By Geoff Poundes On Saturday night at the Excel Arena in London, local boy George “The Saint” Groves, 15-0, 12 KO’s, continues his professional education when he takes on seasoned veteran Glen Johnson, 51-17-2, 35 KO’s, over twelve rounds. He’ll be defending his 168 pound Commonwealth title. 43-yea- old Johnson has lost five of his last seven, but that doesn’t tell the … [Read more...]
Mikkel Kessler Blows Away Brian Magee – Becomes WBA World Champion
By Geoff Poundes Tonight Denmark’s Mikkel Kessler regained his place at the top of the super-middleweight tree when he wrested the WBA world title from the hands of Irishman Brian Magee at the Boxen Arena in Henning, Denmark. Kessler, 46-2, 34 KO’s, stopped Magee, 36-5-1, 25 KO’s, in the third round adopting the template previously put down by Lucian Bute, who had broken … [Read more...]
James DeGale Wins WBC “Silver” 168 Ib Title At A Canter
By Geoff Poundes Britain’s Olympic champion James DeGale, 14-1, 9 KO’s became the WBC “Silver” super-middleweight champion when he widely outpointed Colombian Fulgencio Zuniga, 25-7-1, 22 KO’s over 12 rounds. The 35 year old Zuniga came smilingly to the ring but left it with his head ringing, after DeGale spent thirty-six minutes hitting him pretty much as he pleased. Not … [Read more...]
Carl Froch Stuns The World – Stops Bute In Five; Frampton, Cote Victorious on Undercard
By Geoff Poundes It was mission possible Saturday night when Carl Froch spectacularly succeeded in his assault on Canadian Lucian Bute’s IBF super middleweight title. On home soil at the Nottingham Arena, fighting in a super-charged atmosphere, Froch out-sped, out-skilled and out-punched an amateurish-looking Bute en route to a fifth round stoppage that turned the … [Read more...]