by Fox Doucette “What have you done for me lately”, the lament of many a jilted lover, describes the messy divorce between Serhiy Dzinziruk (37-2-1, 24 KOs) and his career as a legitimate player in the fight game. Thanks to a barrage of southpaw-killer right hands from Brian Vera (22-6, 13 KOs), Dzinziruk found himself down and out in the corner in the tenth round of the main … [Read more...]
Serhiy Dzinziruk-Brian Vera in Marquee Friday Night Fights Matchup
by Fox Doucette Who says ESPN has no big fights? Take a former world champion in Serhiy Dzinziruk (37-1-1, 24 KOs) trying to put his career back together and throw him in against a live underdog in Brian Vera (21-6, 12 KOs) and you've got yourself one hell of a main event. In the co-feature, unbeaten Tony Luis (15-0, 7 KOs) gets a short-notice slappy in Jose Hernandez (13-6-1, … [Read more...]
Golovkin Destroys Proksa in U.S./HBO Debut
Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York-- Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KOs) impressed and thrilled in his U.S. debut on HBO's Boxing After Dark, stopping Grzegorz Proksa (28-2, 21 KOs) in the fifth round. Technically, this was the fourth defense of Golovkin's WBA "regular" middleweight title, but putting aside silly sanctioning body politics, this was the … [Read more...]
HBO Snub of Cotto Could Ignite Arum Blood Feud
by Paul Magno Aside from Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, no other active fighter has been as much of a cash cow for HBO as Miguel Cotto. For seven years, Cotto has been a staple on HBO, delivering the network some of its biggest numbers and turning in several of its most memorable performances. The fact that Cotto's next fight , March 12th against Ricardo Mayorga, will … [Read more...]
Random Thoughts for 2011
by Sean Morehouse: Some random thoughts on the state of the sport as we begin the New Year... Let's all calm down just a little bit about the Pacquiao-Mosley fight that we all got as our Christmas present from Bob Arum. Sure, Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KO) probably doesn't deserve it. Sure, Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KO) has been taking it a little easy the last few fights. To be … [Read more...]