Australia's Daniel Geale (25-1, 15 KOs) will make the first defense of his IBF middleweight title against Nigeria-born, Miami resident, Eromosele Albert (24-4-1, 12 KOs) this Wednesday at the Derwent Entertainment Centre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Geale took the IBF strap from Germany's Sebastian Sylvester in May, winning a split decision in the champion's home country. … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2011
Kameda, Cazares Defend Titles on Wednesday, Tokyo Card
The 24-year-old, Koki Kameda (25-1, 16 KOs) will make the second defense of his WBA bantamweight title this Wednesday at Nihon Budokan in his home town of Tokyo, Japan against Tijuana's David De la Mora (23-0, 16 KOs). Kameda, one of the famous Japanese Kameda Brothers, was a former WBC flyweight titlist until dropping the belt via majority decision to Thailand's Pongsaklek … [Read more...]
Riding the Short Bus to Big Bear; Magno’s Monday Rant
Media Days... What can be said about those wonderful times of the year when boxing writers are gathered together, ushered through musky gyms, and given access to big-time fighters in anticipation of an upcoming bout? Media Day solely exists as a promotional tool, but for the media, it's their chance to be out in public, to be somebody. There's not much money in boxing … [Read more...]
Andrade, Solis, Garcia in Action; Saturday’s Mexican Fight Report
Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico -- Defending IBF junior flyweight champion, Ulises Solis (34-2-3, 21 KOs) had to deal with twelve rounds of head-first charges from Filipino challenger, Jether Oliva (17-1-1, 11 KOs), but he ultimately came away with a near-shutout unanimous decision by scores of 118-110, 119-109, 120-108 Oliva was plenty tough, but was … [Read more...]
Povetkin Bests Chagaev, Helenius Stops Liakhovich in Germany
Messehalle, Erfurt, Thüringen, Germany-- Alexander Povetkin (22-0, 15 KOs) overcame a mid-fight surge from former world titlist, Ruslan Chagaev (27-2-1, 17 KOs) to take a solid 12-round decision by scores of 116-112, 117-113, and 117-113. Povetkin also captured the recently created and vacant WBA "regular" world heavyweight title. Povetkin jumped to an early lead, taking the … [Read more...]