12/20 – Kevin Johnson (29-4-1, 14 KO’s) vs. Christian Hammer (15-3, 10 KO’s) - Hamburg, Germany The “Kingpin” hasn’t made much noise since losing to Vitali Klitschko in 2009; a few wins over lower level opposition, and a trip to the finals of the U.K.’s Prizefighter tournament, where he lost to Tor Hamer. He followed that with a loss to Tyson Fury before managing a win over … [Read more...]
Boxing Rankings Update: Donaire, Klitschko, Ruiz advance…More…
There were eight ranked fighters in action last week and several rankings changes were made. Wladimir Klitschko, with his win over #10 ranked Tony Thompson, moved up from the #2 slot at heavyweight to assume the #1 position, passing his brother, Vitali. With a loss, Thomspon falls from the Top 10 and fellow American, Franklin Lawrence, assumes the #10 spot. Also at … [Read more...]
Stars Fail to Shine on HBO: Donaire Outpoints Mathebula, Pavlik Decisions Rosinsky
Home Depot Center, Carson, California-- It wasn't easy, but the judges' one-sided scorecards would give that impression as Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KOs) took a unanimous decision over Jeffrey Mathebula (26-4-2, 14 KOs) Saturday night on HBO's Boxing After Dark. Billed as a champion vs. champion showdown between WBO 122 lb. champ, Donaire, and IBF 122 lb. titlist, Mathebula, … [Read more...]
Nonito Donaire vs. Jeffrey Mathebula: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Two super bantamweight titles will be on the line when Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (28-1, 18 KOs) and Jeffrey “The Mongoose” Mathebula (26-3-2, 14 KOs) offer up their WBO and IBF titles on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Kelly Pavlik takes on Will Roskinsky on the opening fight of the televised undercard set to begin at 10 PM EST/7 PM PST … [Read more...]
Dissecting Donaire: The Filipino Flash’s Slow Road to Greatness
by Paul Magno Nonito Donaire (28-1, 18 KOs) is a unique talent in boxing. As we've been told for ages, the "Filipino Flash" is among the very best in the sport today. Blessed with supreme hand speed and reflexes, Donaire shows occasional flashes of true brilliance And when I say "occasional," I mean that in the literal sense. More often than not, we only get to see the … [Read more...]