by Ben Randall You say homebrewed, I say corrupt. Reflecting on the one boxing match I did get to see this weekend, the European Cruiserweight championship between defending champion Aleksander Alekseev and German-Turk challenger Firat Arslan, it occurred to me that rather than describe the fight itself, which didn’t really set any records for excitement (paling into … [Read more...]
Groves beats Degale, Cleverly Retains; Results from O2 Arena
O2 Arena, London, England-- The blazing-hot out-of-ring rivalry between Olympic gold medalist, James Degale (10-1, 8 KOs) and George Groves (13-0, 10 KOs) resulted in a rather bland, uneventful twelve round majority decision in favor of Groves. DeGale came out boxing with swagger, stalking a passive Grove, who looked intimidated by the event. But, as rounds passed, DeGale … [Read more...]
More London Drama– Bellew Out, Aleksy Kuziemski In for Cleverly
Commonwealth light heavyweight champ, Tony Bellew, who was to replace Juergen Braehmer in Saturday's bout for Nathan Cleverly's WBO light heavyweight title has been forced out of the contest due to weight issues. Cleverly will now be fighting Poland's Aleksy Kuziemski (21-2, 5 KOs) at the O2 Arena in London, England. Kuziemski is actually a step up from Bellew and is … [Read more...]