Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico-- It was billed as a world title fight and, literally speaking, it was. But what fans actually saw Saturday night as Cornelius Bundrage (34-5, 19 KOs) beat defending IBF junior middleweight champ Carlos Molina (22-6-2, 6 KOs) was a battle between two fringe contenders fighting for the chance to lose spectacularly against one of … [Read more...]
Molina Vs. Bundrage: Hugging and Mugging in Cancun
An apology in advance to our brothers and sisters in Mexico, who are about to get the worst American export since Pop Tarts and syndicated Honey Boo-Boo reruns via Televisa. Carlos Molina vs. Cornelius "K9" Bundrage on Saturday night pits two of the sport's most flagrant and shameless clinching maulers in the game against one another in a bout that will have fans at the … [Read more...]
ESPN Deportes, ESPN3 to Cover Molina-Bundrage Title Fight, Saturday
ESPN has just announced that this coming Saturday's Carlos Molina-Cornelius Bundrage IBF junior middleweight title fight for Molina's belt will be broadcast in the United States by ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com. The telecast, coming from the Grand Oasis Resort in Cancun, Mexico will begin 9:30 p.m. ET. The Boxing Tribune will have more about the actual match-up later this … [Read more...]
Wanted: Floyd Mayweather’s Gyrating Crotch; Magno’s Monday Rant
Welcome to another Monday Rant, coming from deep within my cement bunker in the hills of Central Mexico. Rather than a teary-eyed tribute to Bernard Hopkins-- something I could totally do-- I figured on something a little bit different for this Rant. Earlier this week we learned that Floyd Mayweather Jr. has the mentality of an adolescent and may have some issues with … [Read more...]
Ishe Smith gets a split decision win over Bundrage, wins first world title
by Tim Harrison Ishe Smith (25-5, 11 KOs) finally got over the proverbial hump, and won his first world title when he took a split decision over Cornelius “K-9” Bundrage (32-5, 19 KOs) in front of Bundrage’s hometown crowd. The Masonic Theater in Detroit, Michigan was pro-Bundrage, but Smith was undeterred in ripping the IBF junior middleweight title from K-9’s clutches. In … [Read more...]