DC Armory, Washington, DC-- Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) did it again. The ageless wonder, fighting in his thirty-third world title fight and defending his IBF 175 lb. title for the second time, managed to school yet another high end light heavyweight with a split decision (that should've been a unanimous decision) over WBA titlist Beibut Shumenov (14-2, 9 KOs) . The final … [Read more...]
Peter Quillin vs. Lucas Konecny: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Tomorrow night at the DC Armory in Washington D.C., WBO world middleweight champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (30-0, 22 KO’s) defends the title against the Czech Republic’s Lucas Konecny (50-4, 23 KO’s) in the co-feature attraction on the “History at the Capitol” card headlined by Bernard Hopkins vs. Beibut Shumenov. This will be Quillin’s third title defense since … [Read more...]
Bernard Hopkins vs Beibut Shumenov: Can Shumenov Stop The Alien?
When Bernard Hopkins (54-6-2, 32kos) steps into the ring this Saturday against Beibut Shumenov, (14-1, 9kos) for the pair's World Light-heavyweight unification title fight, he will be attempting, once more, to break records that he himself has set, during his age-defying run at 175 pounds. Hopkins and Shumenov will both be putting their respective Light-heavyweight world title … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2013
There were a lot of bright, glowing moments in 2013 for long-suffering hardcore boxing fans. A return to stacked (or semi-stacked) undercards saw some solid PPV co-features as well as some genuinely entertaining triple and quadruple-headers on HBO/Showtime. The cold war between Top Rank-Golden Boy and HBO-Showtime, instead of "ruining" the sport, actually saw all parties … [Read more...]
Maidana beats up, upsets Broner in 12-round battle
by Tim Harrison Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas – Marcos “El Chino” Maidana (35-3, 31 KOs) overpowered Adrien “The Problem” Broner (27-1, 22 KOs) in the main event of Showtime’s last major boxing card of the year, knocking down the previously unbeaten prodigy en route to a unanimous decision win. Also on the undercard, Keith “One Time” Thurman (22-0, 20 KOs) stopped Jesus Soto … [Read more...]