2/7 – Grady Brewer (32-19, 16 KO’s) vs. Daniel Sandoval (36-3, 33 KO’s) - Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico The 44 year old Brewer, a former “Contender” winner is still fairly active, though he hasn’t seen a significant win since stopping Fernando Guerrero in 2011; since then he’s won just four of 11 bouts. Sandoval, 21 years younger, lost … [Read more...]
Out to Pasture: Former Champs Ready for Grazing
by Eric "Sugar Foot" Duran Roy Jones Jr took his act to Russia, far away from the lights and TV of America. He's able to handpick opponents and perform some hip-hop right after he disposes of them. Yet, no one has to shell out moolah for premium cable channels to view the circus. As 2014 nears end, it's time to reflect on the fighters who TV execs need to turn a blind … [Read more...]
Donaire Wins? Froch KOs And Darchinyan Sleeps: This Is The Sunday Brunch
by Jesse Ian Lardies Holy familia y amigos, welcome back to a gut-wrenching, brain-rattling, easy to swallow dinosaur shaped edition of Mogadishu's 15th most popular weekly boxing column, The Sunday Brunch - We are the number one source for number one sources. We're chopping up all sorts of knockouts, upsets and told-ya-so moments this week. First on tap we discuss the pros … [Read more...]
The Axe Man Cometh, Walters Stops Darchinyan in Five
The former Olympian, former multi-division champion Vic "The Raging Bull" Darchinyan (39-7-1, 28 KOs) might finally be at the end of his long and exciting professional career. Fighting on the undercard of the Top Rank show that took place early this morning from the Venetian Resort in Macau, China, the aging Armenian was stopped in his tracks in round five as referee Raul Ciaz … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – May 30th – June 4th 2014
5/30 - Francesco Pianeta (29-1-1, 16 KO’s) vs. Mickael Vieira (14-3-1, 7 KO’s) - Energie Verbund-Arena, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany In his second contest back since Wlad stopped him a year ago, Pianeta looks to add to his German International heavyweight title when he faces Vieira, who makes his 12 round debut, for the vacant WBO European heavyweight title. In December he … [Read more...]