, Ray "The Rainman" Austin in an elimination bout to determine the mandatory challenger of the current champion of the WBC, Vitali Klitschko. The fight t...
At the Bueng Kan School in Bueng Kan, Nong Khai, Thailand, undefeated Filipino Drian Francisco (20-0-1, 16 KOs) won the interim-WBA super flyweight title by defeating Thailand's Duangpetch Kokietgym (52-2-1, 21 KOs) by way of a tenth round TKO. Franc...
Promoters Hector Garcia and Sampson Lewkowicz have reached an agreement for client Hugo "Cuatito" Ruiz, to go for the WBA world championship on January 15 on Mexican soil. HG Boxing and Sampson LLC, who are both very active at the annual convention o...
Erik "El Terrible" Morales has already begun his training camp at the Otomi Ceremonial Center for his upcoming fight on December 18 at the Caliente Stadium in Tijuana. The adversary will be Argentine former world champion Jorge "The Hyena" Barrios, w...
At the Centro de Convenciones in Cartagena, Colombia, Raul Garcia (29-1-1, 17 KOs) won a very close twelve round split decision over previously unbeaten Luis De la Rosa (14-1-1, 8 KOs) to win the vacant WBO interim-minimumweight belt. The scores were...
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, who received a heroes welcome from scores of Filipino fans when he arrived at Los Angeles airport Saturday evening with trainer Freddie Roach and members of Team Pacquiao, is entering the toughest stage of his tra...