(AFP/Getty Images) As promised following his brutal fifth round title-winning KO of Daniel Jacobs last year, WBO middleweight champ, Dmitry Pirog (17-0, 14 KOs) is taking the belt back home to Russia for his first defense. Pirog will be facing Argentina's Javier Francisco Maciel (18-1, 12 KOs) this coming Saturday. Maciel has never fought outside of Argentina and has faced … [Read more...]
Pirog to Defend Against Maciel, March 26th in Russia
Russian WBO middleweight champion, Dmitry Pirog (17-0, 14 KOs) will make the first defense of the title he won by knocking out Daniel Jacobs in July of last year. Amidst rumors involving Ishe Smith and Bronco McKart, Pirog finally settled on Argentina's Javier Francisco Maciel (18-1, 12 KOs) as an opponent. The title fight is booked for March 26th in Pirog's native Russia. … [Read more...]
He Said What? The Boxing Week in Quotes
“Pascal challenged me. Pascal called me out. He is risking his belt, and I am going to make him wish he hadn’t...The pressure is more on him than on me. I am going to dissect this guy. I am going to take him apart." --Bernard Hopkins “I know very well who was doing the head butting the night of October the 31st (2009). I know Agbeko was a great fighter, but I want him to … [Read more...]
Marquez Plays Professor to Student, Diaz; Pirog Shocks the World
Las Vegas, Nevada-- Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37KOs) re-established himself as a pound for pound player by teaching Juan Diaz (35-4, 17KOs) a few things about tactical boxing in the main event of their pay-per-view rematch Saturday night. Hardly resembling their back and forth, Fight of the Year war from 2009, this bout featured a more subdued Diaz who was never really … [Read more...]
Why No Hype?
by Chris Milton This weekend, boxing kicks off a series of exciting fights with the wonderful HBO PPV card this Saturday night. A card so stacked with great fights that we at the Tribune keep having to check the date to make sure we haven't gone back in time to the Don King PPV shows of the nineties. Looking at the main event Marquez v Diaz 2, everyone seems to be coming … [Read more...]