Zewski moves to 4-0
Fighting for the fight time as a professional in Canada after a sensational amateur career, top welterweight prospect Mikael Zewski thrilled the huge crowd at the Pepsi Coliseum on Friday night with a stunning first round knockout of veteran John Hoffman. On the undercard of the Eric Lucas/Librado Andrade super middleweight showdown, the 21 year old [...]
“Nightmare” on Vine Street
Story & photos by Chris Cozzone After a lengthy five-year grooming period, Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan has officially been unleashed from the Wild Card Gym, a true contender ready to run with the big boys at junior middleweight. Rated in all four top ABCs (not that it means anything these days), battle-tested in his last fight with a [...]
Report/gallery: UFC 114
Report by Anthony Springer, Jr. Photos courtesy of Josh Hedges, UFC One of these days, people will stop sleeping on “Suga” Rashad Evans. The Jackson’s MMA fighter has been counted out more often than not during his professional MMA career. They said he was too small on season two of The Ultimate Fighter; he won the show. They said Chuck [...]
Viloria eyes 3rd title
By Ricardo Conde Former two time junior flyweight champion Brian “Hawaiian Punch” Viloria (26-3, 15 KOs) of Waipahu, Hawaii, trained by former junior lightweight champion, Robert Garcia in Oxnard, CA, continues his preparations as he is set to step back into the ring on Saturday, June 26th in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines against an opponent yet [...]
Wood-Hadlow clash Wednesday
By Ray Wheatley–World of Boxing Australian 2009 Contender series super middleweight champion Garth “Woodsy” Wood ( 7-1, 3 KOs) will punch it out with tough as nails William “Hardcore” Hadlow (7-18-4, 2 KOs) over eight rounds at the Wollongong Entertainment Center in Wollongong, NSW, Australia on Wednesday Wood scored a major upset in September 2009 when [...]
Briggs-Calloway full report
By Chris Perry Promoter Jack Fulton’s International Championship Boxing Knockout Series lived up to its name during their May 28 event at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. Heavyweight contender Shannon Briggs and rising cruiserweight Adam Seal walked away with thrilling knockout victories in their respective main event bouts. Continuing his busy schedule fighting for [...]
Luevano returns in July
By Ricardo Conde Former WBO featherweight champion Steven Luevano (37-2-1, 15 KOs) of La Puente, CA, under the watchful eye of former junior lightweight champ, Robert Garcia in Oxnard, CA, began preparations this week and will be making his run at a second world title. Luevano will step back into the ring in July against an [...]