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...]
Segura Blasts Calderon in Three; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Photo: Joel A. Colon Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico-- For two rounds, former champ, Ivan Calderon (34-2-1, 6 KOs) looked to be back. Moving and jabbing at the hard-charging Giovani Segura (27-1-1, 23 KOs), Calderon was staying competitive through the first six minutes. But, true to form and true to the pattern established in their first fight, … [Read more...]
Marco Huck Defends Against Ran Nakash This Saturday
Serbia-born German, Marco Huck (31-1, 23 KOs) will attempt to make the sixth straight defense of his WBO cruiserweight title this Saturday, April 2nd against Israel's Ran Nakash (25-0, 18 KOs) at Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Nakash is a late replacement for the injured Giacobbe Fragomeni, who pulled out of the contest a couple of weeks before … [Read more...]
Huck to Defend Against Fragomeni, April 2nd
WBO cruiserweight champ and German star, Marco Huck (31-1, 23 KOs) will defend his title against Italian former cruiserweight titlist, Giacobbe Fragomeni April 2nd at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Germany. Huck's last contest was a controversial split decision victory over Denis Lebedev in December, which many observers scored in favor of the Russian brawler. This will be … [Read more...]
Huck Retains, Morales Wins, Arce Destroys; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany Marco Huck (31-1, 23 KOs) SD12 Denis Lebedev (21-1, 16 KOs) Recap-- Challenger, Lebedev, made a solid run at WBO cruiserweight champion, Marco Huck's title, but spent too much time stalking and allowed Huck to steal enough rounds to retain his title. Judges' scorecards were: 115-113, 115-113 for Huck and 116-112 for … [Read more...]