This past Saturday night in front of an overflow crowd at The Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, light heavyweight contender Elvir Muriqi scored a one-sided ten round unanimous decision over Daniel Judah in a battle of New York fighters that highlighted an eight bout card that was promoted by Rob Diaz Havoc Boxing Promotions read more ...

The recent decision loss to Tavoris Cloud was too much for Clinton Woods, 37, to take. The British fighter officially announced his retirement from boxing after a 15-year career that saw him win the light heavyweight crown and face fighters such as Roy Jones Jr, Glen Johnson, Julio Gonzalez and others read more ...

In a clash for the vacant IBF light heavyweight title, unbeaten #1 rated Tavoris Cloud (20-0, 18 KOs) punished #2 rated former champ Clinton Woods (42-5-1, 24 KOs) for twelve rounds to claim the belt. The 27-year-old Cloud simply had too much power and too much energy for the more experienced read more ...

IBO light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver (27-4, 19 KOs) claimed the IBF title held by Clinton Woods (41-4-1, 25 KOs) with a one-sided unanimous decision on Saturday night at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. There was little drama in the bout as Tarver systematically outpointed Woods, but never came close to stopping him. Woods' performance was disappointing as he never got untracked and rarely was in position to inflict damage. Scores were 116-112, 117-111, 119-109 read more ...

Tarver, Woods, Dawson, Johnson speak about 175lb supercard! All the top flight light heavyweights participating on SHOWTIME's April 12 world championship doubleheader at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, spoke to reporters today on an international conference call. The event is headlined by the Antonio Tarver vs Clinton Woods IBO/IBF title unification fight and Chad Dawson’s WBC title defense against read more ...

"Tarver may have beaten Rocky Balboa but he won't get past me," said IBF light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods, who has landed a stunning collision with IBO light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver at the St Pete Times Forum in Tampa on April 12th. "It's a fight I have been longing for. He told me he would beat me years ago, well now he has got the chance. He can't run any longer because the deal has been made read more ...

Sheffield hero Clinton Woods rallied from a disastrous ninth round at the Reebok Arena in Bolton on Saturday night to score a brutal but memorable 12 round split decision win over American Glen Johnson to retain his IBF light-heavyweight title. read more ...

Clinton Woods retained his IBF light heavyweight title in his first defense, winning by unanimous decision Friday night over Mexican Julio Gonzalez. Fighting in his hometown, Woods dominated the 12-round contest with his speed and sharp left jab. There were no knockdowns. The judges scored it 117-111 read more ...

"People over here might think I'm the favourite but over in America I'm definitely seen as the underdog," said Woods. "I've trained for 12, hard rounds and I can see it being a battle to the end. Gonzalez won't want to take a backward step and neither will I. It's going to be the toughest fight of my career but I believe it's a fight I can win." read more ...

The fourth time was the charm for Clinton Woods Friday night in Rotherham, England. In his fourth world title challenge, Woods scored a fifth round stoppage over Rico Hoye to claim the vacant IBF light heavyweight title. Woods was in control from the beginning, connecting with crisp combinations, while Hoye's offensive consisted of single shots. Hoye was deducted points for low blows in rounds four and five by referee Ian John Lewis... read more ...