At the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada this Saturday, former IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud (24-2, 19 KO’s) and Artur Beterbiev (5-0) square off in a scheduled 12 round contest for the vacant NABA light heavyweight title. The bout headlines a card being billed as “Red Dawn”. This is the first step of rebuilding mode for Cloud, who had an unfortunate year in … [Read more...]
Peterson dominates Jean over 12, Charlo beats Rosado on Showtime
DC Armory, Washington, District of Columbia – IBF junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (32-2-1, 16 KOs) successfully defended his title against number-one-rated challenger Dierry Jean (25-1, 17 KOs) in front of his hometown crowd, winning a one-sided unanimous decision after last year’s knockout loss to knockout artist Lucas Matthysse. And on the televised undercard, … [Read more...]
Dierry Jean Eyes Lamont Peterson’s IBF Title
by Hans Olson “À bois nouex, hache affilée” is an old French saying, translating into what anglophones know as “an eye for an eye,” or “treating roughness with roughness.” Last Saturday at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK, Dierry Jean did just that. Against Los Angeles native Cleotis “Mookie” Pendarvis in a 140 lb. IBF eliminator live on Showtime, things indeed got … [Read more...]