5/30 - Francesco Pianeta (29-1-1, 16 KO’s) vs. Mickael Vieira (14-3-1, 7 KO’s) - Energie Verbund-Arena, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany In his second contest back since Wlad stopped him a year ago, Pianeta looks to add to his German International heavyweight title when he faces Vieira, who makes his 12 round debut, for the vacant WBO European heavyweight title. In December he … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – April 26th, 2014
4/26 - Yesica Bopp (26-1, 12 KO’s) vs. Daniela Bermudez (16-2-2, 5 KO’s) II - Polideportivo Carlos Magalot, Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina The long reigning WBA and WBO light flyweight champ makes the jump to flyweight in attempt at the vacant WBO title in a rematch against former two division champion Bermudez. Bopp has held her two titles since 2010 and had a total … [Read more...]
Requiem For A Heavyweight… Danny Williams Loses Again
Danny Williams lost again Friday, August 23rd, at the Pationarul Dunarea, in Romania, when Marcin Rekowski from Poland stopped him in the 4th round. Rekowski, to be fair, was unbeaten in nine contests, with eight stoppages; he is also thirty-five years old and totally unremarkable. About 10 years ago he would probably have made a decent sparring partner for Williams, but … [Read more...]