On the undercard of Agbeko-Perez, 31 year old IBF light middleweight champion Cory Spinks will defend his belt against Mexican Carlos Molina.26 year old Molina (17-4-1, 5 KOs) is ranked 14 by the IBF and has notched up 9 straight victories since 2008. Molina has lost to Mike Alvardo by majority decision and remains the only guy that has drawn against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2009
Antonio Diaz Calls Out Victor Ortiz
Last week, The Boxing Tribune announced that Victor Ortiz would be making a comeback on December 12 against an unknown opponent on the undercard of Timothy Bradley’s defence of Lamont Peterson and the sequel between Juan Diaz and Paulie Malignaggi. Junior welterweight Antonio Diaz has stepped forward and announced his interest in a bout with Ortiz.Diaz was left out in the cold … [Read more...]
Aguilero Out To Upset Maskaev
The ever aging former WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev is adamant that he isn't done yet. Though Russia's former champion is now 40-years-old, rumour has it that he’s only two wins away from challenging for his old belt. He returns to action on Friday December 11 at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, the night before Vitali Klitschko defends his WBC trinket against … [Read more...]
Hasegama To Defend in December
It has been confirmed that WBC bantamweight world champion Hozumi Hasegawa will not be defending against former world champion Eric Morel, because of Morel’s major problems in obtaining a visa. Hasegawa’s new challenger is WBC #12 rated Álvaro Pérez (18-1-1, 12 KOs) and the bout is planned for December 18 in Kobe, Japan. Hasegawa (27-2, 11 KOs) won the title in April 2005 … [Read more...]
Where does Adamek go next?
by Dafs 117 Cruiserweight king Tomasz Adamek is coming off a crushing fifth round kayo victory over Polish icon Andrew Golota. In a new feature from the Boxing Tribune, we assess his current options and possible paths, judging fighters he should challenge, and the fighters he should definitely avoid.Firstly, we estimate that Adamek’s long term goal is to eventually get a fight … [Read more...]