Roman Martinez (29-2-2, 17 KOs) outpointed Orlando Salido (42-13-2, 29 KOs) to win the WBO super featherweight title by unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Martinez dropped Salido twice in the bout on the way to winning by scores of 114-111, 115-110 and 116-109.
Salido came out firing but Martinez soon utilized his height and reach advantage, setting the Mexican up at the end of his right hand for the first knockdown in the third…
Garcia outpoints Peterson. Lee-Quillin draw
Danny Garcia (30-0, 17 KOs) remained unbeaten after a majority points win over fellow American Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York.
One judge scored the fight a 114-114 draw while the other two judges had it for Garcia by scores of 115-113.
While WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Garcia and IBF titlist Peterson are two of the best in the 140 division, this was a non-title bout at a catch weight of 143 pounds. Nevertheless it was a…
Warrington wins one-sided points victory over Dennis Tubieron
Unbeaten British featherweight Josh Warrington (21-0, 4 KOs) defeated Filipino Dennis Tubieron (19-4-2, 8 KOs) by a unanimous decision in a WBC featherweight world title eliminator on Saturday night at the First Direct Arena in Leeds.
The Leeds man outgunned the game visitor and was awarded the win by scores of 119-109, 119-110 and 119-109.
Warrington came out firing from the start, driving his opponent backwards as he searched for an early finish with a stream of spiteful punches to head and…
Peter Quillin fails to make weight for bout against Andy Lee
American Peter Quillin (31-0, 22 KOs) failed to make the weight for his world middleweight title bout against WBO champion Andy Lee (34-2, 24 KOs) at Friday’s weigh-in.
Former world champion Quillin initially weighed in at 161.4lbs and was given two hours to get down to the 160lb limit, but he failed to do so, managing only to get within six ounces.
The scheduled 12-round bout on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York will still take place but Quillin will no longer have…
Derry Mathews to fight Ismael Barroso for interim WBA title
Derry Mathews (37-9-2, 20 KOs) will fight Ismael Barroso (17-0-2, 16 KOs) on April 18 for an interim version of the WBA lightweight title.
Southpaw Barroso of Venezuela, has stepped in at short notice after Mathews’ challenge for Richar Abril’s WBA belt was called off for a second time. Champion Abril withdrew because of illness on both occasions.
“Barroso is a very dangerous fighter,” said Mathews. “Just look at his record, he’s banging people out left, right and center.
“I’ve seen some…
Kell Brook set to fight Frankie Gavin on May 30
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (34-0, 23 KOs) will fight Frankie Gavin (21-1, 13 KOs) on May 30 at The 02 Arena in London.
Unbeaten Brook will make the second defence of his title against countryman Gavin, on a card that also features two other world title fights – Londoner Kevin Mitchell (39-2, 29 KOs) challenges WBC lightweight champion Jorge Linares (38-3, 25 KOs), while Welshman Lee Selby (20-1, 8 KOs) takes on Evgeny Gradovich (19-0-1, 9 KOs) for his IBF featherweight title.
After…
Richar Abril-Derry Mathews title fight off again
WBA lightweight champion Richar Abril (19-3-1, 8 KOs) has pulled out of a defence against British challenger Derry Mathews (36-9-2, 7 KOs) for a second time, reportedly due to illness.
Abril was initially scheduled to defend the 135-pound belt against Mathews on March 6 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool but the Cuban withdrew with suspected dengue fever. The fight was rescheduled for April 18, at the same venue, but on Thursday Abril withdrew again.
According to promoter Frank Warren, the…
Joshua scores another KO
Olympic gold medalist Anthony Joshua (11-0, 11 KOs) scored a third round KO over American journeyman Jason Gavern (26-20-4, 11 KOs) on Saturday night at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.
As expected, the unbeaten British heavyweight completely dominated Gavern, knocking him down four times before the referee stopped the bout.
Joshua, 25, who was returning from a five-month lay-off after suffering a stress fracture in his back, took his time in the opening round as his opponent showed little…
Dominant Stevenson beats Bika
WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (26-1, 21 KOs) defeated Sakio Bika (32-7-3, 21 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Stevenson overpowered Bika throughout the bout, knocking the challenger down twice en route to winning by scores of 116-110, 115-111 and 115-110.
Although the Haiti-born Stevenson, who is now based in Montreal, was not able to gain a trademark knockout, his power was evident early when he…
Billy Joe Saunders and Chris Eubank Jr to fight on same card in May
British middleweight rivals Billy Joe Saunders (21-0, 11 KOs) and Chris Eubank Jr (19-1, 14 KOs) will fight on the same card on May 9 at Wembley Arena, as a lucrative rematch between the pair builds up.
While Eubank takes on Australian Les Sherrington (35-7, 19 KOs), Saunders will also appear against an opponent to be announced.
Saunders defeated Eubank by a split decision in November to retain his British, Commonwealth and European titles, and in addition put himself in a mandatory position…