At the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Tomasz Adamek (46-2, 28) remained a relevant heavyweight contender with a unanimous 12-round decision victory over Eddie Chambers (36-3, 18 KOs) by scores of 116-112, 116-112, and 119-109. On the undercard, heavyweight prospect, Bryant Jennings (14-0, 6 KOs) took a dominant unanimous decision over Texas club fighter, Steve … [Read more...]
The Summer Guide to Heavyweight Action
Nobody will ever make a case for this being a golden age in the heavyweight division. That doesn't mean, however, that the division is completely devoid of intrigue. 40-year-old WBC champ, Vitali Klitschko, may not fight beyond 2012 and the implications of that title vacancy are having challengers jockey for position. Meanwhile, WBO/IBF/WBA champ, Wladimir Klitschko is … [Read more...]
Fight Night 4: Heavyweight Time with Chambers and Adamek
By Gary Purfield Here they go again. Main Events and NBC will again attempt to capture the hardcore and casual boxing audience with the fourth installment of the Fight Night series on NBC Sports this Saturday. They are thinking big with this one, literally, with a main event that features two of the best available heavyweights not named Klitschko. Tomasz Adamek will … [Read more...]
Fight Night 4 Set: Eddie Chambers and Tomasz Adamek to meet
by Gary Purfield Main Events Promotions officially announced the headliner for the third installment of the Fight Night Series airing June 16 from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on the NBC Sports Network. Heavyweight contenders, Tomasz Adamek and Eddie Chambers will meet in a battle of former heavyweight title challengers both looking to earn another opportunity at a … [Read more...]
Martinez vs. Winner of Chavez-Lee? Adamek-Chambers? Not so fast…
The temptation in the world of boxing journalism is to err on the side of a good headline. Writers and website owners will often take the slightest hint of a story, run with it, and cross their fingers that things don't blow up in their face. Then, the third rate, SEO-juicing bloggers take these glorified rumors and use them as click-fodder for their own sites. A perfect … [Read more...]