Taking an interim fight before his major title bout against one of the Klitschko brothers in the Fall, Tomasz Adamek (43-1, 28 KOs) has just signed to fight 6 ft 6 veteran journeyman, Kevin McBride (35-8-1, 29 KOs) in a contest that is currently without a venue. McBride, best known for upsetting Mike Tyson in 2005, has lost four of his last five. Adamek, who has held … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
Uchiyama Retains WBA Super Featherweight Belt
Courtesy of Fightnews.com: Uchiyama keeps WBA 130lb belt By Joe Koizumi Unbeaten WBA super-feather champ Takashi Uchiyama (17-0, 14 KOs), 130, kept his belt as he came off the canvas in the third, took back the initiative and hurt game southpaw compatriot Takashi Miura (20-2-2, 16 KOs), 130, with stinging lefts to score a stoppage after the eighth round on Monday in … [Read more...]
Shimoda Beats Lee for WBA 122 lb. Belt
Courtesy Fightnews.com: Full Report: Shimoda-Lee By Joe Koizumi Southpaw speedster Akifumi Shimoda (23-2-1, 10 KOs), 121.5, impressively captured the WBA super-bantam belt as he finely floored defending champ Retsuri Lee (AKA Ryol-Li Lee; 17-2-1, 8 KOs), 121.5, on three occasions, though hitting the deck himself once, and pounded out a unanimous decision over twelve … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Monday Rant: The Pacquiao Mailbag Edition
Since I'm saving my thoughts on Bradley-Alexander for another piece (to be posted later) and there hasn't been much else going on, I've decided to put my own spin on one of the easiest, most tired ways of filling some cyber space....A Mailbag! But, not just any mailbag! Never let it be said that The Boxing Tribune's Editor in Chief isn't creative enough to at least put a … [Read more...]
Bradley Unifies With Class in Non-Classic; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI: The long-awaited showdown between two of boxing's highest-regarded undefeated fighters was what most experts expected-- A display of mastery and class, but a bit lacking in the fireworks department. Both Devon Alexander (21-1, 13 KOs) and Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KOs) played their roles perfectly throughout the contest, with Bradley bulling … [Read more...]