WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (35-2-1, 15 KOs) will put his belt on the line against the U.K.’s Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KOs), on Saturday, June 25. Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany will play host to the bout, and Epix will televise the bout live, and stream the bout on EpixHD.com, beginning at 5 pm EST. Germany’s Felix Sturm will attempt to make the … [Read more...]
Boxing Bits
* The late Leavander Johnson will be honored in his hometown of Atlantic City, New Jersey with a bronze statue. The former lightweight world champion, who died from injuries sustained in a 2005 fight with Jesus Chavez, was an honored and respected member of the Atlantic City community, participating in a wide range of charitable organizations. The official unveiling of the … [Read more...]
Pirog, Sylvester, and the European Middleweight Round-up
(AFP/Getty Images) As promised following his brutal fifth round title-winning KO of Daniel Jacobs last year, WBO middleweight champ, Dmitry Pirog (17-0, 14 KOs) is taking the belt back home to Russia for his first defense. Pirog will be facing Argentina's Javier Francisco Maciel (18-1, 12 KOs) this coming Saturday. Maciel has never fought outside of Argentina and has faced … [Read more...]
Macklin-Gevor Now Set for Khan-McCloskey Undercard
Middleweight contender, Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KOs) has a new opponent and a new date following the disintegration of his April 9th bout with Winky Wright. Macklin was originally set to try and make an impact on American fans as a recent signee to Golden Boy Promotions and as part of the Erik Morales-Marcos Maidana pay per view in Las Vegas, but a hand injury suffered in … [Read more...]
Wright Withdraws from Macklin Bout
Citing a hand injury suffered in training, former jr. middleweight world champion, Winky Wright, has pulled out of his April 9th middleweight contest with the UK's Matthew Macklin. Wright-Macklin was to play support to the Marcos Maidana-Erik Morales pay-per-view main event and would've been Wright's first bout since losing to Paul Williams in April, 2009. The bout also … [Read more...]