3/20 – Michael Katsidis (30-7, 24 KO’s) vs. TBA - The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia The former lightweight champ looks to rebound after a second round stoppage loss to Tommy Coyle in October. Assuming he finds an opponent, this is an eight rounder. 3/20 – Ronny Rios (23-1, 10 KO’s) vs. Jesus Navarro (22-9-1, 16 KO’s) - Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: December 5th- 8th, 2014
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...]
Hernandez-Afolabi, Braehmer-Glazewski Top German 12/6 Card
Yoan Pablo Hernandez (29-1, 14 KOs) looks to make the fifth defense of his IBF cruiserweight title on 12/6 at the EWE Arena in Oldenburg, Germany against British top contender Ola Afolabi (21-3-4, 10 KOs). Cuba's Hernandez remains one of boxing's most underrated talents, even with two career victories over Steve Cunningham, as well as wins over Troy Ross, Alexander Alekseev, … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – June 6th – 7th, 2014
6/6 - Hugo Centeno Jr. (20-0, 11 KO’s) vs. Gerardo Ibarra (14-0, 8 KO’s) - Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA In the headlining bout of a Golden Boy Promotions card, undefeated light middleweights meet sin a scheduled 10 round contest. In his lone title opportunity, Centeno had to settle for a four round no contest against Julian Williams in a bout for the vacant … [Read more...]
Braehmer Stops Maccarinelli in Five
In tonight’s main event at the Stadthalle in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, WBA light heavyweight champion Juergen Braehmer (43-2, 32 KO’s) successfully defended the world title with a fifth round stoppage of former world cruiserweight and current Commonwealth light heavyweight title holder Enzo Maccarinelli (38-7, 30 KO’s). In what was a competitive bout from the … [Read more...]