by Fox Doucette We're used to seeing David Lemieux dispose of his opponents with brutal efficiency, handing them early-round stoppages and leaving judges' scorecards filled with empty columns between “1” and whatever the scheduled fight distance was. Unfortunately, nobody told Marco Antonio Rubio he was supposed to fall down and stay down, as the veteran executed his game … [Read more...]
Pirog, Sylvester, and the European Middleweight Round-up
(AFP/Getty Images) As promised following his brutal fifth round title-winning KO of Daniel Jacobs last year, WBO middleweight champ, Dmitry Pirog (17-0, 14 KOs) is taking the belt back home to Russia for his first defense. Pirog will be facing Argentina's Javier Francisco Maciel (18-1, 12 KOs) this coming Saturday. Maciel has never fought outside of Argentina and has faced … [Read more...]
WBC orders Sergio Martinez vs. Sebastian Zbik
The WBC has ordered middleweight champ, Sergio Martinez to begin immediate negotiations with interim middleweight champ, Sebastian Zbik. If no deal can be reached between both camps by January 7th, the fight will go up to purse bid. Zbik is the last of the WBC's interim champions, but the organization has adopted the Silver Title, which carries the same weight and importance … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Thursday, July 29th
...No Mayweather/Pacquiao Grind today... * Elio Rojas has pulled out of his scheduled September 11 unification bout with Yuriorkis Gamboa with a shoulder injury. Orlando Salido, who is also a belt holder at 126 lbs., will take Rojas' place. Salido was the first choice to face Gambia back in July, but had to pull out due to a cut suffered in a May 15th encounter. ...Rojas … [Read more...]
2009 Middleweight Report
by Dafs117With Arthur Abraham exiting the division, it was hard to see how lineal middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik would find a credible opponent to share the same ring at 160 pounds. Especially after the grand plans of Top Rank were quickly scrapped and re-mapped following Bernard Hopkins’ magical performance. But he wasn’t dethroned, or stripped of his titles, he is still … [Read more...]