Cruiserweights Ola Afolabi (18-2-3, 8 KOs) and Valery Brudov (39-3, 28 KOs) will meet in the ring to compete for the interim WBO title belt. The bout will take place on the undercard of Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean Marc Mormeck on Saturday, March 3rd at the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany. The WBO cruiserweight title belt is currently held by Marco Huck, who recently … [Read more...]
Kevin Mitchell Back in the Ring Friday, February 10th
Englishman Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KOs) will face Felix Lora (14-8-5, 8 KOs) for a lightweight match-up on Friday, February 10th. BoxNation will air the event at 8pm GMT. At twenty-seven years of age, Mitchell is currently ranked 6th in the world among lightweights. His only loss came nearly two years ago against Michael Katsidis when the bout was halted in the third … [Read more...]
Kubrat Pulev vs. Michael Sprott; Heavyweight Action on Saturday, January 14th
Kubrat “The Cobra” Pulev (14-0, 6KOs) will step in the ring to face Michael Sprott (36-17, 17KOs). Pulev was originally scheduled to face Taras Bidenko (28-4, 12KOs), who was forced to withdraw from the bout in early December/late January due to a cut he received during sparring. With little more than a week’s notice, experienced British fighter Michael Sprott takes the … [Read more...]
Middleweight Title bout featuring Felix Sturm vs. Martin Murray, Friday December 2nd
Felix Sturm (36-2-1, 15KOs) will take on challenger Martin Murray (23-0, 10KOs) this Friday, December 2nd. Ranked 2nd in the world among middleweights, Sturm comes into this bout the heavy favorite. He has two losses on record, both coming prior to 2007. In 2004, he lost to Oscar de la Hoya by unanimous decision and in 2006 he lost by TKO 10 to Javier Castillejo. In 2007, … [Read more...]