I spent a good part of my vacation this summer giving my six-year-old nephew Julian his first boxing lessons. Some bullying issues had popped up last school year and I figured it was time to give his confidence a push. We worked on all the basics, but most importantly, on some of the psychology behind fighting, things that I was taught as an "at risk" youth in … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2013
Gonzalez Shocks Mares (And World) With KO 1 Victory, Santa Cruz Steamrolls Terrazas in Three
StubHub Center, Carson, California-- Saturday was to be the affirmation of Abner Mares' (26-1-1, 14 KOs) status as a true world class presence and shining star in the Golden Boy stable, making the first defense of his WBC featherweight belt, but veteran Jhonny Gonzalez (55-8, 47 KOs) came along and ruined everything with a picture-perfect left hand in the very first … [Read more...]
Braehmer, Abraham, Pulev all winners in Germany
Juergen Braehmer (41-2, 31 KO’s) retained the EBU and WBO International light heavyweight titles with a one sided unanimous decision over Italy’s Stefano Abatangelo (17-3-1, 6 KO’s) in tonight’s main event at the Sport and Congress Center in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Abatangelo was a tough and durable opponent, but was simply outclassed by Braehmer, who … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines- August 23rd, 2013
Omar Narvaez (39-1-2, 20 KO’s) vs. Hiroyuki Hisataka (22-10-1, 10 KO’s) –Argentina The last time U.S. fans saw Narvaez, he was putting on a non-performance against Nonito Donaire in 2011 but truth is he’s not a bad fighter. He’s been a world champion since 2002, holding the WBO flyweight and super flyweight titles, the latter of which he’ll be defending this weekend. He’s … [Read more...]
Braehmer, Pulev, Abraham headline German triple header
Germany hosts a big triple header Saturday night at the Sport and Congress Center in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Three regional title bouts taking place with all three possibly leading to world title contention for the winners. Headlining the card is hometown favorite Juergen Braehmer (40-2, 31 KO’s) defending the EBU and WBO Intercontinental light heavyweight titles … [Read more...]