The Commonwealth bantamweight champion, Tshifhiwa Munyai, stopped Martin Power in his second bid to capture the crown.

After 4 rounds of very one sided boxing, Power was retired into his corner after being totally outclassed by his South African opponent (read more…)

Another great boxing match up is being brought to you by Showtime on Saturday March 3rd.

In a fight that has been looked forward to by many, Israel Vazquez, the WBC super bantamweight champion will defend his title against the IBF bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez (read more…)

The Italian Simone Maludrotto beat Belfast boxer Damaen Kelly for the second time this year as he safeguarded his European bantamweight title. The fight, which was held in Sardinia, was stopped in the third round when Kelly’s corner threw in the towel to end the fight.

Kelly had started the bout well but a sharp right hand during the third round left him staggering and, as Maludrottu threw more punches, Kelly’s team decided it was time to step in and save their man. Back in April, Kelly went the distance with Maludrotto; who won on points (read more…)

WBO world heavyweight champion Serguei Lyakhovich weighed in 30lbs lighter than Shannon Briggs ahead of their heavyweight clash on Saturday night in Phoenix. Briggs, who is currently 35, believes that he can easily overpower the Belarussian champion who currently lives in Arizona and said: “I’m looking to get him out of there early, he’s a young kid - one or two rounds.”

But Lyakhovich, 30, has bitten back and warned: “I know he’s going to come out swinging, but every time he swings he’s going to get hit (read more…)

Here are the top ten pound for pound boxers around today as decided by BoxingDaily

1. Floyd Mayweather – Welterweight – United States
Record - 36 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws, 24KOs
Mayweather became a world champion at four different weights with his contentious victory over Zab Judah, although he is yet to completely control a division. He is still likely to be facing Ricky Hatton in the near future. Now that’ll be a good fight!

2. Marco Antonio Barrera - Super featherweight - Mexico
Record – 61 wins, 4 losses, 0 draws, 42KOs
Marco dismissed any idea that he was a ‘spent force’ by thrashing Morales in the third chapter of their fantastic trilogy. At 31, and battle-scarred, he still remains a great force to be reckoned with (read more…)