Late yesterday, Polish heavyweight contender and former cruiserweight and light heavyweight champ, Tomasz Adamek (43-1, 28 KOs), announced that a deal had been reached for him to face one of the Klitschko brothers in a September showdown in Adamek's native Poland. In the meantime, Adamek will have an April tune-up bout in Poland while Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko take on … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
Lemieux-Rubio Eliminator, April 8th in Montreal
David Lemieux (25-0, 24 KOs) and Marco Antonio Rubio (49-5-1, 42 KOs) avoided a purse bid by agreeing to terms for a WBC middleweight eliminator in Lemieux's native Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Mexico's Rubio, who is 6-0 since losing a February, 2009 bout with Kelly Pavlik in which his corner called the contest between the ninth and tenth rounds, represents a considerable step … [Read more...]
Tyson Fury-Frans Botha Set for Feb. 19th
UK heavyweight prospect, Tyson Fury (13-0, 9 KOs), gets his first real, veteran test against former heavyweight title challenger, Frans Botha (47-5-3, 28 KOs), February 19th at Wembley Arena in London. The 42-year old Botha is coming off a TKO 8 loss to Evander Holyfield last year, but still represents a step up in class for the 22-year old Brit whose last bout was a … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Monday Rant
Ok...Bears lost...So, I'm nice and pissed. Here's the Monday Rant: ______________________________________ Rant #1 I don't mind these smaller pay-per-views and I'm not going to be harping on the fact that the Holyfield-Williams show sucked when, really, we all knew that it was going to suck. It's like going to White Castle and then complaining about the bitter, onion-fueled … [Read more...]
Emanuel Augustus Announces Retirement
Boxing's "Drunken Master," Emmanuel Augustus (38-33-6, 20 KOs), who is taking on Vernon Paris (23-0, 14 KOs) in place of Tim Coleman, on the Timothy Bradley-Devon Alexander undercard this Saturday in Pontiac, Michigan, announced his retirement late last night via his Facebook account: "MY FIGHT AGAINST VERNON PARIS WILL BE MY LAST. I AM RETIRING FROM THE SPORT. I WILL … [Read more...]