8/30 Marco Huck (37-2-1, 26 KO’s) vs. Mirko Larghetti (21-0, 13 KO’s) - Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Huck defends the WBO cruiserweight title for the 13th time. The champion has suffered just one loss since 2007, dropping a close decision to Alexander Povetkin for the WBA heavyweight crown. The Italian challenger holds the EBU-EU cruiserweight belt, … [Read more...]
Wladimir Klitschko To Take on Alex Leapai — and Shannon Briggs? — On Saturday
by Johnny Walker World heavyweight champion and owner of every significant belt aside from the WBC strap vacated by his older brother Vitali, Wladimir Klitschko (61-3, 51 KOs), returns to action on the main American TV network of ESPN this weekend to take on Australian hopeful Alex Leapai....and the way things have been going, he may also have to knock out former heavyweight … [Read more...]
Australian Heavyweight Alex Leapai Vows to Destroy World Champion Wladimir Klitschko
by Johnny Walker One thing boxing fans love to do when they feel an opponent is overmatched is to call him out as a glorified caddie, cabbie, laundromat worker, jailbird or bartender: the proverbial "tomato can." Such names are already being bandied about to chartacterize World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko's opponent, Alex Leapai of Australia. And this … [Read more...]
Dimitrenko Decisions Sprott, The Rest of Saturday’s European Action
Lohbruegge, Hamburg, Germany – Alexander Dimitrenko (32-1, 21 KOs) took a unanimous decision victory over Michael Sprott (36-17, 17 KOs) to retain his European heavyweight title. Dimitrenko controlled the pace of the fight early on, using his height and fighting behind his jab to keep the shorter Sprott at a distance behind his guard. Sprott finally opened up in round 6 as … [Read more...]
Dimitrenko, Boytsov Headline Another Good Heavyweight Card in Germany
Somebody must have forgot to tell Germany that heavyweight boxing is dead. After being home to the most important heavyweight fight card in a decade (Klitschko vs Haye), the country known for sausage and sauerkraut is showing the world that indeed heavyweight boxing is alive and well -- at least in Germany. This Saturday's card, while not as historically significant as … [Read more...]