Archive for November 17th, 2011
Posted by Rick McLean on November 17, 2011 at 22:21 pm
TORONTO (November 17, 2011) – First impressions are everlasting and last weekend, undefeated Buffalo light heavyweight Lionell “Lonnie B” Thompson made a smashing United Kingdom debut, knocking out Phil “You Know” Goodwin in the second round in Manchester, England.
Thompson-Goodwin was on the Tyson Fury-Neven Pajkic undercard, presented by Hennessy Sports, at EventCity in Trafford Park.
Thompson improved his perfect pro record to 11-0, 7 KOs. “I was very excited to fight in England for the first time,” 26-year-old Lionell said. “I can’t wait to fight there again in front of those great fans. I trained hard and was in great shape. British fans got to see an up-and-coming star who delivered.”
The only other fighter to stop Goodwin in two rounds is Tony Bellew, who recently went the full distance against World Boxing Organization (“WBO”) 175-pound champion Nathan Cleverly. Read More
Posted by Rick McLean on November 17, 2011 at 16:28 pm
FRIDAY, DEC. 2, ON SHOBOX:
THE NEW GENERATION
Chris Avalos Faces Jhonatan Romero in Clash of Promising,
Super Bantamweight Prospects in Co-Feature
Live on SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET/PT
from Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, Calif.
Photo Credit: Tom Casino / SHOWTIME
NEW YORK (Nov. 17, 2011) – Cancer survivor and unbeaten, top-ranked super middleweight Anthony Dirrell (23-0, 20 KOs), of Flint, Mich., will face fellow world-ranked southpaw Renan St-Juste (23-2-1, 15 KOs), of Canada, in the 12-round main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, Dec. 2, live on SHOWTIME®(11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). The telecast will originate from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif., just one night before the highly anticipated rematch between International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight titleholder Abner Mares and Joseph King Kong Agbeko on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
In the 10-round co-feature on Dec. 2, the ShoBox proficient Chris Avalos (19-1, 15 KOs), of Lancaster, Calif., and Colombia’s Jhonatan “Momo” Romero (19-0, 12 KOs) will clash in a battle of up-and-coming super bantamweights. Read More
Posted by Durell Wambolt on November 17, 2011 at 11:43 am
Two of Canada’s Top Light Middleweights
Set to Clash in Calgary
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By GM Ross
East meets West Saturday night, November 19, in Calgary, Alberta, when Richard Reittie (8-1-1) of Toronto, Ontario, takes on Janks Trotter (6-0-1) of Calgary, Alberta, in an eight round, light middleweight contest at Desperado’s Night Club. Both fighters are highly ranked and respected within the Canadian boxing community. The Canadian Professional Boxing Council rates Reittie and Trotter #2 and #3 respectively in the light middleweight division. The Canadian Boxing Federation also ranks Trotter as the #3 at light middleweight, but views Reittie as the #4 middleweight in the country. Regardless of what rankings you prefer, this is a battle of top five contenders, well worth the price of admission. Read More
Posted by Durell Wambolt on November 17, 2011 at 11:37 am
Video of the November 5, Quebec City, Bute-Johnson fight card has made its way to the internet. We have posted footage of five Canadian fights for your viewing pleasure, including Lucian Bute’s unanimous decision victory over Glen Johnson!
First, we have Lucian Bute (29-0-0) making his ninth defense of the IBF super middleweight championship of the world against “The Road Warrior” Glen Johnson (51-15-2). The fight went the full twelve, with Bute handling the former Showtime Super Six contender with ease. While waiting patiently for the winner of the Super Six to be decided, why not give Bute’s most recent conquest another look? Who would you rather see him fight, Ward or Froch? Tell us in our comments section! Read More
Tags:Allan Green, Christian Bladt, Glen Johnson, Jorge Luis Teron, Kevin Bizier, Lucian Bute, Lucian Bute-Glen Johnson, Pier-Olivier Cote, Sebastien Gauthier, Sébastien “Double Trouble” Demers, Steve Molitor
Filed Under: Video & Photos
TORONTO (November 17, 2011) – First impressions are everlasting and last weekend, undefeated Buffalo light heavyweight Lionell “Lonnie B” Thompson made a smashing United Kingdom debut, knocking out Phil “You Know” Goodwin in the second round in Manchester, England.
