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By Michael Norby: In a collision of undefeated American heavyweights, world rated Kevin ‘Kingpin’ Johnson scored his third straight stoppage victory on Friday night, after Devin Vargas’ corner wisely threw in the towel in the sixth round of a scheduled ten at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
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By Michael Norby: In a stunning display of dogged back and forth fighting, undefeated Argentinean welterweight contender Carlos Abregu dragged himself off the canvas twice on Saturday night to knockout tough Puerto Rican Irving Garcia in the fourth round of a scheduled ten at The Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California, USA.
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By Michael Norby at ringside: Undefeated WBC super middleweight world champion Carl Froch silenced his doubters in a big way on Saturday night by knocking out former undisputed 160lb king Jermain Taylor in the final round of an extremely entertaining contest at The MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA.
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By Michael Norby: Super middleweight contender Allan Green can now finally look forward to an almost assured world title shot after he powered his way to an explosive second round knockout victory over Puerto Rican tough guy Carlos De Leon Jr on Saturday night at The MGM at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA.
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By Derek Bonnett: All the victors on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights April 24 card at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, USA hoped they had prepared the right game plan coming into the night’s show.
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By Michael Norby: In what could be a precursor to a world title challenge later this year, unbeaten junior welterweight contender Devon Alexander scored a ninth round knockout victory over Jesus ‘Chuy’ Rodriguez on Friday night at The Scottsdale Center in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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By Michael Norby: In his first ring appearance in over a year, slick veteran Cory Spinks recaptured the IBF junior middleweight world title that he lost last time out by narrowly out-pointing promising youngster Deandre Lattimore on Friday night over 12 entertaining rounds at The Scottsdale Center in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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By Michael Norby: With each stunning victory, undefeated Cuban featherweight powerhouse Yuriorkis Gamboa leaps closer to securing mouthwatering collisions with the elite of his division and, on Friday night, he took another big step towards achieving that goal with a ten round pummeling of former world title challenger Jose Rojas at Buffalo Bill’s Star Arena in Primm, Nevada, USA.
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By Michael Norby: Undefeated American heavyweight prospect Cristobal Arreola is quickly rising to the heady heights of world title contendership and he inched closer to achieving that goal on Saturday night as he knocked out experienced former world title challenger Jameel McCline in the fourth round of a scheduled twelve at The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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By Michael Norby: Former welterweight world title holder Paul ‘The Punisher’ Williams soured the comeback of a legend on Saturday night after he soundly defeated Winky Wright with a lop-sided 12 round unanimous decision victory in a middleweight encounter at The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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