Alexander Dimitrenko stopped Zoltan Csala on July 11, 2015. The fight was held at the GETEC Arena in Magdesburg, Germany. It was the Russian-born Dimitrenko’s second straight win since launching a comeback in May 2015 against Pole Patrryk Kowoll (3-13) whom the Hamburg resident dispatched in the first round. Curiously, this fight was refereed by German Boxer Timo Hoffman … [Read more...]
Huck and Afolabi Share The Honours in Germany; Stieglitz And Pulev Prevail
By Geoff Poundes Marco Huck successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight title tonight when he boxed a majority draw with Britain’s Ola Afolabi at the Messehalle in Erfurt, Germany. After 12 rounds, two of the judges turned in scores of 114-114, with the third giving it to Huck by 115-113. For once, a decision in Germany made sense, probably because the three judges were … [Read more...]
Dimitrenko Decisions Sprott, The Rest of Saturday’s European Action
Lohbruegge, Hamburg, Germany – Alexander Dimitrenko (32-1, 21 KOs) took a unanimous decision victory over Michael Sprott (36-17, 17 KOs) to retain his European heavyweight title. Dimitrenko controlled the pace of the fight early on, using his height and fighting behind his jab to keep the shorter Sprott at a distance behind his guard. Sprott finally opened up in round 6 as … [Read more...]
Dimitrenko, Boytsov Headline Another Good Heavyweight Card in Germany
Somebody must have forgot to tell Germany that heavyweight boxing is dead. After being home to the most important heavyweight fight card in a decade (Klitschko vs Haye), the country known for sausage and sauerkraut is showing the world that indeed heavyweight boxing is alive and well -- at least in Germany. This Saturday's card, while not as historically significant as … [Read more...]
Gamboa Attacks, Pirog Defends; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
(Photo: Ed Mulholland) Ballroom at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City-- Featherweight titlist, Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 16 KOs) allowed Mexican challenger, Jorge Solis (40-3-2, 29 KOs), one round of thinking he was in the contest before turning up the speed and ending the contest via dominant fourth round stoppage on HBO's World Championship Boxing. Gamboa would send his … [Read more...]