(AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KOs) UD 12 Arthur Abraham (31-2, 25 KOs) Recap: In an absolutely masterful performance, Froch dominated the German former middleweight champion and former Super Six #2 seed in twelve one-sided rounds. Using an improved jab and a dedicated attack to Abraham's body, Froch picked his opponent … [Read more...]
Weights from Las Vegas, Oakland
From Las Vegas, NV Juan Manuel Marquez: 134 vs. Michael Katsidis 135 (WBA/WBO lightweight championship) Andre Berto: 145 vs. Freddy Hernandez 147 (WBC welterweight championship) Celestino Caballero: 131.5 vs. Jason Litzau 130 **Caballero had to lose 1.5 lbs. From Oakland, CA Andre Ward: 168 vs. Sakio Bika: 168 … [Read more...]
The Weekly Weigh-in
by Chris Milton What a punch, and what a fighter. Can anyone truly deny Sergio Martinez the title of Fighter of the Year? Martinez is now stuck between a rock and a hard place. There are very few viable contenders out there for him. Sturm wont fight him, so who else is there? I wouldn’t mind seeing Pirog get the chance but it could come a little to soon for the Russian … [Read more...]
Lara Faces Connors on Marquez-Katsidis Card
Cuban jr. middleweight prospect, Erislandy Lara (13-0, 8 KOs), will take on St. Louis native, Tim Connors (10-1, 7 KOs) on the Juan Manuel Marquez-Michael Katsidis undercard this Saturday, November 27th, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Connors, whose opponents have a combined 44-48-2 record, has faced no one of note and is not expected to give Lara much of a contest. Other … [Read more...]