Fight Edison Miranda L TKO 7 (12) Kelly Pavlik

It was a disappointing Saturday night in Memphis for middleweight contender Edison 'Pantera' Miranda as he suffered the first clear loss of his career to Kelly Pavlik. But Miranda vows to be back in the ring and better than ever in the future. "I’m sorry to all my fans for my performance on Saturday night," said the gracious Miranda. "I let you down, but know that I tried my best with what I had to win the fight. I thank you for all the support read more ...

The main event had the unfortunate event of having to follow the lead of an unforgettable slugfest. Taylor and Spinks never came close to following suit; in fact, they didn't even bother to try. The closest they came to giving the crowd their money's worth in entertainment was during Cory Spinks' ring walk. Always known for his theatrical entrances, Spinks entered the ring accompanied by St. Louis rapper Jibbs, pumping out read more ...

WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-0-1, 17 KOs) won a slow-paced twelve-round split decision over IBF 154lb titlist Cory Spinks (36-4, 11 KOs) on Saturday night at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. In a tactical fight with very low punch output, Spinks had some success outboxing Taylor at times, but Jermain landed the harder shots. The scores were initially announced incorrectly by ring announcer Michael Buffer read more ...

It's official. Two number one ranked middleweight contenders will clash for top challenger status in the division when IBF #1 Edison Miranda (28-1, 24 KOs) and WBC #1 Kelly Pavlik (30-0, 27 KOs) collide on May 19th at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. This intriguing middleweight contest will be the co-feature on the Jermain Taylor vs. Cory Spinks “Border Battle” middleweight championship card. HBO will televise read more ...