by Fox Doucette Just when you thought Denis Lebedev (24-1, 18 KOs) couldn't surprise us any more, he has just become the WBA cruiserweight champion without even throwing a punch. Considering how he got to be even so much as the “interim” champ (by beating James Toney in a black mark on the sport a year ago), the machinations of the oldest of the alphabet soup organizations … [Read more...]
Hernandez and Ross Moving Out of Shadows
By Gary Purfield On Saturday from Stechert Arena in Germany cruiserweights Yoan Pablo Hernandez (26-1, 13 KO) and Troy Ross (25-2, 16 KO) fight for Hernandez’s IBF belt. More importantly, they will be fighting to put themselves into the spotlight of a division that is wide open with much of the talent over the last few years now fighting at heavyweight. Right here and … [Read more...]
Huck v Afolabi; Dimitrenko v Pulev; and Robert Steiglitz Feature in Germany, Saturday Night
By Geoff Poundes The Messehalle in Erfurt, Germany plays host Saturday night to an intriguing bill headlined by the WBO cruiserweight rematch between Marco “Captain” Huck and Britain’s Ola Afolabi. The chief support features two European heavyweight prospects, Alexander Dimitrenko and Kubrat Pulev, who’ll be contesting the vacant EBU title. Huck, 34-2, 25 KO’s is … [Read more...]
Denis Lebedev Faces Sacrificial Lamb Shawn Cox Wednesday
by Fox Doucette Russian cruiserweight Denis Lebedev (23-1, 17 KOs) takes on another soft touch, older than his 32 years, when he faces 37-year-old fringe contender Shawn Cox (16-1, 15 KOs) of Barbados in Myakinino, Russia on Wednesday night. Don't let Shawn Cox's record fool you. Before he knocked out a badly faded Wayne Braithwaite in his last fight only a few weeks ago on … [Read more...]
Hernandez Decisions Steve Cunningham in Grueling Fight, Retains IBF Title
Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany – IBF cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (26-1, 13 KOs) came out the winner by wide margins, but in an extremely close fight with former champion, Steve “U.S.S.” Cunningham (24-4, 12 KOs). The two met in the ring last October, with Hernandez escaping with the title by way of fortuitous 6-round technical decision. In the wake of the … [Read more...]