South Point Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada-- On paper, this defense for WBA light heavyweight titlist, Beibut Shumenov (12-1, 8 KOs) against 38-year-old journeyman, Danny Santiago (31-5-1, 19 KOs) was an obvious mismatch. As the bout progressed, viewers of the Telefutura main event saw the contest live up to all expectations as Shumenov cruised to an easy TKO 9 … [Read more...]
Adamek Outpoints McBride, Stieglitz Retains; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
For Erik Morales-Marcos Maidana, Action Heroes PPV Re-Cap Click HERE From Associated Press/FOX Sports: NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) Top heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek took a step toward a championship showdown with one of the Klitschko brothers, unanimously outpointing Kevin McBride on Saturday night. Adamek (44-1 with 28 knockouts) has a deal in place to face … [Read more...]
Tomasz Adamek’s 2-Year Title Run Nearly Complete
by Tim Harrison Polish heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek (43-1, 28 KO) has had his sights set on a heavyweight title since October 18, 2009 - the day he officially vacated his IBF cruiserweight title to campaign as a heavyweight. After winning titles in the light heavyweight (WBC) and cruiserweight (IBF) divisions, Adamek said goodbye to his comfort zone, and moved up to … [Read more...]
Adamek must remove McBride to get to Klitschkos, this Saturday
Tomasz Adamek (43-1, 28 KO) and Kevin McBride (35-8-1, 29 KO) will square off this Saturday, April 9th, in a heavyweight bout. The bout will take place in Adamek’s adopted hometown of Newark, New Jersey, and will be shown on Integrated Sports Pay-Per-View, presented by Main Events Promotions, as part of its Brick City Boxing series from The Prudential Center Adamek, the … [Read more...]
Independent Media, Unite! Magno’s Monday Rant
Howdy and welcome to another edition of Magno's Monday Rant, the weekly boxing column that longs for the day when sports writers could openly talk about their drinking and womanizing... It takes a special breed of human being to write, full-time, about boxing. I hate to burst any bubbles, but there's virtually no money to be made as a boxing scribe. Even at the major boxing … [Read more...]