December 31, 2009
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Hopkins vs Green off?
After Australian boxing star Danny Green knocked out Roy Jones in the first round on Dec. 2, ruining an already-signed deal Jones had for a rematch with Bernard Hopkins in early 2010, talks quickly turned to a Hopkins-Green bout. But those discussions ended Tuesday night with the sides going their separate ways because of a [...]
BEST FIGHT OF 2009?
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Pavlik Finishes 2009 on a Good Note
It’s been a rough 2009 for Pavlik, but at least he closed it in strong fashion with a dominant and exciting performance against Espino, a hard-charging but overmatched challenger. Pavlik hadn’t fought since stopping mandatory challenger Marco Antonio Rubio in February in his hometown of Youngstown, the longest layoff his career. Pavlik was sidetracked by [...]
Strikeforce Results
Main Card Middleweight bout: Cung Le vs. Scott Smith Smith defeated Le via KO (punches) at 3:25 of round 3. Lightweight Championship unification bout: Josh Thomson (c) vs. Gilbert Melendez (ic) Melendez defeated Thomson via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) to unify the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship. Middleweight bout: Ronaldo Souza vs. Matt Lindland Souza defeated Lindland [...]
Malignaggi gets revenge over Diaz
CHICAGO — Paul Malignaggi wanted to prove that he won his first fight against Juan Diaz by thoroughly dominating him in the rematch. He also wanted to prove that he wasn’t just a boxing burnout. The brash, Brooklyn-based Malignaggi did both on Saturday night, winning a clear unanimous decision after the controversial scoring in his [...]
Klitschko bests Johnson in decision
BERN, Switzerland — Kevin Johnson promised that Vitali Klitschko wouldn’t knock him out when they fought for the WBC heavyweight title on Saturday night. Maybe he should have promised a win instead. The 30-year-old Johnson survived 12 rounds against the hard-punching Ukrainian champion, but he couldn’t earn enough points from the judges. Fabian Guggenheim and [...]
