Category: Boxing
Punchers from the Past: LaMAR CLARK
LaMAR CLARK Born 1 December 1933 Cedar City Utah Died 5 November 2006 Utah Record: 46 fights 43 wins 3 losses (41 wins by KO/TKO, 28 in the first round). Weight Division: Heavyweight -Had his first professional fight 4 January […]
The Past Week in Action 7m November 2023
Miss any of this week’s action in the sport? Get caught up with “The Past Week in Action” by Eric Armit; with a review of all major cards in the boxing for the past week. Highlights: Joe Cordina takes a […]
Punchers from the Past Carl Penalosa
CARL (Carlos) PENALOSA Snr. Born Philippines 2 March 1938 Fought from August 1962 to March 1967 Record 29 fights 11 wins 12 losses 6 draws although this record may be incomplete Philippines lightweight and super lightweight champion Beat: Peedro Adigue […]
The Past Week in Action 24 October 2023
Highlights: -Giovani Santillan crushes WBO No 1 welterweight Alexis Rocha in six rounds -Gabriela Fundora stops Arely Mucino in five rounds and wins the IBF flyweight title. John Ramirez wins in four rounds over Ronal Batista in WBA super flyweight […]
Punchers from the Past: Yama Bahama
YAMA BAHAMA William Horatio Butler Jr Born Bimini, Bahamas 16 February 1933 Died 29 June 2009 Record 94 fights, 77 wins (26 KO/TKO) 14 losses 3 draws Turned pro 17 November 1953 Beat: Paolo Melis, Gil Turner, Pat Lowry, Jimmy […]
The Past Week in Action 17 October 2023
Miss any of this week’s action in the sport? Get caught up with “The Past Week in Action” by Eric Armit; with a review of all major cards in the boxing for the past week. Highlights: -Zhanibek Alimkhanuly unifies the […]
Punchers from the Past: Jesus “Little Poison” Pimentel
Jesus “Little Poison” Pimentel Born (one of twins)17 February 1940 Sayula, Mexico No real success as an amateur Record: 82 fights, 75 wins, 7 losses 67 wins by KO/TKO giving him an 89.33 % of wins inside the distance. Turned […]
The Past Week in Action 10 October 2023
The Past Week in Action 10 October 2023 Highlights: -Brothers Yudai and Ginjiro Shigeoka both win versions of sanctioning body minimum titles on the same promotion with Yudai outpointing Petchmanee CP Freshmart for the WBC version and Ginjiro stopping […]
Punchers from the Past: George Leslie (Bunny) Grant
George Leslie (Bunny) Grant Born Jamaica 29 September 1940 Died 1 November 2018 Turned Pro: 12 July 1958 at the age of 17 Record: 72 fights, 52 wins (14), 15 losses 5 draws Boxed from featherweight up to super welterweight […]
The Past Week in Action 3 October 2023
Miss any of this week’s action in the sport? Get caught up with “The Past Week in Action” by Eric Armit; with a review of all major cards in the boxing for the past week. Highlights: – Saul Alvarez retains […]