Topic: Cory Spinks

Spinks to be in son's corner tonight

Cory Spinks will have his dad, former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, in his corner tonight at the Shrine Mosque.. . But the junior...
We have 5 fights on the line this week, including a women's showdown between super-bantamweights Shantall Martinez and Jackie Nava. Also on the...
Cornelius Bundrage stopped hometown favorite Cory Spinks in the fifth round to capture the International Boxing Federation light-middleweight crown in an all-American title bout.Referee Mark Nelson on Saturday stopped the bout just 88 seconds into the fifth round, giving mandatory challenger ...
Junior welterweight champion Alexander beats Kotelnik to remain unbeatenDevon Alexander retained his WBC and IBF junior welterweight titles with a unanimous 12-round decision over Andriy Kotelnik on Saturday night.Alexander (21-0) won 116-112 on all three cards.The 23-year-old St. Louis native ...

Unbeaten champs spice world title triple feature

Unbeaten world champions Devon Alexander and Tavoris Cloud risk their boxing crowns on Saturday in a title triple-header that also includes hometown hero Cory Spinks.Southpaw Alexander will defend his World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation light-welterweight crown against former World ...

Spinks title defense postponed

A planned June 12 title defense by International Boxing Federation junior middleweight champion Cory Spinks in his hometown has been postponed, promoter Don King announced Wednesday.Spinks, 37-5 with 11 knockouts, was to have faced mandatory challenger Cornelius Bundrage, 29-4 with 17 ...

Cory Spinks to face Bundrage

IBF jr middleweight champion Cory Spinks to fight Bundrage, promises 'meaner' attackSet to box for the first time in more than a year, Cory Spinks has a new trainer and a new style.The IBF junior middleweight champion, who'll face top-rated ...
Spinks outpoints Latimore to win vacant IBF junior middleweight beltCory Spinks overcame a first-round knockdown to outpoint Deandre Latimore on Friday night and win the vacant IBF junior middleweight title.Spinks (37-5) overcame a cut above his left eye to win the ...
Cory Spinks survived an early knockdown and captured the vacant International Boxing Federation junior middleweight world title here Friday with a 12-round split decision over Deandre Latimore.Spinks, 31 and a former four-time world champion, was coming off two defeats in his ...

Hometown rivals seek junior middleweight crown

US hometown rivals Cory Spinks and Deandre Latimore meet here Friday in a showdown of St. Louis southpaws for the vacant International Boxing Federation junior middleweight title.Spinks, 36-5 with 11 knockouts, comes off two losses, dropping split decisions to fellow Americans ...