It took Antonio Margarito’s right hand 74 seconds to take out Manuel Gomez and retain the WBO welterweight title last night.
Margarito, whose record now stands at 33-4 (25), will no doubt want a shot at the winner of Mayweather-Judah. His fan base will surely grow even larger after the impressive win over […]
First off, apologies to anyone who drops in regularly — a few days off turned into a week+ before I knew what hit me. I’ve finally gotten off my lazy ass long enough to make some updates to the Watch List though, and much to my surprise February isn’t looking so bleak anymore.
I missed (skipped) […]
Arturo Gatti defeated Thomas Damgaard with an 11th round TKO last night. The win keeps him on track to possibly face Carlos Baldomir, who recently became WBC welterweight champ by defeating Zab Judah. [My Baldomir post reports the cancellation of a Judah-Mayweather match-up, but the latest word has them fighting again.]
For Gatti, there was good […]
Gatti needs no introduction to even the most casual boxing fan, but what’s the word on Thomas Damgaard? Outside of Denmark, there doesn’t seem to be much word at all. The Danish southpaw has built an impressive 37-0 (27) record, but he’s never fought outside his home country and his opponent list isn’t exactly a […]
The fight was scrapped when Judah stumbled against Baldomir, but apparently there was still enough fan interest (read money) to motivate Don King and Bob Arum to make this fight happen.
The official announcement won’t come until next week, but ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports it will remain an HBO PPV event on April 8.
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