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Former Lightweight world title challenger, Lenny Zappavigna returned to the ring on Friday night in Bankstown with a 3rd round TKO victory over New Zealand's-Brad Milner.

The fight was Zappavigna's first since losing an IBF world title eliminator to Panama's-Ameth Diaz in August of 2011...read story >

World rated lightweight Armeth Diaz (30-10, 21 KOs) scored a fifth round stoppage of Lenny Zappavigna (25-2, 17 KOs) in an IBF elimination bout at the Melbourne Pavillion in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. on Friday.

Diaz showed good power in round one by connecting with solid combinations to the head of the Aussie 135-pounder. Zappa responded by scoring with power shots to the body that hurt the Panamanian. In round two Diaz dropped Zappavigna with a hard right hand to the jaw but he survived to hear the bell. Zappa outworked Diaz in round three and inflicted a cut over the visitor's eye in round four...read story >

HAVING learned a painful lesson in the first defeat, lightweight sensation Lenny Zappavigna goes into his world title eliminator tomorrow night determined to reignite his career as one of the world's most exciting fighters.

Zappavigna faces Panama's Ameth Diaz at The Melbourne Pavilion hoping to earn a rematch with Mexican IBF world champ Miguel Vazquez...read story >

IBF rated lightweights Lenny Zappavigna (25-1, 17 KOs) and Armeth Diaz (29-10, 20 KOs) weighed in today for their IBF elimination bout to be contested at the "Melbourne Pavillion" on Friday.

Zappavigna was 134.7lbs while Diaz was 134.7lbs. The referee for the contest will be Robert Byrd. Judges are Glen Hamada, Yongsak Na Songkla, Ignatius Missalidis...read story >

Leonardo Zappavigna is training "full steam ahead" for his next fight against Ameth Diaz of Panama, an IBF World Title Eliminator here in Australia on Friday 5th August.

With just under a month until the fight, and after the disappointment of his first loss against IBF Lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez, Zappa is looking to put on a spectacular show...read story >

Leonardo Zappavigna's next fight is against Ameth Diaz of Panama, for the IBF World Title Eliminator here in Australia.

Friday 5th August 2011 at The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia. The fight will be televised by Fox Sports Australia.

Australian Lenny Zappavigna emerged with honour intact and skin broken, but no title belt after he was unanimously outpointed by Mexico's IBF lightweight world champion Miguel Vazquez in Las Vegas.

The crafty champion ultimately just had too much ring savvy for the bloodied but unbowed Sydneysider, who tried to push the pace in their fight at the MGM Grand...read story at OneHD.com.au >

IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez (28-3, 12 KOs) outpointed previously unbeaten #1 rated Lenny Zappavigna (25-1, 17 KOs) by scores 117-111, 118-110, 118-110. Vazquez was more accurate in his punching and his excellent defense made Zappavigna miss more times than not...read story at Fightnews.com >

(Photo: Tim Barry) Australian lightweight Lenny Zappavigna (25-0, 17 KOs) will challenge Miguel Vazquez (27-3, 12 KOs) for the IBF lightweight championship at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday. Zappavigna has trained at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card gym in Los Angeles and has been in great form in impressive sparring sessions with several boxers including Paul Malinaggi...read story at Fightnews.com >

(Photo: Gregg Porteous) It's a sweaty 35C inside and tattered boxing posters line the walls of the backyard garage that doubles as the training gym for one of Australia's brightest fighting talents.

Lenny Zappavigna is used to modest surroundings but there are signs of a golden future emerging from this makeshift training HQ, with the western Sydney boxer set to fly to the US today for a March 12 IBF lightweight title showdown with Mexico's Miguel Vasquez...read story at DailyTelegraph.com >

BF lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez (27-3-2, 12 KOs) will defend his title against unbeaten Lenny Zappavigna (25-0, 17 KOs) in an intriguing bout added to the March 12 SHOWTIME PPV extravaganza headlined by WBA super welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KOs) against Ricardo Mayorga (29-7-1, 23 KOs).

Also in action on the PPV telecast is former WBA super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KOs) against Pawel Wolak (28-1, 18 KOs) and female ring legend Christy Martin (49-5-3, 32 KOs) going for her 50th win...read story at Fightnews.com >

Exciting Sydney fighter Lenny Zappavigna booked a world title shot in the most emphatic fashion, with a crushing first round stoppage of Korean Ji Hoon Kim on Sunday.

Zappavigna (25-0, 17KOs) knocked Kim (21-7, 18KOs) down twice in the first 90 seconds of their IBF lightweight title eliminator at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre...read story at SydneyMorningHerald.com >

LENNY Zappavigna, arguably Australia's most underrated boxer, needed just 101 seconds to set himself up with a world title shot - and Sydney could be the venue in the new year.

He was only fighter to end proceedings in the opening round of the Judgment Day promotion and Zappavigna gave his Korean opponent Ji Hoon Kim no peace from the outset...read story at DailyTelegraph.com >

Today, two top-ten middleweights, Daniel Geale and Roman Karmazin, engage in an intriguing clash in Australia.

In the co-main event young sluggers Leonardo Zappavigna and Ji Hoon Kim square off in a fight that will likely steal the show and has the potential to land on year-end lists for best fight of 2010...read story at MaxBoxing.com >

Unbeaten lightweight Lenny Zappavigna (24-0, 16 KOs) will be in action against former world title challenger Ji-Hoon Kim (21-6, 18 KOs).

The fight is an IBF eliminator at the Olympic Park Sports Center, Homebush, Sydney, NSW, Australia on October 31...read story at Fightnews.com >

IBO lightweight champion Lenny Zappavigna (24-0, 16 KOs) found the range for his solid combinations against Billy Sumba (18-2-1, 4 KOs) of Indonesia in round one and dropped the import for a ten count in round two.

Referee Charlie Lucas crowned IBF #12 Zappavigna at 0:23...read story at Fightnews.com >

Australian lightweight, IBF #12 Lenny Zappavigna (23-0, 15 KOs) will return to ring action on Thursday when he will clash with Indonesian Billy Sumba (18-1-1, 4 KOs) over ten rounds at the Assyrian Sports and Culture club in Fairfield, NSW, Australia.

Zappavigna, 22 years, captured the vacant IBO 135 pound title in March when he outscored Fernado Angulo over twelve action rounds at the Rancho Mirage in California, USA...read story at Fightnews.com >

Australian Lenny Zappavigna kept his undefeated record intact and won the vacant IBO lightweight boxing world title with a disputed unanimous points decision win over Fernando Angulo on Saturday night at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California on Showtime. The fight was the main support bout to Vic Darchinyan-Rodrigo Guerrero.

22-year-old Zappavigna from Liverpool, Sydney was a 2006 Commonwealth Games Bronze medallist and started strongly against 29 year-old Angulo 22-7 (14) was born in Sucumbíos, Ecuador and resides in Caracas, Venezuela...read story at Secondsout.com >

Lightweight Lenny Zappavigna (23-0, 15 KO's) won a hard-fought 12 round unanimous decision over Fernando Angulo (22-7, 14 KO's). After the bout began with clenches in the first half of the fight, both fighters had their moments as they traded heavy shots.

Zappavigna was cut over his right eye, which gave him problems as blood seeped into his eye. Angulo was deducted a point in the ninth round for hitting on the break...read story @ Fightnews.com >

Is this what Yogi Berra meant by, "Déjà vu all over again"? Five years after the retirement of Kostya Tszyu, another Aussie import sporting a rat-tailed hairdo makes his debut on American television. Comparisons are bound to be drawn between Leonardo Zappavigna, Australia's newest junior welterweight sensation, and Tszyu for more than a shared hairstyle. However, the duo has a different approach in attacking prey. Where Kostya Tszyu was a selective destroyer, making every punch count like a bazooka, Zappavigna swarms with machine gun flurries. Zappavigna has displayed power in both hands, and the 22-year-old should improve as the maturing process impacts his strength and mind. That evolution begins with an appearance on Showtime this Saturday...read story @ Maxboxing.com >

LEPPINGTON boxer Leonardo Zappavigna, who has fought at Campbelltown Cube, is set to unleash his fists of fury in a March 6 bout for the vacant World IBO Lightweight contest.

Zappavigna's original opponent pulled out of the fight at short notice but he will take on Ecuador-born boxer Fernando Angulo.

Promoters have the 22-year-old on the billing as ``Lenny Zappa'', but Zappavigna is also comfortable with the tag ``Lionheart Lenny'', which the Advertiser bestowed on him in articles...read story at Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser >

Twelve months after cementing his legacy as Australia's hottest boxing prospect, dishing out a twelve round boxing lesson to former IBF super flyweight champion Gairy St Clair, twenty-two year old Leonardo Zappavigna is looking to make history, joining the ranks of Australia's greatest as he aims to bring the vacant IBO world lightweight title home to domestic shores; a feat, which if successful, would see him equal the achievements of Australia's reigning greats, IBO middleweight champion Anthony Mundine, IBO super middleweight champion Sakio Bika, and IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green...read story at Secondsout.com >

Lamont Peterson thought he had the right game plan in his bid to dethrone world champion Timothy Bradley on Saturday night. The only problem was that Bradley was ready for that and made adjustments of his own.

Welterweight Leonardo Zappavigna won a one-sided six round unanimous decision over Sergio Macias. Zappavigna, who was making his debut on American soil, went right after Macias. Zappavigna threw wild, but vicious hooks and crosses to the head of Macias, some stunning the veteran fighter. Macias did his best to hold on...read story @ Fightnews.com >

Welterweight Leonardo Zappavigna (22-0, 15 KO's) won a one-sided six round unanimous decision over Sergio Macias.

Zappavigna came out strong and landed wide, yet vicious hooks and crosses to the head...read story @ Fightnews.com >

Gary Shaw Productions has inked undefeated Australian lightweight Lenny Zappavigna (21-0, 15 KOs).

He will make his United States debut December 12th on the undercard of WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy 'Desert Storm' Bradley's defense against Lamont Peterson...read story @ Fightnews.com >

The lethal punches of "Deadly" Robert Medley and a pair of slippery shoes stopped Aswin Cabuy in his tracks for a TKO loss at the beginning of four rounds at junior middleweight on Friday night at The Cube in Campbelltown, Australia, headlining a Grange Old School Boxing promotion.

In the opening seconds of round 1, 34 year-old Cabuy 11-8-1 (4) from Bekasi, Indonesia slipped over in his own corner without a punch landing. It was clear that his boxing shoes had little to no tread.

In the main support bout, hot junior welterweight prospect Lenny Zappavigna won a unanimous eight round points decision over Rey Anton Olarte...read story at Secondsout.com >

World class junior middleweight Robert Medley (25-2, 17 KOs) captured the IBF Australasian interim championship when Indonesian Aswin Cabuy (11-8-1, 4 KOs) retired in his corner at the conclusion of round three on Friday at the Cube, Cambelltown NSW, Australia. 6' 0" Medley took control of the contest in round one as he delivered power head and body shots on his 5' 7" opponent. Southpaw Cabuy was deducted a point in round two for continual infringements and in round three the visitor was dropped by a solid combination and was with unsteady feet at the bell. The corner of Cabuy retired their boxer to save him from further punishment.

Lenny Zappavigna (20-0, 14 KOs) outscored Filippino southpaw Rey Anton Olarte (8-10-2) in a lightweight bout over eight rounds...read story at Fightnews.com >