In a hotly anticipated Welterweight unification, Keith Thurman put on a performance meritorious of the titles he now holds after outpointing Danny Garcia over the course of 12 rounds in Brooklyn. From the very beginning, Thurman utilized a solid mix of movement and boxing to flummox Garcia who did little beyond following Thurman around the ring and hoping to land a big shot … [Read more...]
Fonfara, Kameda, and Fortuna Victorious in Less-Than-Stellar Showtime Triple-Header
UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois-- Light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara (25-3, 15 KOs), in his adopted home town, beat Doudou Ngumbu (33-5, 12 KOs) via fairly uneventful ten round unanimous decision in a Showtime main event that was better suited for an off-TV undercard than a premium cable showcase. The awkward Ngumbu, from the Republic of Congo by way of France, … [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...]
Wlodarczyk vs. Fragomeni III: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Friday night, December 6th, at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, cruiserweights Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (48-2-1, 34 KO’s) and Giacobbe Fragomeni (31-3-2, 12 KO’s) will meet for the third time, with Wlodarczyk’s WBC cruiserweight world title on the line. The match up headlines a nine bout card which will also showcase light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara in the … [Read more...]