Flyweight Boxing News

Sometimes an athlete with special gifts achieves a goal ahead of their time. When Samuels hurled the discus an incredible 65.44 metres in Berlin in August, the Sydney University student became the youngest world champion discus thrower.

Trust me, I've had worse debut performances. A few come to mind right away. But that's, ahem, another story.

Cathedral City boxer Timothy Bradley will return home for a second title defense of his WBO junior welterweight title.

Hernan Marquez Returns to Action on Saturday Posted by Ramon Aranda on 10.16.2009 He'll fight again in November and then hopes for a title shot in 2010.

Female WBA/WIBF world flyweight champion 'Killer Queen' Susi Kentikian . 'With my new trainer Mehmed Hendem I've been doing really well,' she said.

Champion Denkaosen Kaowichit of Thailand lands a left hook on Japanese challenger Daiki Kameda during the World Boxing Association flyweight title bout in Osaka, Japan.

World champion light flyweight boxer Brian Viloria is back in the gym preparing for his next title defense.

Thailand's Denkaosen Kaowichit retained his World Boxing Association flyweight title on a 2-0 decision over Japanese challenger Daiki Kameda here Tuesday.

Undefeated Drian Francisco easily made the 115-pound weight limit for his 12-round "First Strike" clash with Panamanian champion Roberto "La Arana" Vasquez on Saturday.

Nonito Donates to Storm Victims Posted by Joe Roche on 10.01.2009 Donaire pledges P1-million to victims of tropical storm "Ondoy" Interim WBA super flyweight champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire is putting his money to great use.

Undefeated Filipino super flyweight Drian Francisco is banking on his abilities to score an "upset" against a more experienced Roberto "La Arana" Vasquez of Panama when they face at the Cuneta Astrodome this coming Saturday.

Delfin Boholst is training for the Olympics -- the London Olympics. The former rice farmer from the Philippines failed to win a boxing slot for this year's Beijing Games in a final qualifying tournament in Kazakhstan and now punishes himself with grueling four-hour workouts, six days a week, in the hope of redemption in 2012.

From : "Katia M. Peltekian" Date : Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:54:25 PDT The Daily Telegraph September 19, 2009 Saturday 1 - State Edition Darchinyan's tall order SUPER flyweight world champion Vic Darchinyan is planning his first major Australian fight for five years, but his immediate objective is overcoming the tallest challenger of his career.

On the attack: Luis Concepcion, right, took the fight to Omar Salado from the start.

Boxu Potts, promoter of local boxer Ria Ramnarine, yesterday declared his intention to fight the World Boxing Association in court if necessary should his fighter be overlooked for a second shot at the WBA's mini-flyweight interim title.

That case of dengue fever wasn't the last of Nonito Donaire's misfortunes this month.

International Boxing Federation junior flyweight champion Brian Viloria said he will be staying in the 108-pound division for some time.

MANILA Newly-crowned World Boxing Organization super flyweight champion "Marvelous" Marvin Sonsona returned to the Philippines on Monday as the second-youngest Filipino boxing champion.

THE dream of a much-anticipated rematch between Ana Fernandez and Trinidad and Tobago's Ria Ramnarine looks unlikely after the Venezuelan lost her bid to win the interim WBA mini-flyweight title against Mexico's Ibeth Zamora Silva on Saturday night in Panama City.

Sonsona won the title on Friday with a twelve round decision over Jose Lopez. International matchmaker and promoter Sampson Lewkowicz introduced Manny Pacquiao to America.