Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Bayern, Germany-- Yoan Pablo Hernandez (27-1, 13 KOs) defended his IBF cruiserweight title in a hotly-contested unanimous decision over Troy Ross (25-3, 16 KOs) by scores of 114-113, 115-112, and 116-112. After four relatively even rounds, the challenger, Ross, turned up the heat and dropped the defending champ in an entertaining back-and-forth … [Read more...]
Hernandez and Ross Moving Out of Shadows
By Gary Purfield On Saturday from Stechert Arena in Germany cruiserweights Yoan Pablo Hernandez (26-1, 13 KO) and Troy Ross (25-2, 16 KO) fight for Hernandez’s IBF belt. More importantly, they will be fighting to put themselves into the spotlight of a division that is wide open with much of the talent over the last few years now fighting at heavyweight. Right here and … [Read more...]
Hernandez Decisions Steve Cunningham in Grueling Fight, Retains IBF Title
Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany – IBF cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (26-1, 13 KOs) came out the winner by wide margins, but in an extremely close fight with former champion, Steve “U.S.S.” Cunningham (24-4, 12 KOs). The two met in the ring last October, with Hernandez escaping with the title by way of fortuitous 6-round technical decision. In the wake of the … [Read more...]
Focus on The Cruiserweights
by Paul Magno The cruiserweight division in boxing has been compared to purgatory-- neither hear nor there, neither heaven nor hell. Lost between the glamor divisions of heavyweight and light heavyweight and with a disproportionate amount of talent coming from Eastern Europe, the cruisers often get overlooked in the US. However, no other division features as many top 20 … [Read more...]
Sylvester, Geale Victorious; The Rest of the Weekend Action
Courtesy Fightnews.com: Sylvester dominates Oral By Karl Freitag In one of his most impressive performances, IBF middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester (34-3-1, 16 KOs) successfully defended his title for the third time with a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over #10 rated Mahir Oral (28-3-2, 11 KOs) on Saturday night at the Stadthalle in Rostock, … [Read more...]