Paul Williams (41-2, 27 KOs), of Aiken, S.C., was economical in outhustling Nobuhiro Ishida (24-7-2, 9 KOs), of Osaka, Japan, over the course of 12 rounds for one of the many versions of the WBC 154 lbs title called the Silver International Championship. The consistent                                             performance brought Williams his first clear win in his last… [Continue Reading]

Article: Louisa Benton: Photography: Tim Warner and Stacey Verbeek The main event brought Junior Welterweights Mike “The Silent Assassin” Dallas Jr. of Bakersfield, CA (18-2-1, 7 KO’s) and Miguel “Silky Smooth” Gonzalez of Cleveland, OH (20-3, 15 KO’s) into the ring for 10 rounds. Dallas had much at stake as he entered the ring, suffering two… [Continue Reading]

Written by Luisa Benton, Images by Tim Warner One of the originally scheduled fights for this Friday’s ESPN Friday Night Fights (Goossen Tutor Promotions) has been cancelled. Charles “The Future” Hatley will not be fighting Romaro Johnson because of a hurt knee Hatley suffered recently. Seven bouts will take place. Main Event: Jr. Welterweight Bout:… [Continue Reading]

Written by Luisa Benton   ESPN2 brings Friday Night Fights back to Texas with eight bouts this Friday, February 17. The fights will take place at University of Texas at Arlington’s brand new College Park Center, a $78 million dollar state-of-the-art facility that holds up to 6,750 people. The main event will feature Mike “The… [Continue Reading]

Written By Luisa Benton; Photo’s by Chris Farina/Top Rank (Copyright 2012) This past Saturday, Top Rank Boxing ushered in the year’s first big night of fights for 2012 with its nine-bout card that included three title fights, the main event featuring the much-anticipated fight between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Marco Antonio Rubio, battling for… [Continue Reading]

Photos By Tim Warner Julio Cesar Chavez Jr 159.5  VS Marco Antonio Rubio 159                                                                                                                                                                                                         WBC middleweight championship Nonito Donaire 121.6 VS Wilfredo Vazquez Jr 122  WBO super bantamweight championship Vanes Martirosyan 153.5 VS Troy Lowry 153.75         WBC Silver Super Welterweight Title Wale Omotosa 147.25  VS Nestor Rosas 146.5 Adam Lopez 115.75  VS Richard… [Continue Reading]

Photos by Tim Warner and Chris Farina/Top Rank (Copyright 2012) There was high drama in the city of the Alamo as fighters competing on Welcome to the Future card from the Alamodome made weight prior to Saturday’s fight card. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr who was reported to have lost 20 pounds this week looked a… [Continue Reading]