BROOKLYN - WBA Middleweight World Champion Daniel Jacobs shocked undefeated challenger Peter Quillin with a first round TKO in the all-Brooklyn main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Saturday in front of 8,443 fans at Barclays Center.<br />
20-year-old super welterweight Steven Butler (13-0-1) of Montreal made short work of Finnish fighter Teemu Tuominen (10-2-0) 4 at the Metropolis in Montreal, as part of a show presented by Eye of the Tiger Management. Butler recorded a TKO victory in the first round
This time last year, Manuel Perez was getting ready to jump onto the biggest stage of his career. Perez was to face former champion Victor Ortiz on Showtime. Perez was more than ready and for two rounds Ortiz and Perez delivered entertaining back and forth blows. The third round was to be the same, until Perez got caught in an exchange that sent him down on his behind. Making it up before the 10 count, the referee still saw Perez in a daze and waved off the fight. After that, Perez looked to his wife and coaches and said this was his last time in the ring.
Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark - Super Brian (retired heavyweight Brian Nielsen) and Mogens Palle Promotion staged their first show tonight at Herlevhallerne on the outskirts of Copenhagen and here are the results: Super middleweight Daniel Heinze outscored Brazilian veteran Sanmir Santos Barbosa, 36-14-3, over eight two minute rounds. It was scored 80-72 on all cards. Heinze, making his debut, looked good outboxing Barbosa and kept his opponent on the ropes for long spell. Barbosa was never hurt though and forced Heinze back at times.
Ardin “The Jackal” Diale captured the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation title in his second attempt when he scored a unanimous twelve round decision over countryman Renoel “Singwancha” Pael at the Highway Hills Integrated School Gymnasium in Mandaluyong City which is a hotbed of boxing in Metro Manila on Wednesday. With the win the 27 year old Diale who was ranked No. 1 by the OPBF improved his record to 30-9-3 with 15 knockouts. He was coming off a win over Indonesia’s tough Heri Amol who retired in the 6th round last July 11.
Atlanta police on Thursday charged a young man with the fatal shooting last month of former unified cruiserweight champion O'Neil "Supernova" Bell. Bell, 40-years-old, was killed during a robbery after leaving a bus, said police, who found him lying in the street on November 25. A second man was also shot but survived.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns, with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards answering questions on Tyson Fury's big victory over Wladimir klitschko, Canelo Alvarez's win over Miguel Cotto, James DeGale's win over Lucian Bute, and more.
Richard Claveras won the vacant WBC International light flyweight title with an impressive twelve round unanimous decision over a resilient Jerry Tomogdan at the Highway Integrated Schools Gymnasium in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday night.
With hometown sensation Terence Crawford taking over the boxing world, Omaha, NE looks to stamp its self on the map as a boxing hot bed. Legacy Boxing in association with B&B Boxing Promotions presents a night of pro and amateur boxing. From the Ramada Plaza, they present, "The Next Generation", on Saturday, December 12th.
WBC Asian Boxing Council light flyweight champion Richard Claveras is determined to continue his comeback following his stunning 1st round knockout at the hands of WBC world champion Pedro Guevara of Mexico last April 11 who in turn lost the title to unheralded Japanese Yu Kimura by a split decision in Sendai, Japan on Saturday.