-- Coming off a disappointing RTD 9 loss to Antonio Tarver in July, Australia's Danny Green (31-4, 27 KOs) is signed to challenge WBC cruiserweight champ, Poland's Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (45-2-1, 32 KOs) November 30 at Challenge Stadium in Mt. Claremont, Australia. -- Chad Dawson and Emanuel Steward have parted ways after just one bout together. According to Dawson promoter, … [Read more...]
Focus on The Cruiserweights
by Paul Magno The cruiserweight division in boxing has been compared to purgatory-- neither hear nor there, neither heaven nor hell. Lost between the glamor divisions of heavyweight and light heavyweight and with a disproportionate amount of talent coming from Eastern Europe, the cruisers often get overlooked in the US. However, no other division features as many top 20 … [Read more...]
Wlodarczyk Defends Cruiserweight Belt Against Palacios, April 2nd
Two-time world cruiserweight champ and current WBC titlist, Poland's Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (44-2-1, 32 KOs) is set to defend his title at home against undefeated Puerto Rican contender, Francisco Palacios (20-0, 13 KOs), on April 2nd. Wlodarczyk, ranked 4th by The Boxing Tribune, will be making the second defense of the title he acquired by beating Giacobbe Fragomeni for the … [Read more...]
2009 Cruiserweight Report
by Dafs117Let’s get real. The 200 pound division is a bitch of a division. A tease. Whenever the division finds a talented titleholder, he bottles it to heavyweight. That’s been the case for years. Recently, newly crowned Cruiserweight king Tomasz Adamek made the move up to heavyweight, leaving the division in desperate need for a new champion. Bernard Hopkins has hinted many … [Read more...]