It's fair to say that 2017 has been a decent year for fight fans, though it sort of feels like things are only just starting to warm up. With that said the next week or so is red hot with notable fights featuring Asian fighters. From next Sunday, February 26th, to the following Saturday, March 4th, we have a genuinely stacked run of days. The action kicks off, as mentioned, … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: December 5th- 8th, 2014
12/5 – Jean Marc Mormeck (37-5, 23 KO’s) vs. Mateusz Masternak (33-2, 24 KO’s) - Palais des sports Robert Charpentier, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France This is Mormeck’s second bout since his non-performance against Wladimir Klitschko in 2012. It looks as if the former WBA/WBC world cruiserweight champ had returned to the cruiserweight division, facing … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – July 17th- 19th, 2014
7/17 - Ali Raymi (21-0, 21 KO’s) vs. Prince Maz (8-1, 6 KO’s) - 22 May Sports Stadium, Sanaa, Yemen Raymi’s no title holder, but the 40 year old minimum-weight version of Butterbean has racked up a 100% KO record with all stoppages coming in the first round. Both fighters careers have been based solely Sanaa, Yemen, which is also hometown to both. *Raymi won via RTD 1. Maz … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – March 28th- 29th, 2014
3/28 – Grady Brewer (30-18, 16 KO’s) vs. Chris Chatman (11-3-1, 5 KO’s) - Twin River Event Center, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA Brewer, winner of season 2 of “The Contender” in 2006, takes an eight rounder with the hopes of snapping a four fight losing streak. Chatman’s fought just once a year since 2012, and dropped a six round decision in January. 3/29 – Nate Campbell … [Read more...]
Brian Viloria Dethroned On Fists Of Gold Macau Card
Juan Francisco Estrada 23-2 (17koes) showed he has ’Fists of Gold’ of his own, by dethroning Brian ‘The Hawaiian Punch’ Viloria after a great fight on the Macau Card in China. Estrada won the WBO and WBA World Flyweight titles, with a brilliant display of box-fighting, that slowly wore down the Hawaiian and had the brave Viloria struggling to stay on his feet in the final … [Read more...]