Vinny Maddalone (37-8, 28 KO’s) vs. Maurenzo Smith (12-7-2, 9 KO’s) – Huntington, N.Y. Local fan favorite Maddalone headlines the card at the Paramount Theater in a scheduled eight rounder. The Queens native has been in the ring against world class opposition: Tyson Fury, Tomasz Adamek, and Evander Holyfield to name a few. Even in his losing battles, he’s always put forth a … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2012
In a lot of ways, 2012 was the best of times and the worst of times for fight fans. Competition for the eyeballs of fight fans created at least the hint of an effort to deliver good fights to the public and, although Golden Boy and Top Rank still insist on playing promotional turf war, both companies did a decent job of making some of the best fights within their power to make. … [Read more...]
Anthony Mundine makes US debut in ridiculous PPV against walking dead, Bronco McKart
Two-time WBA super middleweight world titlist, Anthony Mundine (43-4, 25 KOs), is ridiculously pursuing a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and is working toward that goal by fighting walking dead, Bronco McKart (54-9-1, 32 KOs) on a Wealth TV pay-per-view show this Saturday from the Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. At a suggested asking price of $29.95, the … [Read more...]
Super Six? Junior Middle’s Got Super 16
By Fox Doucette Earlier this week, the esteemed editor in chief of this fine publication and I got into a bit of a discussion about whether Kermit Cintron (33-4-1, 28 KOs), who is scheduled to fight Saul Alvarez (38-0-1, 28 KOs) on November 26th for El Canelo's WBC belt at 154, is the toughest test that Alvarez has yet faced. I argued that Cintron is just Matthew Hatton or … [Read more...]
Mundine Decisions Alvarez in Australia
Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia-- Australia's Anthony Mundine (43-4, 25 KOs) defeated Mexico's Rigoberto Alvarez (27-4, 20 KOs) via unanimous points decision to win the WBA interim junior middleweight title Wednesday by scores of 114-113, 117-111, 117-111. Post-fight, Mundine expressed a desire to fight American WBA junior middleweight titlist, … [Read more...]