Archive for July, 2006

Hungarian Hitter Zsolt Erdei Defends WBO Belt

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

Hungarian Zsolt “The Budapest Bomber” Erdei retained his WBO light-heavyweight title with a one-sided decision over Germany’s Thomas Ulrich on Saturday in Germany.

Frenchman Mendy Makes Impression On Showtime Tourney

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

The standout of the night was Frenchman Jean-Paul Mendy, a ‘96 Olympian, who stepped in with Dallas Vargas, the most prominent legally deaf fighter in the whole world.

Roy Jones Outclasses Badi in Boise

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

Former pound-for-pound king Roy Jones Jr. returned from the dead Saturday night to easily decision Prince Badi Ajamu in Boise over 12 one-sided rounds.

Friday Night Fights Result: Ibragimov/Austin In IBF Eliminator

Friday, July 28th, 2006

First off, heavyweight Sultan Ibragimov is not all that he was cracked up to be. Tysonesque? Um, not really… High volume puncher, an all action guy with sharkish tendencies? Not so much.

Scott Ledoux Heads Minnesota Commission

Friday, July 28th, 2006

He took shots from some legit heavy hitters, like Lyle, Norton, Holmes and Weaver. Now Scott Ledoux is ready to enter another arena and take his chances.

Silvio Branco Dominates Manny Siaca

Friday, July 28th, 2006

About 4,000 spectators were in attendance at the famed Velodromo Vigorelli for The Night of Three Crowns. This was a huge success by Italian standards. In recent years, the boxing shows held in Milan never drew more than 1,500 people.

Kelly Pavlik Gets KO On First OLN Show

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Kelly Pavlik, from the fabled Midwest fight town Youngstown, Ohio, defended his NABF middleweight title with a sixth-round technical knockout of Bronco McKart, from Monroe, Mich., in a scheduled 12-round bout at the Mohegan Sun Casino last night.

Brit Boxer Sentenced To Jail

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Garry Delaney, the 35-year-old former cruiserweight/heavyweight who fought out of England, was sentenced to at least 11 years behind bars for killing Paul Price, age 23, with a single punch in an October incident.

British Fighter Convicted Of Murder

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Garry Delaney, a British cruiserweight/heavyweight who fought as a pro from 1991-2005, was convicted yesterday of killing man with a punch.

Showtime Announces IBF World Title Fight

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Showtime, the Avis to HBO’s Hertz (or is it the other way around?) has been diligently hacking away at the acknowledged cable giant, HBO.