Irishman Brian Magee (35-4-1, 24 KOs) will face Dane Rudy Markussen (37-2, 24 KOs) in the super middleweight division on Saturday, February 18th. Magee currently holds an interim title belt in the super middleweight division. The southpaw fighter is ranked 13th in the world among super middleweights, and he has gone 8-1-1 in his last ten fights. He has wins over Roman … [Read more...]
Alvarado, Banal Victorious; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Softball Country Arena, Denver, Colorado-- In a jr. welterweight contest, Mike Alvarado (31-0, 22 KOs) scored a one-sided unanimous decision over Gabriel Martinez (27-3-1, 14 KOs) by scores of 99-90, 100-89, 100-90. Robert Marroquin (20-1, 14 KOs) beat Jose Angel Beranza (33-21-2, 26 KOs) via unanimous 8-round decision-- 79-70, 78-71, 78-71. Hoops Dome, Lapu-Lapu City, … [Read more...]
The Morehouse Weekly Awards
FIGHTER OF THE WEEK: GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX Rigondeaux (8-0-0, 6 KOs) received some criticism for the lackluster manner in which he won his 122 pound belt last November. His first defense however, was a different story. The former two-time Olympic champion went to Dublin to fight Irishman Willie Casey in his own back yard, and completely blew him out in less than a round. … [Read more...]
The Good, The Bad, and The Bute; Magno’s Monday Rant
Welcome to another edition of Magno's Monday Rant, the Charles Bukowski boxing column in a world of star-struck, social-climbing shills. Saturday was my birthday, but more importantly, it marked my annual journey outside the boundaries of my cement bunker in the hills of Central Mexico and into the lovely and fertile colonial college city of Morelia where everything goes and … [Read more...]
Bute Stops Magee in 10
Courtesy of Bad Left Hook.com: Lucian Bute got a test from a very game, very tough opponent tonight, but largely dominated his fight against Belfast's Brian Magee, winning by TKO at 2:04 of round ten on a left hand uppercut. Bute (28-0, 23 KO) did some great work to the body and in the latter stages of the fight, really dominated with his accurate, hard punching. But … [Read more...]