12/5 – Jean Marc Mormeck (37-5, 23 KO’s) vs. Mateusz Masternak (33-2, 24 KO’s) - Palais des sports Robert Charpentier, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France This is Mormeck’s second bout since his non-performance against Wladimir Klitschko in 2012. It looks as if the former WBA/WBC world cruiserweight champ had returned to the cruiserweight division, facing … [Read more...]
Henry Lundy, Eric Morel Impress; The Rest of Friday’s Action
Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States-- Henry Lundy (20-1-1, 10 KOs) is working hard to overcome the effects of his upset loss to John Molina in July of last year. He's also working to make the transition from being known as a "good, regional fighter" to a real world class lightweight. Against Patrick Lopez (20-4, 12 KOs) on last night's ESPN2 … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune’s World Rankings: A Look at the Lightweights
As detailed earlier, The Boxing Tribune World Rankings offer a fair and accurate look at each of boxing's seventeen weight classes. Using a unique formulaic criteria based on activity and level of opposition within a fighter's own division, The Boxing Tribune stands firmly behind it's world rankings and hopes that others will use them as a standard of fairness in the … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Friday, July 9th
...More Grind for You... * IBF Super Middleweight champ, Lucian Bute, will be taking on mandatory #1 contender, Jesse Brinkley at the Bell Centre in Montreal on October 15th. Brinkley is maybe just a half step up from club-level and nowhere near as talented as Bute, but there's no dog in the guy and he will be fighting hard for as long as the bout lasts. It should be a … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Wednesday, July 7th
...Hump Day Grind... * Antonio Margarito is set to meet with the Nevada State Athletic Commission Friday to ask that his license be reinstated. In a fair world, Margarito gets laughed out of the NSAC office. He's never accepted responsibility for his actions and openly defied the intent of the suspension by fighting in Mexico where he mocked the hand wrap issue throughout … [Read more...]