Pro Boxing
Lucian Bute’s popularity in Quebec has reached epic heights
In Showtime’s main event on Showbox at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, unbeaten IBF super middleweight champ Lucian “Le Tombeur” Bute (28-0-0, 23 KOs) of Montreal, Canada by way of Pechea, Romania, had little problem disposing of Brian Magee (34-4-1, 24 KOs) from Belfast, Northern Ireland. After Magee suffered knock downs from body shots […]
Antonio Orozco scores first round knockout in his return
After Friday night’s fight, people wondered if the Barragans, either Carlos Sr. or Carlos Jr., Antonio Orozco’s coaches, had made a special request to their fighter before the bout. “Tony, it’s been a long day. Can you wrap this thing up early?” Because that’s just what he did. At the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, […]
We tried to tell you, Cotto wins mismatch with Mayorga
Round by round coverage: Round 1 Cotto lands more punches while Mayorga throws wild looping hooks, like a matador flashing his cape at a bull. Solid left hook by Cotto lands as the round ends with a decent exchange. Cotto wins the round 10-9 Round 2 Mayorga unleashes body shots on Cotto. Cotto jabs Mayorga […]
Results Martinez vs Dzinziruk, Lee vs McEwan
Saturday evening at the Foxwood Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, the local Pequot Tribal Nation in association with HBO hosted a boxing card featuring boxers representing eight countries. In the main event, an Oxnard, California resident by way of Buenos Aires, Argentina knocked out a tough Ukrainian who now resides in Hamburg, Germany and in […]
Another realty check from Benny Ricardo
Boxing announcer and analyst, Benny Ricardo writes: As if we didn’t see this one coming. The heavyweight title fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Dereck Chisora (14-0) has been postponed yet again from its second original date of April 30. Wladie has not fully recovered from a groin injury. Compared to him Wedgwood China is more durable. Then […]