7/10 – Argenis Mendez (21-2-1, 11 KO’s) vs. Rances Barthelemy (19-0, 12 KO’s) II - Convention Center, Miami, Florida, USA Iron Mike Productions brings us the rematch for the IBF super featherweight championship. The first meeting between these two saw a controversial result when Barthelemy scored a second round knockout, the result of punches landed after the bell concluding … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – May 17th 2014
Shannon Briggs (53-6-1, 47 KO’s) vs. Matthew Greer (16-12, 13 KO’s) - Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, USA The “comeback” continues. After three and a half years of inactivity, the former heavyweight WBO heavyweight champ fights for the third time in five weeks, taking a short break from his anti-Klitschko theatrics. Greer looks to be a safe … [Read more...]
Superman Is Super But Can He Stand Up To The Krusher? This Is The Sunday Brunch
Bon jour amis et la famille, друзья и семья and welcome to another brain-rattling, babushka appreciating episode of the most wildly popular weekly boxing column amongst the indigenous peoples of Siberia. This week we’re converting our Canadian Dollars to Russian Rubles, so grab a bowl of caribou stew and pop open a bottle of Putinka vodka, we are danger close. With that being … [Read more...]
Sergey Kovalev On Top Of The World After Crushing Cleverly
Sergey Kovalev (22-0-1, 20 KOs) had arrived in Cardiff Wales with the quiet aura of a gunslinger who comes into town determined to prove himself a faster gun than the local hero. There were those who doubted Kovalev’s reputation and pointed to the lack of many genuine world class names on his resume. Also, a lack of experience, due to miniscule amount of rounds he had built … [Read more...]
Nathan Cleverly Needs To Box Clever Against Big Punching Kovalev….
When Nathan Cleverly 26-0 (12kos) enters the ring this Saturday night at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, for the 6th defense of his WBO world light heavyweight title, he will be facing his toughest challenger yet, in unbeaten Russian Sergey Kovalev 21-0-1 (19kos). Cleverly is going into this fight, in the unusual position of being a slight betting underdog against his … [Read more...]