Ismayl Sillakh vs. Hamza Wandera This mugging occurred on May 21, 2011. The location was the Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia on the undercard of the Jones-Lebedev shocker This fast assault took a bit longer than most, but in the second round things heated up. Sillakh (15-0 at the time) found a comfortable separation and began hammering Hmaza … [Read more...]
Embracing Boxing’s Chaos; Magno’s Monday Rant
“In chaos, there is fertility.” ― Anaïs Nin Whenever someone talks about reforming or cleaning up boxing, there's always one crucial factor left out of the discussion. It's the key to all that's horrible in the sport as well as being at the heart of what makes it great. It's the reason secret blogging societies and their weekly voodoo rankings rituals are utterly meaningless … [Read more...]
Stevenson, Kovalev Crush Opposition In Light Heavyweight Showcases
Colisee de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada-- It was hardly a night of surprises on HBO Saturday night as two of boxing's light heavyweight world champions, Adonis Stevenson and Sergey Kovalev stopped solid, but ultimately overmatched opposition in defense of their respective titles. In the main event, WBC champ, Stevenson (23-1, 20 KOs) made the second defense of his … [Read more...]
Can Sergey Kovalev Crush The Challenge Of Ismayl Sillakh?
Boxing is always on the look out for new stars, and if there is one attribute that a fighter can hold, which will help him reach the status of a fan favourite, it is the possession of a knockout punch. Boxing fans can forgive a fighter for almost anything, if he can put an opponent to sleep with a touch of either hand. Sergey Kovalev (22-0-1, 20 KOs) can do just that, it seems, … [Read more...]
Easy Like Sunday Morning: Ismayl Sillakh Returns in Ridiculous Mismatch
This Sunday morning, U.S. time, while most Americans will be finishing up their weekends, fallen light heavyweight prospect, Ismayl Sillakh (17-1, 14 KOs), will be scrambling the neurons of hopelessly overmatched, Igor Pylypenko (3-12-2) in a 10-round cruiserweight bout at Club Sportlife in Kiev, Ukraine. Pylypenko, 39, hasn't won a bout since 2002 and is on a 0-11-1 run … [Read more...]