by Jim McGrady In the first televised boxing card of 2014, Rances Barthelemy (20-0,13 KO's) became the IBF world super featherweight champion, scoring a controversial second round knockout of the reigning title holder, Argenis Mendez (21-3-1, 11 KO's) in the main event of ESPN's Friday Night Fights from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Barthelemy, who was … [Read more...]
The Friday Grab Bag: A Little of This, A Little of That
By Jim McGrady As always, the holidays bring a lull in the fight game, little action over the last few weeks brings little to write about, but this is a perfect opportunity to catch up. World Title Action in Japan Despite the overall lack of fight activity, three world title bouts took place in Japan on New Year’s Eve. In Tokyo, Takashi Uchiyama (21-0-1, 17 KO’s) … [Read more...]