By Peter Silkov When Tyson Fury faces Steve Cunningham on April 20, at New York’s legendary Madison Square Garden, he will be facing the most important test of his career. The stakes could hardly be any higher for the 6' 9" giant from Manchester. Not only is the fight an IBF eliminator towards a future shot at the World Heavyweight title holder, Wladimir Klitschko, it … [Read more...]
Steve Cunningham’s Christmas Nightmare, Drops Controversial Split Decision to Tomasz Adamek
Photos and Reports by Gary Purfield It was supposed to be an early Christmas present for boxing fans. It was an afternoon when their sport returned to the top of the sporting world with a date on network television. A chance to break back into the mainstream. Instead it turned into another lump of coal the boxing world offers up far too often and explains why it … [Read more...]
Adamek-Cunningham: Round 2 on NBC
Story and photos by Gary Purfield Here we go again, finally. It took four years for Tomasz Adamek (47-2, 29 KO) and Steve Cunningham (25-4, 12 KO) to have their rematch. When they first fought back in 2008 they put on a thrilling battle for Cunningham’s cruiserweight title and true supremacy of the division. The two talented and proud fighters put on a memorable bout … [Read more...]
Adamek and Cunningham set to rematch on NBC
Main Events Promotions announced today Tomasz Adamek (47-2, 29 KO) and Steve Cunningham (25-4, 12 KO) will meet in a rematch of their 2008 fight of the year candidate. The bout will headline Main Events December 22 afternoon spot on NBC taking place at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem where Main Events has hosted two of their Fight Night cards on NBC Sports. Adamek and … [Read more...]
Adamek stops Walker, Cunningham and Jennings earn easy wins
Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey-- Tomasz Adamek (47-2, 29 KOs) survived a second round knockdown to stop Travis Walker (39-8-1, 31 KOs) in the fifth . Walker would also be dropped in the back-and-forth second. Steve Cunningham (25-4, 12 Kos) cruised to an easy 10-round unanimous in his heavyweight debut over journeyman, Jason Gavern (21-11-4, 10 KOs) by scores of … [Read more...]