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Kayode Dominates Godfrey; Other ShoBox Results

June 11, 2011 by Paul Magno Leave a Comment

Kayode Dominates Godfrey; Other ShoBox Results

Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California-- Cruiserweight Lateef Kayode (17-0, 14 KOs) won a dominant, one-sided unanimous decision over veteran contender, Matt Godfrey (20-3, 10 KOs) to take another step closer to title contention. From the very beginning, it was obvious that the Los Angeles-based Nigerian was too strong, too sharp, and too athletic for Providence, Rhode … [Read more...]

Kayode Looking to Barrel Through Gatekeeper Godfrey

June 6, 2011 by Paul Magno Leave a Comment

Kayode Looking to Barrel Through Gatekeeper Godfrey

In the highest profile bout of his 3-year career, Nigerian cruiserweight, Lateef Kayode (16-0, 14 KOs) will meet Matt Godfrey (20-2, 10 KOs) on Showtime's ShoBox for the vacant NABA cruiserweight title this Friday, June 10. Kayode, 28, under the guidance of trainer Freddie Roach, has looked impressive in beating the likes of Alfredo Escalera Jr and Epifanio Mendoza, but … [Read more...]

Lateef Kayode vs. Matt Godfrey in Crossroads Fight, June 10th

April 27, 2011 by Paul Magno Leave a Comment

Lateef Kayode vs. Matt Godfrey in Crossroads Fight, June 10th

Showtime's ShoBox series features two fighters on two seemingly different paths Friday, June 10th at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. One fighter, Nigeria's Lateef Kayode (16-0, 14 KOs), is on the rise while the other, Matt Godfrey (20-2, 10 KOs) is coming off his most painful loss. When Godfrey was last seen, he was being pummeled in a TKO 5 loss to WBO … [Read more...]

The Weekly Weigh-In

August 17, 2010 by Paul Magno Leave a Comment

The Weekly Weigh-In

by Chris Milton We start the week off tonight on ESPN with top prospect Erislandy Lara taking on journeyman to the stars, Willie Lee. Lee has taken on quite a few top prospects over the years namely Chad Dawson, Yusaf Mack, Sechew Powell and Vanes Matirosyan. He got knocked out by all of them, but hey, a guy has to earn a living. On Thursday, Victor Cayo begins the … [Read more...]

2009 Cruiserweight Report

December 20, 2009 by Paul Magno Leave a Comment

by Dafs117Let’s get real. The 200 pound division is a bitch of a division. A tease. Whenever the division finds a talented titleholder, he bottles it to heavyweight. That’s been the case for years. Recently, newly crowned Cruiserweight king Tomasz Adamek made the move up to heavyweight, leaving the division in desperate need for a new champion. Bernard Hopkins has hinted many … [Read more...]

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