Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, New York-- The result was never in doubt-- some may say from the very moment the bout was signed-- it was just a matter of when and how badly Gennady Golovkin (28-0, 25 KOs) would stop the hard-punching, but overmatched Curtis Stevens (25-4, 18 KOs) on HBO Saturday night. As it turned out, the defending WBA middleweight champ from … [Read more...]
Taylor Stops Cayo, Magomed Bludgeons Bisbal; The Friday Night Fights Recap
ESPN2's Friday Night Fights from Resorts Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey proved that solid matchmaking trumps all in the never-ending quest for a good boxing show. In the main event, 22-year-old Emanuel Taylor (17-1, 12 KOs) fought through adversity and a fifth round knockdown to stop the more experienced junior welterweight contender, Victor Manuel Cayo … [Read more...]
Victor Manuel Cayo vs. Emmanuel Taylor: FNF Preview
by Tim Harrison Friday Night Fights moves on from Foxwoods, Connecticut and into Atlantic City, New Jersey, where Victor Manuel Cayo (31-3, 22 KOs) will take on once-beaten Maryland junior welterweight, Emmanuel Taylor (16-1, 11 KOs) in a ten-round fight at Resorts Hotel and Casino. Magomed “Mago” Abdusalamov (16-0, 16 KOs) will look to extend his KO streak to 17 and stay … [Read more...]
Klitschko stops Charr on cuts in four
Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia – WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (45-2, 41 KOs) stopped an outclassed Manuel Charr (21-1, 11 KOs) on cuts, when a bad cut over the right eyelid forced the stoppage of the fight in the fourth round. This fight was a departure from the lead-up to the fight, in which many felt Charr had the tools to mimic the game plan of Derrick Chisora … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Fight Previews (Ward-Dawson, DeMarco-Molina, Rubio-Baldomir, Bellew-Miranda, Adamek-Walker…more)
Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KOs) vs. Chad Dawson (31-1, 17 KOs) Oracle Arena, Oakland, California For better or worse, this is as close to an All-American mega-bout as we're going to get these days. From a curiosity standpoint, alone, fans have to be looking forward to this defense of Ward's WBC/WBA world super middleweight titles. Both fighters do frustrate, though. Ward looks … [Read more...]