UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois-- In a major upset, Mayweather Promotions' Badou Jack (19-1-1, 12 KOs) beat heavily-favored Anthony Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 KOs) to take the WBC super middleweight title Friday night via majority decision on Spike TV. The bout started out as expected, with defending champ Dirrell proving himself too quick and talented for the crude and … [Read more...]
Friday’s Dirrell-Jacobs PBC Spike TV Show Likely To Disappoint
Barring something truly bizarre happening Friday night at Chicago's UIC Pavillion, Anthony Dirrell and Daniel Jacobs will leave the Windy City with victories. The story for Spike TV audiences will not be the challengers placed before them in the Premiere Boxing Champions event, but, rather, the battle each has already won. Aside from being young world champions holding … [Read more...]
Barthelemy Wins World Title With Controversial Knockout in Friday Night Fights Premier
by Jim McGrady In the first televised boxing card of 2014, Rances Barthelemy (20-0,13 KO's) became the IBF world super featherweight champion, scoring a controversial second round knockout of the reigning title holder, Argenis Mendez (21-3-1, 11 KO's) in the main event of ESPN's Friday Night Fights from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Barthelemy, who was … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines: September 20, 2013
Takalani Ndlovu (33-9, 18 KO’s) vs. Mzonke Fana (31-6, 13 KO’s) –South Africa Ndlovu is on a losing skid, dropping his last three by 12 round decision. A two division champion, he’s held the WBF and IBO featherweight titles as well as the IBO and IBF super bantamweight belts. His ledger includes a spilt pair of bouts with Steve Molitor and two losses to Jeffrey Mathebula. … [Read more...]
Taylor survives knockdown to decision Truax, Lara blasts Hearns in one
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi-- Former middleweight champ, Jermain Taylor (30-4-1, 18 KOs) had to survive a ninth round knockdown, but otherwise outclassed a solid, but unspectacular Caleb Truax (18-1-1, 10 KOs) en route to a unanimous ten round decision in Showtime's ShoBox main event. It was mostly a lackluster affair for the first eight and a half … [Read more...]