Carl Froch vs. George Groves: The Cobra vs. The Saint Part 2 When Carl Froch (32-2, 23koes) and George Groves (19-1, 15koes) face each other in the ring again this Saturday, May 31, at Wembley Stadium, London, to compete for Froch’s WBA and IBF world super-middleweight titles, it will be the most anticipated clash between two British boxers since the rivalries of Nigel Benn, … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2014
Nava Returns in Impressive Fashion: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
After nearly two years of inactivity, former WBA super bantamweight champion Jackie Nava (29-4-3, 13 KO’s) made a dramatic return to the ring Saturday night, stopping Alys Sanchez (12-2-1, 4 KO’s) in the seventh round at Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. It was a close scrap early on, with Nava tasting the canvas towards the end of the opening frame. … [Read more...]
Victorious Stevenson Pushed by Tough Fonfara, Showtime Triple-Header Results
Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada-- For the first eight rounds of Saturday night's Showtime light heavyweight title fight, it looked as though the challenger's only attribute was old school Eastern Bloc toughness. Poland's Abdrzej Fonfara (25-3, 15 KOs), dropped by a head shot in the first and a body shot in the fifth, took a massive beating from an Adonis Stevenson … [Read more...]
Boxcino Tournament Finals Wrap-Up
Decisive Victories were the theme of tonight’s Boxcino tournament finals at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York. It was a fitting end to a series that was uncontroversial and judged correctly. Willie Monroe Jr. and Petr Petrov won their respective brackets and move on to brighter futures in competitive divisions. Willie Monroe Jr. (18-1, 6 KOs) Def. Brandon Adams … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – May 22nd – 26th, 2014
5/22 – Ryota Murata (4-0, 4 KO’s) vs. Jesus Angel Nerio (12-4, 6 KO’s) - Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan Japans middleweight gold medalist continues to build his young career against more experienced opposition. Nerio is actually a step down from his last opponent though; in February Murata fought and defeated 32 fight veteran and former Latino middleweight title holder … [Read more...]