By Fox Doucette Undefeated British welterweight Kell “Special K” Brook (24-0, 16 KOs) puts that unbeaten status, along with a minor belt in the WBA hierarchy, on the line Saturday night, October 8, in his hometown of Sheffield, Yorkshire against Rafal Jackiewicz (38-9-1, 19 KOs) of Poland. Brook has held regional or minor titles for the past four years, during which time he … [Read more...]
Martinez Puts Williams to Sleep in Two: The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KOs) KO 2 Paul Williams (39-2, 27 KOs) Recap: A potential fight of the year turned into knockout of the year as Martinez, following a first round that was slightly in favor of Williams, knocked his opponent out with a crushing left hook that Williams never saw. There was no need to count as Williams was … [Read more...]
The Weekly Weigh-In
by Chris Milton According to Richard Schaefer, JMM v Katsidis is done all bar the signatures. Personally I can not wait for this matchup. Regular readers will know what I think of the new Gatti, Katsidis. If this fight isn’t fight of the year I'll eat my hat, though ill have to buy one first. Talking of fights of the year, we finally have a leading candidate after last … [Read more...]
2009 Welterweight Report
by Dafs117If gray is the new black, and Macau is the new heights of Las Vegas, then welterweight is the new heavyweight. “If the heavyweight division goes, so does boxing” is another cliché that‘s just plain nonsense. It’s the glamour division filled with X factor fighters and marquee names that HBO executives live off. It’s no secret that the 147 pounds is star-studded, but … [Read more...]