Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey-- After 26 months of roller coaster tournament drama, Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic came to an end Saturday night with Oakland's Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KOs) taking a twelve round unanimous decision victory over the UK's Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KOs) and adding Froch's WBC super middleweight title to his own WBA strap. From the … [Read more...]
Miranda, Despaigne Return on Ward-Froch Undercard this Saturday
Already signed for a February 3 rematch of their controversial July bout, light heavyweights, Edison Miranda and Yordanis Despaigne will be featured on the Andre Ward-Carl Froch undercard at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City this Saturday. Miranda (34-6, 29 KOs), the heavy-handed two-time world title challenger from Colombia will be taking on Australia-based Kenyan, Kariz … [Read more...]
That Ain’t A Speedbag, Edison: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette Tonight was a night for the hardcore fans to appreciate and the casual fans to learn from. Twelve rounds that nobody would confuse for Arguello-Pryor at 140 left us with a clear top contender in the IBF and a beaten man effectively finished as a top guy. We also got the first disqualification on a live ESPN2 Friday Night Fights card since Breidis Prescott got … [Read more...]
Peterson-Cayo, Miranda-Despaigne, Must-See TV: FNF Preview
by Fox Doucette Here at The Boxing Tribune, dumping on the sanctioning bodies is our second-favorite spectator sport behind the Sweet Science itself. But we've got to give some credit where it's due here---the IBF, in its effort to find the mandatory challenger for newly-crowned junior welterweight champ Amir Khan (who took the belt from Zab Judah last week), has given us, and … [Read more...]
Sillakh Ready for Prime Time, Despaigne Not; The Rest of Friday’s Action
Orlando, Florida--- In a battle of undefeated light heavyweight prospects broadcast on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights, the Ukraine's Ismayl Sillakh (15-0, 12 KOs) proved to be more poised and more polished than Cuban defector Yordanis Despaigne (8-1, 4 KOs). Over ten relatively one-sided rounds Sillakh constantly beat his opponent to the punch and pretty much dictated the pace … [Read more...]