Australia's Anthony Mundine (42-4, 25 KOs) will take on Mexico's Rigoberto Alvarez (27-3, 20 KOs) Wednesday in what is being billed as a WBA interim junior middleweight title fight at the Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The 36-year-old Mundine, who has only had two official bouts at the 154 lb. limit in his eleven year career (a TKO 10 win over … [Read more...]
Mundine, Collazo, and Salita in Wednesday Action
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall, Queensland, Australia-- In a rematch of last December's shocking upset, Anthony Mundine (41-4, 24 KOs) evened up the score by taking a unanimous ten round decision from Garth Wood (10-2, 6 KOs). The affair was crude and bloody throughout, with both fighters suffering cuts due to accidental head clashes. Mundine managed to pull ahead … [Read more...]
Mundine-Wood II Explodes at Weigh-in
The bad blood between middleweights Anthony Mundine (40-4, 24 KOs) and Garth Wood (10-1-1, 6 KOs) boiled over at the weigh-in for their Wednesday rematch at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall, Queensland, Australia. At the staged stare down for reporters, Wood headbutted Mundine, causing a brief scuffle between the two that featured Mundine grabbing Wood by the … [Read more...]
Wood upsets Mundine; McCall Decisions Oquendo: The Rest of the Mid-Week Results
Courtesy of Fightnews.com: Shocker: Wood KOs Mundine Unheralded Garth Wood (10-1-1, 6 KOs) just knocked out two-time world champion Anthony Mundine (40-4, 24 KOs) in the fifth round of a middleweight bout in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday night. A left hook finished Mundine. ________________________________________________________ McCall edges Oquendo By Phil … [Read more...]
Antwun Echols: How Long is Too Long?
by Paul Magno Fighting at the Armory in St. Paul, Minnesota, three-time world title challenger, Antwun Echols, dropped a unanimous decision last Saturday to undefeated Mid-Western club prospect, Caleb Truax. By all accounts, it was a competitive, entertaining bout with both fighters making their case for victory, but anyone familiar with the fight game has to be puzzled … [Read more...]