If you believe the heavyweight division is dead, then you haven’t been paying attention. Here’s news, notes and updates from around the division courtesy of The Boxing Tribune’s self-proclaimed heavyweight guru, Kelsey McCarson. Boystov, Chagaev Headline Boxing Card in Germany Former WBA heavyweight titleholder Ruslan Chagaev (27-2-1, 17 KOs) returns to the ring this … [Read more...]
Povetkin Bests Chagaev, Helenius Stops Liakhovich in Germany
Messehalle, Erfurt, Thüringen, Germany-- Alexander Povetkin (22-0, 15 KOs) overcame a mid-fight surge from former world titlist, Ruslan Chagaev (27-2-1, 17 KOs) to take a solid 12-round decision by scores of 116-112, 117-113, and 117-113. Povetkin also captured the recently created and vacant WBA "regular" world heavyweight title. Povetkin jumped to an early lead, taking the … [Read more...]
Alexander Povetkin-Ruslan Chagaev for WBA Title Saturday
The WBA “regular” heavyweight title vacated by Wladimir Klitschko's elevation to super champion will be on the line Saturday, August 27, in Erfurt, Germany, as Russia's Alexander Povetkin (21-0, 15 KOs) takes on Ruslan Chagaev (27-1-1, 17 KOs) of Uzbekistan to ensure a monopoly on the heavyweight division's upper echelon for fighters from the former Soviet Union. Chagaev is … [Read more...]
More WBA Champions is Bad for Boxing, But Good for Business
On the night of Saturday August 27, the World Boxing Association (WBA) will crown a new world champions in the heavyweight division. Alexander Povetkin and Ruslan Chagaev will fight for the WBA heavyweight title; a title previously held by David Haye, while Marcos Maidana will defend the WBA jr. welterweight title he was gifted last month. This would be great for boxing if … [Read more...]
4-Round Boxing News Brief (Latest on Juanma Lopez, Rubio, Epix, More)
-- Juan Manuel Lopez (30-1, 27 KOs) will be returning to the ring October 1 against fringe contender, Mike Oliver (25-2, 8KOs) at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. -- Cesar Seda's (20-1, 15 KOs) original opponent, Cuban Gold Medalist, Yan Berthelemy, has been pulled from this Friday's card at the Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Seda … [Read more...]