Tonight’s ShoBox quadruple header at the Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Washington didn’t last anywhere near the scheduled four hour scheduled run time, as all four bouts ended inside the distance. In the night’s main event, J’Leon Love (16-0, 9 KO’s) out boxed Lajuan Simon (23-5-2, 12 KO’s) over five rounds before closing the deal in the sixth. Love staggered Simon, … [Read more...]
Golovkin Flattens Simon, Matthysse Wins, Donaire Destroys Sanchez, The Rest of Friday’s Action (w/ Video)
Ballsaal Interconti-Hotel, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany-- Gennady Golovkin (22-0, 19 KOs) stopped journeyman, Lajuan Simon (23-4-2, 12 KOs) at 2:17 of the first round. Simon, despite losses to Arthur Abraham, Dionisio Miranda, and Sebastian Sylsvester had never been stopped before. Kissimmee Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida-- Glenn Donaire (18-4-1, 10 KOs) … [Read more...]
Middleweight bout rescheduled: Gennady Golovkin vs. Lajuan Simon, Friday December 9th
Gennady Golovkin (21-0, 18KOs) will face Lajuan Simon (23-3-2, 12KOs) this Friday, December 9th in Germany. The fight was originally scheduled on the undercard to the Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean-Marc Mormeck fight scheduled for Saturday, December 10th but was rescheduled when Klitschko pulled out of the fight due to recent kidney stone surgery. Golovkin has a decorated … [Read more...]
Lemieux Stops Gates in Two; The Rest of Friday’s Action
Courtesy of Fightnews.com: Another early night for Lemieux By Dave Spencer / Fightnews Canada at ringside If most two handed fighters can’t make it out of the second round with middleweight knockout sensation David Lemieux, what chance does a one-handed fighter have? The answer: hardly any. Lemieux disposed of Purnell Gates (18-2 13KO) with the Michigan fighter’s corner … [Read more...]