By Jim McGrady As always, the holidays bring a lull in the fight game, little action over the last few weeks brings little to write about, but this is a perfect opportunity to catch up. World Title Action in Japan Despite the overall lack of fight activity, three world title bouts took place in Japan on New Year’s Eve. In Tokyo, Takashi Uchiyama (21-0-1, 17 KO’s) … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
In what was more than likely (and hopefully) the final bout of her career, defending WBC super featherweight champion Frida Wallberg (11-1, 2 KO’s) was stopped in the eighth round by Los Angeles based Australian Diana Prazak (12-2, 8 KO’s) in Stockholm, Sweden on Friday night. As reported earlier by The Boxing Tribune HERE, the bout had life threatening consequences for … [Read more...]