Imagine, if you will, that Terence Crawford made his TV debut last month against Julius Indongo when he became the first undisputed champion in any division in nearly a decade. While those who really have a beat on the pulse of the sport would know who he was, the great majority probably wouldn’t care, and why would they? Here was this guy coming essentially out of nowhere … [Read more...]
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Is Superfly, Stops Gonzalez In Four.
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai left no room for doubt as to who the better man was as he defeated Roman Gonzalez for the second time in six months, this time by crushing knock out, to cap off a run that has the boxing world in shock and pound-for-pound lists in presumable ruins. The two met in a bloody punchfest on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs where Sor … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – May 30th – June 4th 2014
5/30 - Francesco Pianeta (29-1-1, 16 KO’s) vs. Mickael Vieira (14-3-1, 7 KO’s) - Energie Verbund-Arena, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany In his second contest back since Wlad stopped him a year ago, Pianeta looks to add to his German International heavyweight title when he faces Vieira, who makes his 12 round debut, for the vacant WBO European heavyweight title. In December he … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – November 15th 2013
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (23-3-1, 21 KO’s) vs. Hirofumi Mukai (9-3-1, 1 KO) – Thailand After three non-title affairs, Sor Rungvisai defends the WBC super-flyweight title for the first time. Mukai hopes for better luck in his second world title challenge: his first opportunity ended quickly when he suffered a cut due to an accidental head butt against Pongsaklek Wonjongkam and … [Read more...]