In tonight’s main event at the Stadthalle in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, WBA light heavyweight champion Juergen Braehmer (43-2, 32 KO’s) successfully defended the world title with a fifth round stoppage of former world cruiserweight and current Commonwealth light heavyweight title holder Enzo Maccarinelli (38-7, 30 KO’s). In what was a competitive bout from the … [Read more...]
Braehmer vs. Maccarinelli: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Saturday night at the Stadthalle in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, WBA light heavyweight champion Juergen Braehmer (42-2, 31 KO’s) makes the first defense of the world championship against current Commonwealth light heavyweight title holder, Enzo Maccarinelli (38-6, 30 KO’s). Braehmer won the strap in his last outing, taking a 12 round decision over Marcus … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – April 3rd – April 9th, 2014
4/3 - Leonard Zappavigna (31-2, 21 KO’s) vs. Shuhei Tsuchiya (15-3, 13 KO’s) - The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia Zappavigna looked like he was headed for big things when he beat Ji-Hoon Kim in an IBF eliminator nearly four years ago. After losing his world title shot to Miguel Diaz, he was stopped in his next bout by Ammeth Diaz and has reverted to … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – December 4th – December 11th 2013
12/6 – Yesica Bopp (25-1, 11 KO’s) vs. Ana Fernandez (14-6, 10 KO’s) – Concordia, Argentina Light flyweight champion and top pound for pound female boxer, Bopp puts her WBA and WBO world straps on the line in her 17th world title bout. Her lone defeat came in June in a rematch with Jessica Chavez. Bopp’s titles weren’t at stake, but Chavez retained her WBC Silver belt. … [Read more...]
Sergey Kovalev On Top Of The World After Crushing Cleverly
Sergey Kovalev (22-0-1, 20 KOs) had arrived in Cardiff Wales with the quiet aura of a gunslinger who comes into town determined to prove himself a faster gun than the local hero. There were those who doubted Kovalev’s reputation and pointed to the lack of many genuine world class names on his resume. Also, a lack of experience, due to miniscule amount of rounds he had built … [Read more...]