Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada – Lucas Martin Matthysse (32-2, 30 KOs) dominated Ajose Olusegun (30-1, 14 KOs) in one of the most entertaining one-sided fights of the year, scoring the stoppage at the 2:59 mark of the tenth round. Matthysse, who is known for his slow starts, started out fast in the face of Olusegun’s fast-paced, aggressive combination … [Read more...]
Matthysse-Olusegun: A Title Eliminator to Nowhere?
by Tim Harrison Jr. welterweight contenders Lucas Matthysse (31-2, 29 KOs) and Ajose Olusegun (30-0, 14 KOs) will headline Saturday’s Showtime Championship Boxing broadcast, beginning at 9 PM EST/6 PM PST, live from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Matthysse and Olusegun, who last September won an official WBC title eliminator bout with Ali Chebah but has … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Fight Previews (Ward-Dawson, DeMarco-Molina, Rubio-Baldomir, Bellew-Miranda, Adamek-Walker…more)
Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KOs) vs. Chad Dawson (31-1, 17 KOs) Oracle Arena, Oakland, California For better or worse, this is as close to an All-American mega-bout as we're going to get these days. From a curiosity standpoint, alone, fans have to be looking forward to this defense of Ward's WBC/WBA world super middleweight titles. Both fighters do frustrate, though. Ward looks … [Read more...]
Olusegun wins WBC eliminator, beats Chebah; The rest of Friday’s action
Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California-- Nigeria's Ajose Olusegun (30-0, 14 KOs) won a unanimous 12-round decision over French-Canadian, Ali Chebah (35-2, 28 KOs) in a WBC 140 lb. eliminator for a shot at Erik Morales' belt. The judges scorecards read: 119-107, 119-107, and 120-106, all in favor of Olusegun. Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, California-- … [Read more...]
Ajose Olusegun-Ali Chebah Headlines ShoBox Card Friday
By Fox Doucette Unbeaten junior welterweight prospect Ajose Olusegun of Nigeria (29-0, 14 KOs) faces the first legitimate test of his career on Showtime Friday night against Montreal-based Ali Chebah (35-1, 28 KOs) at Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California, the first fight in the United States for both fighters. Both combatants in the main event have very similar profiles … [Read more...]