Grozny, Russia - In what turned out to be a lackluster 12 round contest, Ruslan Chagaev (33-2-1, 20 KO’s) scored a narrow majority decision over Fres Oquendo (37-8, 24 KO’s) to become a two time WBA world heavyweight champion. Scores of the bout were 114-114, and 115-113 in favor Chagaev. The bout was fought one punch at a time, with neither fighter throwing much in the way … [Read more...]
Chagaev vs. Oquendo: The Fight is Back On
Sunday in Russia, at the Ahmat Arena in Grozny, the World Boxing Association’s number three and four ranked heavyweights square of for the vacant WBA heavyweight world title when Ruslan Chagaev (32-2-1, 20 KO’s) and Fres Oquendo (37-7, 24 KO’s) meet in a scheduled 12 round contest. The bout was at risk until Oquendo’s promoter Bobby Hitz confirmed just a short time ago that … [Read more...]
Jones-Lebedev II Off, Jones Fails Drug Test
The Guillermo Jones-Denis Lebedev WBA cruiserweight title rematch in Moscow, Russia has officially been cancelled due to Jones testing positive for the banned diuretic and masking agent, Furosemide. This is the same substance found in Jones' system after his eleventh round KO of Lebedev last May. On that occasion, the positive drug test prompted the WBA to strip Jones of the … [Read more...]
Abril defends lightweight title against Troyanovsky in March
WBA lightweight champion Richar Abril (18-3-1, 8 KO’s) will defend the world title against undefeated Russian Eduard Troyanovsky (17-0, 14 KO's), according to promoter Vlad Hrunov. The fight will take place March 15th in Moscow. This will be Abril’s first bout since defeating Sharif Bogere last March after an injury to the champion scrapped a scheduled match against Jorge … [Read more...]
Maidana beats up, upsets Broner in 12-round battle
by Tim Harrison Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas – Marcos “El Chino” Maidana (35-3, 31 KOs) overpowered Adrien “The Problem” Broner (27-1, 22 KOs) in the main event of Showtime’s last major boxing card of the year, knocking down the previously unbeaten prodigy en route to a unanimous decision win. Also on the undercard, Keith “One Time” Thurman (22-0, 20 KOs) stopped Jesus Soto … [Read more...]