Matchroom Sports had designs on a triple-header bill at the 02 Arena in South London, England, on April 25, with British favorites Anthony Joshua, Lee Selby and James DeGale all featuring prominently on the card. Due to box Andre Dirrell for the IBF super middleweight world title, DeGale and promoter Eddie Hearn lost out on home-town advantage as the latter's $2,105,000 … [Read more...]
Point/Counterpoint: Is Andre Ward Still Number One At 168?
The debate rages as to whether Andre Ward, despite inactivity due to injury and seemingly endless litigation, still deserves the top spot in the super middleweight division he earned via clear victory in the World Boxing Classic Super Six tournament. To plead their respective cases, we have two former Boxing Tribune staffers: Kelsey McCarson and Ben Randall: Andre Ward … [Read more...]
European Champion James DeGale in Action Saturday Night
By Geoff Poundes On Saturday night Britain’s much maligned Olympic champion James DeGale, 13-1, 9 KO’s continues his fistic education when he confronts four-time world title challenger Fulgencio Zuniga, 25-6-1, 22 KO’s over 12 rounds. The WBC “Silver” 168 pound belt is up for grabs (a world title eliminator by any other name). DeGale’s love-hate relationship with the … [Read more...]
Mikkel Kessler and Brian Magee Contest WBA “World” Title Saturday Night in Denmark
By Geoff Poundes On Saturday night local legend Mikkel Kessler, 45-2, 33 KO’s, takes on Irish veteran Brian Magee, 36-4-1, 25 KO’s, in Henning, Denmark. The two established super-middleweights will be contesting the WBA’s “world” championship. Just so we’re clear let’s establish precisely which bauble is at stake: 33 year old Kessler won the WBA “world” title by retiring … [Read more...]
The Super Middleweights: A Return to Cupcake Mountain
By all logic, the Super Six should've jump started the division to such a degree that fans would be reaping the benefits for years to come. Instead, after a solid two years of good match-ups, the 168 lb. class seems to be settling back into its pre-tournament malaise as a division where Euro-champs play keep away with the belts while facing one questionably qualified challenger … [Read more...]