Nobody will ever make a case for this being a golden age in the heavyweight division. That doesn't mean, however, that the division is completely devoid of intrigue. 40-year-old WBC champ, Vitali Klitschko, may not fight beyond 2012 and the implications of that title vacancy are having challengers jockey for position. Meanwhile, WBO/IBF/WBA champ, Wladimir Klitschko is … [Read more...]
4-Round Boxing News Brief (Kirkland-Molina, Cloud-Erdei Canceled, Wolak Retires, More)
-- James Kirkland (30-1, 27 KOs) has signed to face Carlos Molina (19-4-2, 6 KOs) in an HBO co-feature with Erik Morales on January 28th. Houston is rumored to be the home for this card. -- The Tavoris Cloud (23-0, 19 KOs)- Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18 KOs) bout for Cloud's IBF light heavyweight title on December 31st has been canceled due to a hand injury suffered by Erdei. The … [Read more...]
Boxing Bits
A round-up of some of the smaller stories circulating the boxing industry: * 24-year-old UK welterweight prospect, Kell Brook (23-0, 16 KOs) is no longer working under the Frank Warren promotional banner. According to sources, Brook will be entering into a deal with UK-based Matchroom Sports, the promotional company that also promotes London's middleweight contender, Darren … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Heavyweight, Travis Kauffman
by Jim McGrady I recently had the opportunity to speak with Travis Kauffman. Travis is a 20-1 (16 KO’s) heavyweight from Reading, Pennsylvania and he’s been seen on Showbox. He’s currently in training for a bout on November 27 and he’s also the father of four, so we appreciate him taking the time from his busy schedule to speak with The Boxing Tribune. The Boxing … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Monday, June 28th
New week and the Grind begins anew... * In noteworthy "page 2" weekend action: Heavyweight Nikolai Firtha upset Tony Grano via TKO 2...In a Featherweight contest, Mike Oliver beat Mauricio Pastrana via DQ 8 in a bout that saw Pastrana hit Oliver late, attempt to break his arm and tackle him to the canvas...Russian Heavyweight, Alexander Ustinov, beat Paolo Vidoz via UD … [Read more...]