Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri--Yet another chapter was written in the Jekyll and Hyde career story of Devon Alexander (23-1, 13 KOs) as the 25-year-old St. Louis native rebounded from three consecutive poor performances with a dominant unanimous decision win over Argentina's Marcos Maidana (31-3, 28 KOs) by scores of 100-90, 100-90, and 99-91. Alexander fought … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2012
Cleverly Wins but Fails to Impress
By Geoff Poundes This evening, at the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena in Wales, Nathan Cleverly fell short of confirming his arrival as a legitimate world champion when he took apart the challenge of American Tommy Karpency over twelve routine rounds. Cleverly, now 24-0, 11KO’s, retained his WBO light-heavyweight title when Karpency was comprehensively out-worked over the … [Read more...]
Povetkin Decisions Huck in Germany
Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany--Alexander Povetkin (24-0, 16 KOs) retained his minor WBA heavyweight belt over top-ranked cruiserweight, Marco Huck (34-2, 25 KOs) via majority decision by scores of 114-114, 116-113, and 116-112. A well-matched contest, the fight was close throughout with several ebbs and flows in the action. Russia's Povetkin was … [Read more...]
Omar Sheika Wins a Thriller in Chester Main Event: Results from an Action-Packed Night at Harrah’s
Photo and story by Gary Purfield ringside Joey Eye Boxing and David Feldman put on a solid night of fights at Harrah’s Casino in Chester Friday night, highlighted by an action-packed light heavyweight bout between local fan favorite Tony Ferrante and veteran Omar Sheika. This was the sixth card the group put on at Harrah’s Casino. Several cards have been well done, but … [Read more...]
Vargas Cruises to Victory, Latimore Survives a Scare
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada--22-year-old Jessie Vargas (18-0, 9 KOs) kept his undefeated record in tact, scoring a one-sided unanimous decision over journeyman, Lanardo Tyner (25-7-2, 15 KOs) by three scores of 99-91 at the top of the ShoBox card on Showtime. The ten-round contest played out exactly as most would imagine with Vargas piling up points round … [Read more...]