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Friday Night Global Boxing Results: Wilczewski Claims European Title at 168
Lake Buena Vista, Florida Ismayl Sillakh UD-10 Yordanis Despaigne, Ray Narh UD-10 Freddie Norwood: Read the full recap of Friday Night Fights here. Yunier Dorticos KO-6 Epifanio Mendoza: Dorticos (11-0, 11 KO) is a 24-year-old Cuban cruiserweight who wasn't quite the amateur stud that a lot of his...
Bad Left Hook Live Boxing Results and Commentary: Fres Oquendo v. Oliver McCall
This evening at 7pm EST, GoFightLive.tv will have a live stream for $9.99 of a show at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla. In the main event, 45-year-old former heavyweight champ Oliver McCall faces 37-year-old longtime contender Fres Oquendo. For those looking to see what...
Some early weekend results
Raphael Butler defeated Joey Abell in the most ignominious way possible. Butler was knocked down by Abell in the first round and was on weak legs. Neither fighter heard the bell ring and continued to fire away for a few seconds after the round ended, with the referee actively trying to break up...
Fight Previews: Roy Jones Jr. and Jeff Lacy, Hook City
Hey, it's a slow news period and I'll be out of commission for the weekend, so let's get some discussion going. Roy Jones Jr. v. Jeff Lacy (12 Rounds, Light Heavyweights) 40-year old Jones (53-5, 39 KO) is at the point where a single "audition" fight against an Omar Sheika-level guy just isn't...
TV and Internet Fight Schedule - Weekend of August 14
After a very lackluster week last week, there's a lot of action going on this weekend, even if there aren't any high profile fights. Friday, August 14 Armstrong Cable; Mintofight.com - 9:00 p.m. Eastern ($10.00) - Brian Minto vs. Donnell Holmes. Those of you fortunate enough to live in the...
Friday Morning Notes: Hook City undercard finalized
Great, just what we needed - more belts. According to Fightnews, the WBC has announced that it will be giving out a new "diamond championship belt" for significant catchweight fights. Since this particular belt is being made with 18 karat gold, about 600 diamonds, and other precious stones,...
Points of Interest: Klitschko-Rahman, Holt-Hopkins, Toney-Oquendo, and the rest
We've got a new poll up on the right sidebar for 2008 Fight of the Year. Your votes won't count as far as my list goes or anything, but hey, voting for things is fun. Will anyone fight this man? Anyone? My complaints about Wladimir Klitschko are not really complaints about Wladimir Klitschko....
The Story of Joe and Jeff: Two careers shaped in one fight
On the heels of Joe Calzaghe's one-sided win over Roy Jones, Jr., will come the return to the ring and spotlight of arguably Calzaghe's most talked-about opponent, Tampa's Jeff Lacy. Hopkins and Jones were bigger names; time has taught us that Mikkel Kessler was a tougher test and a better...
Lacy beats Mendoza in killer WNF main event
I was going to cover last night's Wednesday Night Fights live, but instead opted to just sit down and watch the fights, enjoy them for what they were and not try to cast a critical eye of any sort their way, at least not until afterward. And before I do get critical, let me say this: it was an...
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