Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany-- Karoly Balzsay (25-2, 18 KOs) stopped Dimitri Sartison (29-2, 18 KOs) in the twelfth and final round in defense of his paper version of the WBA super middleweight title (Andre Ward holds the legitimate WBA 168 lb. world title). Former heavyweight titlist, Ruslan Chagaev (29-2-1, 18 KOs) stopped … [Read more...]
Dimitrenko Decisions Sprott, The Rest of Saturday’s European Action
Lohbruegge, Hamburg, Germany – Alexander Dimitrenko (32-1, 21 KOs) took a unanimous decision victory over Michael Sprott (36-17, 17 KOs) to retain his European heavyweight title. Dimitrenko controlled the pace of the fight early on, using his height and fighting behind his jab to keep the shorter Sprott at a distance behind his guard. Sprott finally opened up in round 6 as … [Read more...]
Soto, “Canelo” Shine; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
*Photo by Chris Farina/Top Rank Honda Center, Anaheim, CA Humberto Soto (54-7-2, 32 KOs) UD 12 Urbano Antillon (28-2, 20 KOs) Recap: Soto defended his WBC lightweight title against a crude, but motivated Antillon in an action-filled candidate for Fight of the Year last night. Soto was sharp and focused on throwing from the outside while nailing his rival with crisp … [Read more...]