2/27 – Odlanier Solis (20-2, 13 KO’s) vs. Tony Thompson (39-5, 26 KO’s) - Gloria Sports Arena, Gloria Hotels and Resorts, Antalya, Turkey The 43 year old “Tiger” keeps his career going on the road with this rematch. A year ago he won the vacant WBC International heavyweight title with a close decision over Solis. Solis hasn’t fought since, while Thompson lost a … [Read more...]
Abraham, Golovkin Heavy Betting Favorites in February Title Fights
It is shaping up to be a busy February in the boxing world with world titles on the line in no fewer than five fights. WBO World Super Middleweight champion Arthur "King Arthur" Abraham will be a -500 moneyline favorite http://www.bettingsports.com/reviews/, when he puts his title on the line against Paul "Real Gone Kid" Smith, in a 12-round fight at O2 World Arena in Berlin … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: August 8th – 9th, 2014
8/8 – Liborio Solis (18-3-1, 9 KO’s) vs. Jose Carlos Vargas (14-10-1, 9 KO’s) - Gimnasio Yuyin Luzcando, Betania, Panama After a short reign as WBA and IBF super flyweight champ, Solis vacated the titles to move up and fight as a bantamweight and scored a first round over Alex Olea earlier this year. Vargas is a typical “stay busy” opponent, having lost his last two bouts and … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – May 30th – June 4th 2014
5/30 - Francesco Pianeta (29-1-1, 16 KO’s) vs. Mickael Vieira (14-3-1, 7 KO’s) - Energie Verbund-Arena, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany In his second contest back since Wlad stopped him a year ago, Pianeta looks to add to his German International heavyweight title when he faces Vieira, who makes his 12 round debut, for the vacant WBO European heavyweight title. In December he … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – December 20th- 21st, 2013
12/20 – Kevin Johnson (29-4-1, 14 KO’s) vs. Christian Hammer (15-3, 10 KO’s) - Hamburg, Germany The “Kingpin” hasn’t made much noise since losing to Vitali Klitschko in 2009; a few wins over lower level opposition, and a trip to the finals of the U.K.’s Prizefighter tournament, where he lost to Tor Hamer. He followed that with a loss to Tyson Fury before managing a win over … [Read more...]