by Ted Sares Fall seven times, stand up eight —Japanese proverb. Boxers from Argentina have had their surge but it has slowed down considerably. Eastern European fighters continue to rise as Gennady Golovkin, Sergey Kovalev, Wladimir Klitschko, Vasyl Lomachenko, Ruslan Provodnikov, and Evgeny Gradovich and now Artur Beterbiev make great fights in different global … [Read more...]
Fonfara, Kameda, and Fortuna Victorious in Less-Than-Stellar Showtime Triple-Header
UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois-- Light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara (25-3, 15 KOs), in his adopted home town, beat Doudou Ngumbu (33-5, 12 KOs) via fairly uneventful ten round unanimous decision in a Showtime main event that was better suited for an off-TV undercard than a premium cable showcase. The awkward Ngumbu, from the Republic of Congo by way of France, … [Read more...]
Tomoki Kameda defends his title against veteran Alejandro Hernandez
by Tim Harrison Saturday night at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, Tomoki Kameda (30-0, 19 KOs) puts his unbeaten record and WBO bantamweight title on the line against tough veteran Alejandro Hernandez (28-10-2, 15 KOs) in the co-feature of Saturday night’s Showtime Special Edition, headlined by Andrzej Fonfara in a light heavyweight showcase bout. Kameda is the … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – July 10th – 12th, 2014
7/10 – Argenis Mendez (21-2-1, 11 KO’s) vs. Rances Barthelemy (19-0, 12 KO’s) II - Convention Center, Miami, Florida, USA Iron Mike Productions brings us the rematch for the IBF super featherweight championship. The first meeting between these two saw a controversial result when Barthelemy scored a second round knockout, the result of punches landed after the bell concluding … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – November 27-December 3, 2013
11/27-- Bronco McKart (56-10-1, 34 KO’s) vs. Miguel Angel Munguia (29-30-1, 25 KO’s) – U.S.A. The 42 year old McKart is still at it. The former light middleweight and middleweight title holder picked up a win over Dan Wallace a few months ago after being stopped by Anthony Mundine last year. Munguia’s record speaks for itself. *McKart won by fifth round TKO 11/29-- Koki … [Read more...]