German born fighter Juergen Braehmer (36-2, 29KOs) will face Spaniard Jose Maria Guerrero (29-2-1, 11KOs) in an eight round bout on Saturday, January 28th. The fight will take place at the Elysee Grand Hotel in Hamburg, Germany. Braehmer, former WBO Light Heavyweight champ, has four TKO victories in his last five fights (the other a UD win) but hasn’t fought in two years. … [Read more...]
Rakhim Chakhkiev vs. Alexander Kotlobay in a Cruiserweight matchup, Saturday January 28th
Russian fighters Rakhim Chakhkiev (11-0, 9KOs) and Alexander Kotlobay (21-2-1, 15KOs) will face each other on Saturday, January 28th. The fight will take place at the Elysee Grand Hotel in Hamburg, Germany. Chakhkiev is an undefeated southpaw who, at the age of twenty-nine, takes a half-step forward in his professional career with this bout. His last three bouts were won … [Read more...]
Yo, It’s Rocky The Musical
It was sorely tempting this week to deliberately ignore the news from Germany that Sly Stallone and the Klitschko brothers have teamed up to produce a stage version of the former’s Rocky movie franchise, set for 2012. I say tempting because the prospect hardly fills one with a sense of joy – the films themselves (were there six in the end, or seven?) were pretty dreadful in … [Read more...]