First came the report that SES Boxing, the promotional firm of WBO super middleweight champ, Robert Stieglitz (41-2, 23 KOs), had won a purse bid to stage a Stieglitz title defense against the UK's George Groves (14-0, 11 KOs). Then it was announced that Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KOs), who was scheduled to face Stieglitz for the title on April 14th, had pulled out of the bout, … [Read more...]
Weight Class of the Year: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette The division of boxers into divisions based on weight is one of the oldest traditions in the entire sport. It's why Giovani Segura won't fight Wladimir Klitschko, why Juan Manuel Marquez was able to gain seven pounds in order to fight Manny Pacquiao, and why tournaments like Super Six are so intriguing, with guys like Andre Ward and Carl Froch and Mikkel … [Read more...]
Carl Froch vs. Andre Ward Super Six Final: How We Got Here
By Fox Doucette Saturday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KOs) of Oakland, California will take on the UK's Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KOs) for the WBA, WBC, Ring Magazine, and popular consensus super middleweight championship of the world. Besides being the first time anything relevant has happened on the Boardwalk since someone landed on it with a hotel and … [Read more...]
Chavez wins a belt, Froch defends; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California-- Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. pulled off a close, hard-fought majority decision against Sebastion Zbik (30-1, 10 KOs) to take the German's WBC middleweight title. Zbik took many of the early rounds with quick shots to Chavez's head, but the second generation star started to wear the defending champion down with a thudding and dedicated … [Read more...]
Mikkel Kessler returns to the ring against Mehdi Bouadla this Saturday
Four-time super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO) returns to action against Mehdi Bouadla (23-3, 11 KO) on Saturday June 4. The scheduled 12-rounder will be shown via tape delay on Showtime’s World Championship Boxing, prior to the live airing of the Super Six Semifinal bout between Carl Froch and Glen Johnson, and will be held at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, … [Read more...]