Kendall Holt retains title against Demetrius Hopkins! Yuri Foreman still undefeated!
WBO Junior Welterweight champion Kendall Holt (25-3, 13 KOs) retained his title with a split decision against previously unbeaten and late sub Demetrius Hopkins (28-1-1, 11 KOs) on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Holt was the better boxer throughout the twelve round bout and outworked Hopkins most of the way. Judges scored 116-112 117-111 for Holt and 115-113 for Hopkins. Holt was previously scheduled to battle Ricardo Torres for the championship bout until Torres pulled out and Hopkins, who was originally scheduled to fight in the undercard, became the substitute foe for Holt. Hopkins accepted the title fight just this Monday after Ricardo Torres backed out.
In the main supporting bout, WBA #4/WBC #8 rated jr. middleweight Yuri Foreman (27-0, 8 KOs) Read more
How many Pay per View (PPV) Revenues did the Dream Match Manny Pacquiao versus Oscar De La Hoya generated?
Considering the financial crisis the world is experiencing at this time, the Dream Match although expected as a sure blockbuster and exciting fight, was also expected to be affected by the global economic fall down. But since a pound for pound king and a PPV king are there to fight for, all odds in economics and finance forces has been beaten by their greatness and popularity.
HBO reported that the Dream Match which Manny Pacquiao won by 8th round TKO against Oscar De La Hoya on Saturday Night at the MGM in Las Vegas welterweight fight sold 1.25 million subscriptions and generated $70 million Read more
Darchinyan knocks out Mijares in round 9!
Video showing Vic Darchinyan dropping Christian Mijares in round 1 and finally knocking out in round 9.
Vic Darchinyan, now the new WBC/WBA/IBF super flyweight champion shocked the boxing fans and the rest of the Mexicans when the new champion stopped and knocked out Cristian Mijares (36-3-2, 14 KOs) in the ninth round of their highly anticipated fight on Saturday night at the Home Depot in Carson, California. Darchinyan dropped Mijares with an uppercut at the end of round one to give the audience a hint on the final outcome of the 115lb championship bout. Darchinyan continued to be aggressive and fought like a bull landing more solid punches than MIjares. Darchinyan’s awkward but powerful and unpredictable style gave Mijares trouble in controlling the fight. The bout ended with a spectacular ninth round KO when Darchinyan landed a huge straight left that sent Mijares on the floor. The referee stopped the fight a few second left in the ninth round.
