by Fox Doucette WBA 175-pound titlist Beibut Shumenov (12-1, 8 KOs) defends his piece of the alphabet soup crown against fringe contender Enrique Ornelas (33-7, 21 KOs) Saturday night in Shumenov's adopted hometown of Las Vegas, where he now trains after beginning his career in his native Kazakhstan. Shumenov is one of those “champions” who may hold a world title belt but who … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
NBC Fight Night 3 in Bethlehem: Rosado vs. Powell and Cruz vs. Brewer
By Gary Purfield Friday night from the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA, Main Events and NBC Sports will roll out the third installment of their Fight Night Series with two well-matched bouts that should produce viewer-friendly action. In the main event, rising Jr. Middleweight Gabriel Rosado (19-5, 11 KO) takes on veteran contender Sechew Powell (26-4, 15 KO) in a twelve … [Read more...]
The Sexy and Irresponsible World of PEDs Whistle Blowing
PEDs busting is sexy. It's the quickest road to a feel good moment in boxing journalism-- It's also one of the easiest and safest roads to travel. But one has to ask whether any of this recent rash of whistle blowing does anything other than inflate egos and produce better paying gigs for the journalists who engage in it. When it comes to the actual "outing" of the fighters, … [Read more...]
Billy Joe Saunders-Bradley Pryce In Action Friday
by Fox Doucette Up-and-coming unbeaten British middleweight Billy Joe Saunders (13-0, 9 KOs) continues his efforts to rise to the top of the list of 160-pound prospects as he takes on journeyman Bradley Pryce (33-10, 18 KOs) Friday night at York Hall in London. Saunders, who represented Great Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has a strength-of-schedule commensurate with … [Read more...]
Boxing Rankings Update: Froch moves up, more
Not much to report this week as only two ranked fighters were in action withi their division . Carl Froch, after his four round demolition of Lucina Bute moves up from #4 at super middleweight to #2, right behind Andre Ward. Bute, in our system which does not overly penalize fighters for high-profile losses against top opposition, falls from #2 to #3. Sergio Thompson, … [Read more...]