In a junior welterweight fight (138.5 contract weight) former unified lightweight champ Juan Diaz (35-2, 17 KOs) won a controversial twelve round unanimous decision over former IBF 140lb champ Paulie Malignaggi (26-3, 5 KOs) on Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Malignaggi got off to a good start, but Diaz cut Malignaggi over the left eye with a punch near the end of round one. Diaz volume punching read more ...
Malcolm Klassen produced the performance of his life when he stopped Cassius Baloyi in the seventh round to regain the IBF junior lightweight title in Mafikeng, South Africa, on Saturday night. In a stunning exhibition of controlled aggression, the younger man became the first fighter to stop Baloyi, who had held six belts from various world organisations. The bout at the Northwest University campus ended 2 minutes read more ...