Sports Betting News Archive

  BOXING NEWS  
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | >>
Jones stops Lebedev; Povetkin tops Wawrzyk 5/17 7:37PM
Moscow, Russia (Sportsbooks) - Guillermo Jones upset Denis Lebedev via 11th-round knockout to regain the WBA cruiserweight title Friday night. Jones (39-3-2, 31 KOs) dominated the fight and Lebedev's (25-2, 19 KOs) right eye became swollen before he was sent to the canvas in the fin...
Hopkins-Froch is as good as it gets on many levels 5/16 2:57PM
Cape Coral, FL (Sportsbooks) - I've been a boxing fan for more than 30 years. That means I've seen most of my generation's nominees for the greatest fight of all time, most notably the first Pryor-Arguello duel in 1982, the Hagler- Hearns mini-masterpiece in 1985 and the epic to-and-fro ...
Burns retains WBO lightweight title 5/11 8:09PM
Glasgow, Scotland (Sportsbooks) - WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns retained his title with a ninth round TKO over previously unbeaten Jose Gonzalez on Saturday night. Burns (36-2, 11 KOs) started to take control of the fight in round seven. Gonzalez (22-1, 17 KOs) ...
Even at 36, Mayweather is still 'Money' 5/10 4:39PM
Cape Coral, FL (Sportsbooks) - Some follow-up thoughts after the best sports Saturday of the year - Derby Day followed by Mayweather night. Magnificent Mayweather: One day, perhaps he'll convince people that he is what he says he is - one of the greatest fighters of all time. In the mean ...
Mayweather takes unanimous decision over Guerrero 5/05 12:57AM
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbooks) - Floyd Mayweather remained unbeaten with a unanimous decision over Robert Guerrero to retain his WBC Welterweight Belt on Saturday night. The 36-year-old Mayweather (44-0) took a 117-111 score from all three judges over the 30-year-old contender Guerrer...
Martinez retains WBC middleweight belt, defeats Murray 4/28 1:27AM
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sportsbooks) - Sergio Martinez defended his WBC middleweight championship belt by beating previously undefeated Martin Murray in a unanimous 12-round decision at the Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires. Despite suffering a cut to his left e...
Gordon still living the fight fan's dream 4/24 6:38PM
Cape Coral, FL (Sportsbooks) - If you watched ESPN on Thursday nights in the early 1980s, you knew Randy Gordon. The Brooklyn native was a signature voice of analysis on the fledgling network's "Top Rank Boxing" shows, working alongside blow-by-blow man Sal Marchiano on shows that featur...
Alvarez beats Trout in title unification bout 4/21 1:09AM
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbooks) - Saul "Canelo" Alvarez won the 154-pound title unification bout by 12-round unanimous decision over Austin "No Doubt" Trout Saturday night at the Alamodome. Alvarez (42-0-1) came in holding the WBC version of the light middleweight title, and to...
'Truth' is, Carl Williams was a really good fighter 4/11 12:16PM
Cape Coral, FL (Sportsbooks) - When Carl Williams climbed the ring steps to face a prime, unbeaten Mike Tyson in July of 1989, I don't recall a lot of people yelling that "The Truth" would put an end to what had been nearly a three-year heavyweight reign of menace. In fact, I pro...
Yaegashi outpoints Igarashi for flyweight crown 4/08 3:11PM
Tokyo, Japan (Sportsbooks) - Akira Yaegashi won a unanimous decision Monday to take the WBC flyweight title from Japanese countryman Toshiyuki Igarashi. Yaegashi (17-3, 9 KOs) won by scores of 117-108, 116-109 and 115-110 to hand Igarashi just his second pro loss. Igarashi (17-2-1, ...
Estrada takes flyweight titles from Viloria 4/06 3:24PM
Macao, China (Sportsbooks) - Juan Francisco Estrada won a split decision over Brian Viloria to claim the WBA and WBO flyweight titles on Saturday. Estrada won by scores of 116-111 and 117-111 on two cards, while another judge saw it in Viloria's favor by a 115-113 count. Viloria (3...
Ex-contender Scully looks back: 'I have a lot of regrets, really' 4/02 1:21PM
Cape Coral, FL (Sportsbooks) - John Scully's name has been out there for years. He was an in-ring professional for 13 years and challenged for two world titles, and his dubbed-in voice is recognizable as a color analyst alongside Joe Tessitore on the ESPN Classic Boxing Series. But he...
Golovkin knocks out Ishida, remains undefeated 3/30 8:43PM
Monte Carlo, Monaco (Sportsbooks) - WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin kept his unblemished record intact with a third round knockout of Nobuhiro Ishida at the Salle d'Etoiles in Monte Carlo on Saturday. After picking up steam in the second round, Golovkin (26-0, 23 KOs...
Boxer Guerrero arrested on gun charges at NYC airport 3/28 8:37PM
New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Boxer Robert Guerrero was arrested Thursday after trying to bring a gun on a plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The current WBC welterweight champion attempted to board a plane at JFK Airport with an unloaded .40-caliber handg...
Stieglitz defeats Abraham via TKO 3/23 10:31PM
Magdeburg, Germany (Sportsbooks) - Robert Stieglitz took back the WBO super middleweight title belt by technical knockout, dethroning champion Arthur Abraham after three rounds on Saturday at the GETEC Arena. In a rematch, Stieglitz (44-3) was given the victory after the ...
Ex-champ contends women's boxing is on the rise 3/19 12:29PM
Cape Coral, FL (Sportsbooks) - Upon completion of their in-ring careers, a lot of fighters opt for a simpler existence. Clearly, Terri Moss is not a lot of fighters. The 5-foot-1 dynamo, who consistently weighed in just a shade or two north of 100 pounds, hasn't stepped through the rop...
Casimero defends IBF Jr. Flyweight belt 3/17 3:31AM
Panama City, Panama (Sportsbooks) - John Riel Casimero was the undisputed winner and defended his IBF Jr. Flyweight belt in a 12-round bout against challenger Luis Rios. Casimero (18-2, 10 KO's) picked up his fourth straight win by receiving two scores of 119-109 as well as a 118-110 car...
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |