Klitschko stops Pianeta in 6th to defend belts
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Francesco Pianeta in the sixth round Saturday night to retain the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles.
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Francesco Pianeta in the sixth round Saturday night to retain the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles.
Leo Santa Cruz won a unanimous 12-round decision over Alberto Guevara in a showdown of Mexican unbeatens on Saturday to retain the International Boxing Federation bantamweight world title.
Wladimir Klitschko had to go the distance to defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight belts by decision against Mariusz Wach of Poland on Saturday.
Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire dominated Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan to retain his IBF and WBO super bantamweight belts via TKO Sunday at the Home Depot Center in Carson City, California.
Filipino champion Nonito Donaire, who has 10 knockouts in his last 13 fights, will put his WBO and IBF titles on the line when he faces Japan’s Toshiaki Nishioka on Saturday at the Home Depot Center outdoor stadium.
BAMBERG, Germany — Yoan Pablo Hernandez of Cuba successfully defended his IBF cruiserweight title with a unanimous decision against Troy Ross of Canada on Saturday. Apart from the opening round, which Hernandez dominated, Ross appeared livelier throughout and clearly thought he had done enough to win. “I pretty much pumped the floor with him today,” [...]
As darkness fell on their outdoor battlefield, Nonito Donaire Jr. chased after Jeffrey Mathebula like a hungry predator looking for a quick kill.
Vladimir Klitschko defended his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles against American Tony Thompson in a one-sided bout stopped in the sixth round here on Saturday.
Randall Bailey is dubbed as the “Knockout King” for a reason. Bailey uncorked a vicious right uppercut that laid erstwhile unbeaten Mike Jones flat on his back at the 2:52 mark of round 11 to capture the IBF welterweight title.
Carl Froch stopped Lucian Bute in the fifth round in his hometown on Saturday to claim the IBF super-middleweight title.
Argentine boxer Luis Lazarte was banned for life for threatening the referee and sparking an ugly riot right after losing to Filipino fighter Johnriel Casimero in their IBF interim flyweight title fight in Buenos Aires, last week.
Hometown favorite Lamont Peterson took a contentious split decision victory over Amir Khan on Saturday to seize the WBA and IBF junior welterweight belts, leaving the British fighter feeling cheated.
Wladimir Klitschko of the Ukraine became the undisputed world heavyweight champion by beating Great Britain’s David Haye on a unanimous points decision here on Saturday night.
