German born fighter Juergen Braehmer (36-2, 29KOs) will face Spaniard Jose Maria Guerrero (29-2-1, 11KOs) in an eight round bout on Saturday, January 28th. The fight will take place at the Elysee Grand Hotel in Hamburg, Germany. Braehmer, former WBO Light Heavyweight champ, has four TKO victories in his last five fights (the other a UD win) but hasn’t fought in two years. … [Read more...]
Rakhim Chakhkiev vs. Alexander Kotlobay in a Cruiserweight matchup, Saturday January 28th
Russian fighters Rakhim Chakhkiev (11-0, 9KOs) and Alexander Kotlobay (21-2-1, 15KOs) will face each other on Saturday, January 28th. The fight will take place at the Elysee Grand Hotel in Hamburg, Germany. Chakhkiev is an undefeated southpaw who, at the age of twenty-nine, takes a half-step forward in his professional career with this bout. His last three bouts were won … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Thursday, July 29th
...No Mayweather/Pacquiao Grind today... * Elio Rojas has pulled out of his scheduled September 11 unification bout with Yuriorkis Gamboa with a shoulder injury. Orlando Salido, who is also a belt holder at 126 lbs., will take Rojas' place. Salido was the first choice to face Gambia back in July, but had to pull out due to a cut suffered in a May 15th encounter. ...Rojas … [Read more...]
An Open Letter from Marcos Maidana
Dear boxing fans and press members, The last time you have seen me I was celebrating my first victory in Las Vegas, as I knocked out Victor Cayo last March 27 on HBO and thus I proudly retained the WBA Interim Super Lightweight title for the second time. I can`t tell you how happy I was as my career seemed to go the right direction. That night I thought I was establishing … [Read more...]