Srisaket Sor Rungvisai left no room for doubt as to who the better man was as he defeated Roman Gonzalez for the second time in six months, this time by crushing knock out, to cap off a run that has the boxing world in shock and pound-for-pound lists in presumable ruins. The two met in a bloody punchfest on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs where Sor … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Picks The Fights (Part One)
Which fights would The Boxing Tribune staff make if they had the magic matchmaker power to put together any "doable" bout featuring today's stars? Here's Part One of our two-part "Pick the Fights" feature: Tim Harrison Roman “Chocalatito” Gonzalez vs. Naoya Inoue Chocalatito is recognized as one of the top boxers in the sport, but that hasn’t yet translated into … [Read more...]
Japanese Boxing on the Rise
by Ted Sares Fall seven times, stand up eight —Japanese proverb. Boxers from Argentina have had their surge but it has slowed down considerably. Eastern European fighters continue to rise as Gennady Golovkin, Sergey Kovalev, Wladimir Klitschko, Vasyl Lomachenko, Ruslan Provodnikov, and Evgeny Gradovich and now Artur Beterbiev make great fights in different global … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: September 3rd – 10th, 2014
*All bouts listed below are subject to change or cancellation 9/3 – Ali Raymi (22-0, 22 KO’s) vs. Abdu Rafik (4-0, 1 KO) - 22 May Sports Stadium, Sanaa, Yemen This bout was mentioned in last week’s UTR, but Raymi snuck one in on us, and took a rematch with Prince Maz over the weekend and won by seventh round KO, ending his first round stoppage streak. So if this goes off as … [Read more...]
Inoue Wins WBC Title in Sixth Pro Outing
With just a handful of professional bouts on his resume, Naoya Inoue (6-0, 5 KOs) of Yokohama, Japan, scored an impressive sixth round TKO over WBC light flyweight champion Adrian “Confesor” Hernandez (29-3-1, 18 KO’s) to win his first world championship. Inoue was favored to win, though Hernandez was expected to put up a more difficult challenge and instead brought little to … [Read more...]