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Joe Calzaghe Outpoints Bernard Hopkins To Win

By Sammy Rozenberg - A historic night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. In his very first fight in the United States, Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32KOs) sealed his legacy by winning a split-decision over recognized light heavyweight champion...

Joel Casamayor's Left Hand Stops Katsidis Cold

By Sammy Rozenberg - The crowd at the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, California saw the 36-year-old veteran, Joel Casamayor (36-3-1, 22 KOs) came from behind to stop the young lion Michael Katsidis (23-1, 20 KOs) in the tenth-round to capt...

Pacquiao Wins Split Verdict Over Marquez

By Sammy Rozenberg - We waited four long years and it finally happened. The rematch was well worth the wait. In 2004, Juan Manuel Marquez survived three-knockdown in the first-round to box his way to a draw with Manny Pacquiao. Earlier tonight...

Vazquez Decisions Marquez in a Thriller

By Sammy Rozenberg - The crowd at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California saw one of the greatest trilogy bouts in the history of the sport. Israel Vazquez (43-4, 31KOs) retained his WBC super bantamweight title by split decision over Rafael Marq...

Klitschko's Left Jab Beats Ibragimov To Unify

Two Europeans. Two champions. Only one walked away with two titles at New York's Madison Square Garden. Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44KOs), from Kiev, Ukraine, unified the IBF and WBO heavyweight titles by winning a twelve-round decision over Sultan Ib...

Carlos Quintana "Punishes" Paul Williams To Win

By Sammy Rozenberg - In a huge upset at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California, Carlos Quintana (25-1, 19KOs), an 8-1 underdog, stepped in the ring and fought the fight of his life in winning a unanimous decision over Paul "The Punisher...

Jones Too Big and Too Fast - Beats Trinidad

By Sammy Rozenberg - Most experts predicted a blowout, but a 39-year-old veteran and 35-year-old who was coming off a near three-year layoff, produced a semi-exciting fight. Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) won a unanimous twelve-round decision over Feli...

Malignaggi Overcomes a Tough Ngoudjo To Win

By Sammy Rozenberg - The Magic was almost vanquished at Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City. Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi (24-1, 5KOs) retained his IBF junior welterweight title with a tough unanimous decision over mandatory challenger Herman “Black Pan...

Edwin Valero Cracks Mismatched Zavaleta in 3

By Sammy Rozenberg - It was mismatch city at the Plaza de Toros in Cancun, Mexico. WBA super featherweight champion Edwin Valero (23-0, 23KOs) crushed overmatched Zaid Zavaleta (15-3-3, 11KOs) in three rounds of pain and punishment. Many predicted...

Mayweather Shocks, Knocks Hatton Out in Ten

By Sammy Rozenberg - After years of trash talking, months of hype and thousands of British fans invading the city of Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25KOS) closed the show like a champion, knocking out Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31KOs) in the tenth r...

Mayorga Wins in Twelve To Retire Vargas

By Sammy Rozenberg - Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga (28-6-1, 22KOs) won a majority decision over “El Feroz” Fernando Vargas (26-5, 22KOs) in an action-packed fight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The bout was fought at a catch-weight of 166-poun...

Joan Guzman Too Quick For Soto, Retains Title

By Sammy Rozenberg - Joan Guzman (28-0, 17KOs) made it an easy night with his quicker hands and feet, retaining his WBO super featherweight title with a unanimous decision over Humberto Soto (43-6-2, 27KOs) at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atla...

Cotto Continues To Rise, Decisions Mosley

By Sammy Rozenberg - The "Mecca of Boxing," New York's Madison Square Garden, was the battleground for one of the most intriguing bouts of the year. WBA world welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (30-0, 25KOs) kept his undefeated record intact by winni...

Calzaghe's Speed & Experience Nullifies Kessler

By Sammy Rozenberg - More than 50,000 boxing fans packed the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales to watch Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) win a masterful unanimous decision over Mikkel Kessler (39-1, 29 KOs) to unify the WBO, WBA and WBC super middlewei...

No Baby: Juan Diaz Bulls His Way To Win

By Sammy Rozenberg - WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz (33-0, 17 KOs) stopped Julio Diaz (34-4, 25 KOs) after eight rounds of action at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill, and in the process he comes within one title of u...