Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California-- Former middleweight world titlist, Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (31-1, 18 KOs) is one step away from becoming a current titlist as he made relatively easy work of heavy-handed knockout king, Curtis Stevens (27-5, 20 KOs) via unanimous decision on Wednesday. With the victory, he becomes the IBF's no. 1 contender to the title currently held by … [Read more...]
Stevens Vs. N’Jikam: Strange Pairing Likely To Produce “Must See” TV
Curtis Stevens vs. Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam is an odd pairing. Picture a brutish, hard-punching Brownsville, New York native and a well-schooled boxer from Cameroon by way of France paired against each other in Santa Monica, California on a Wednesday edition of Friday Night Fights. Even odder is that this is officially an IBF middleweight title eliminator and that both Stevens and … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – April 12th – 16th, 2014
With Pacquiao – Bradley 2 upon us, just about everything else qualifies for this week’s column… 4/12 – Andy Lee (31-2, 22 KO’s) vs. Frank Horta (34-12-5, 13 KO’s) - Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg, Denmark With a bout scheduled for May, Lee picks up an eight rounder on the Nordic Fight Night card. He’s looking for his fourth straight win when he faces the former France … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – December 13th – 18th, 2013
12/13 – Lucas Browne (19-0, 17 KO’s) vs. Clarence Tillman (11-15-2, 6 KO’s) II – Victoria, Australia Aussie heavyweight Browne has gained quite a following recently. After a one sided decision over James Toney in April, he stopped Travis Walker and Richard Towers in just over a three month period. He’s been lobbying for a bout with U.K. fighter David Price, who’s coming off … [Read more...]
Boxing rankings update: Garcia stays on top, Quillin debuts, more…
Changes in The Boxing Tribune's unbiased World Rankings: -- Danny Garcia, with his fourth round knockout of Erik Morales, keeps his #1 ranking in the junior welterweight division. -- Peter Quillin, after beating Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam and taking the WBO middleweight title, debuts at #7 in the division. N'Jikam, despite a spirited effort, falls from the top 10. -- Devon … [Read more...]