Rematch vital in Hallback’s HBO quest
Boxing Editor Lyle Fitzsimmons recently traveled to Tampa, Fla. to meet Chevelle Hallback, who’ll challenge Holly Holm in a 140-pound women’s world title fight later this month in New Mexico. (Today’s third part examines the status of women’s boxing and Hallback’s goal of becoming the first female in a feature fight on HBO. Part one previewed the March 26 fight. Part two recapped a writer vs. boxer sparring session on Feb. 20 at the Fight Factory gym.) By... [Read The entire article]
Vitali Klitschko set to take on Albert Sosnowski
Klitschko’s management group said the fight will take place at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. “I am very happy to have my next fight in Germany again,” said Klitschko in a statement. Read More →
Alexander keeps title, gains IBF belt
Alexander (20-0, 13 KOs) knocked down his opponent twice in the eighth round before referee Benjy Esteves Jr. stepped in and halted the fight at the 1:12 mark. This was his fifth straight win via stoppage. Urango (22-3-1) was making the initial defense of his second stint with the IBF crown. Read More →
Darchinyan defends belts with win over Guerrero
Darchinyan (34-2-1, 27 KOs) dominated on all three scorecards to the tune of 118-110, 117-111 and 120-108. The margin of victory was large even though Darchinyan never sent Guerrero (13-2-1, 9 KOs) to the canvas. Read More →
Sparring with Chevelle Hallback
By Lyle Fitzsimmons, Contributing Boxing Editor Tampa, FL (Sports Network) – I thought I’d had it all figured out. As I made the 105-mile drive from my home in Ocala to the Fight Factory gym in Tampa, I assumed my in-ring sparring session with championship hopeful Chevelle Hallback would be something like the living room slap-boxing matches I used to have with my sister Tricia. Read More →
Mayol-Nino fight ends in technical draw
It seemed as if Nino (28-3-2) knocked out Mayol, but that wasn’t ruled to be the case. Nino landed a low blow, and as the referee was about to break up the fighters and give Mayol (26-4-2) a chance to recover, Nino landed a crushing punch that knocked out Mayol. The fight was then stopped. Read More →
