by Fox Doucette Last week, on the official ESPN Friday Night Fights Facebook page, the question came up of how meaningful the performance of the women's team in London was at removing some of the stink of the men's completely medal-less debacle at the Olympic Games. Your columnist caught a lot of flak for saying, in no uncertain terms, that the women's performance was … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2012
Wladimir Klitschko to Defend Titles Against Mariusz Wach
Heavyweight kingpin Wladimir Klitschko (58-3-1, 51 KOs) will defend his WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles against Polish heavyweight, Mariusz Wach (27-0, 15 KOs) at the O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany on November 10. Klitschko has not lost since 2004 and is looking to extend his winning streak to 17 straight wins dating back to the 2004 loss to Lamon Brewster. During … [Read more...]
Nonito Donaire-Toshiaki Nishioka: Small Men, Big Stakes
by Fox Doucette Did we, in the past year, forget that Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KOs) was a top-ten pound-for-pound fighter? To hear the boxing media tell it, you'd think Donaire had just been knocked out in his last three fights, what with all the doubts those media members have expressed as to the Filipino Flash's ability. Not that Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KOs), his … [Read more...]
Stieglitz Defends WBO Title Against Arthur Abraham, Saturday August 25
WBO super middleweight titlist Robert Stieglitz (42-2, 23 KOs) will defend his title against former IBF middleweight titlist, Arthur Abraham (34-3, 27 KOs) on Saturday, August 25 at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany. Stieglitz has held the WBO belt since August of 2009, when he knocked out Karoly Balzsay in eleven rounds. He has defended his title six straight times, … [Read more...]
Leo Santa Cruz vs. Eric Morel on Alvarez-Lopez undercard, September 15
After an impressive performance for the vacant IBF bantamweight title, Leo Santa Cruz (20-0-1, 11 KOs) will make the first defense of his title against veteran former world titlist, Eric Morel (46-3, 23 KOs) on the September 15th Saul Alvarez-Josesito Lopez undercard in Las Vegas. Santa Cruz turned a lot of heads against Vusi Malinga in his title-winning effort, registering … [Read more...]