Steve "USS" Cunningham (23-2, 12 KOs) returns to action on January 22nd in Germany, defending his IBF cruiserweight title against #1 contender, Enad Licina (19-2, 10 KOs). Cunningham, who is enjoying his second reign as IBF champ, is coming off a TKO 5 win over Troy Ross for the vacant title in June. In that bout, Ross was cut badly on the lower left eyelid, causing the … [Read more...]
Sorry, Sergio…There’s Nowhere to Go
by Paul Magno There hasn't been such a unisex reaction to a KO since Oscar De la Hoya brutally knocked out Rafael Ruelas back in 1995. When WBC middleweight champ, Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez, knocked Paul Williams' eyeballs into the back of his skull Saturday, the 20th, the feeling among many was that a superstar had been born. The girls swooned and the guys pumped their … [Read more...]
Sylvester, Geale Victorious; The Rest of the Weekend Action
Courtesy Fightnews.com: Sylvester dominates Oral By Karl Freitag In one of his most impressive performances, IBF middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester (34-3-1, 16 KOs) successfully defended his title for the third time with a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over #10 rated Mahir Oral (28-3-2, 11 KOs) on Saturday night at the Stadthalle in Rostock, … [Read more...]
The Weekend Hangover: Controversy, Controversy and More Controversy…
New York, New York – Boxing returned to the Yankee Stadium in bizarre fashion as Miguel Cotto (33-2, 28 KO) stopped a hobbling Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO) in the ninth round to win the WBA junior middleweight title. Cotto, 153.5, utterly dominated the fight, wobbling Foreman, 154, on numerous occasions with hard straight punches early on. It was obvious that Cotto was the … [Read more...]
Money, Money, Money: Odds on Foreman-Cotto and The Weekend Action
As a keen boxing fan, I take a healthy interest in what the books are thinking, as it normally is a good indication to see how the fight will turn out in the casual fans’ mind. Maybe once in a while I’ll back up my predictions with putting some money down, but for enjoyment and the profit, not to fuel any sort of addiction.For those unfamiliar with how it works, it’s not that … [Read more...]