It wasn’t very far away from watching a cat toying with a mouse as heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko defended his four world title belts against mandatory challenger Alex Leapai last night at Koening Pilsner Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. Australia’s Leapai came into the contest confident after a career best win in …
Read More »Alex Leapai The Latest Challenger To Wladimir Klitschko’s Throne
While his elder brother and retired former WBC title holder Vitali Klitschko campaigns for political change in their native Ukraine, younger Klitschko brother Wladimir, who holds the WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF Heavyweight belts, has announced that he will return to the ring on the 26th April in Oberhausen, Germany’s …
Read More »World Heavyweight Champ Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alex Leapai April 26
WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his titles against WBO #1 and mandatory challenger Alex Leapai of Australia at the König-Pilsener-Arena Oberhausen, Germany on April 26. Last November the 34-year-old Leapai became a boxing sensation when he beat undefeated Denis Boytsov, the great heavyweight hope and No. 1 of …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Leapai Halts Beck In Southport
Red hot heavyweight Alex Leapai scored a bull’s eye in the biggest bout of his career to date, stopping American veteran Owen Beck last night at the RSL Club in Southport, Queensland. Leapai was on his heels in the early going as former world title challenger Beck took the initiative …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Mundine, Medley, Vea. Leapai Win Down Under
Two good fight cards took place in Oz earlier this week with some big names on the domestic scene in action along with a former world champion. Ex-two time WBA super middle kingpin Anthony Mundine made it down to light middle this past Wednesday, headlining a show at Brisbane’s Entertainment …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Sherrington Stops Williams In Broadbeach
One of Australia’s top super middles was back in action on Thursday as Les Sherrington won the biggest fight of his eight year pro career. 27 year old local man Sherrington was all business against America’s Rubin Williams, mounting a surging attack from the first bell that put the visitor …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Bika, Waters, Egberime Victorious
Three good fight cards took place over the last few days and we kick things off with Thursday’s show at The Orion Function Centre in Campsie, NSW. Former two-time super middle world title challenger Sakio Bika, 28-3-2 (19), annihilated chinny Argentine import Nestor Fabian Casanova, 22-15 (9), in the first …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Results Of The Week
It was a pretty good week for Australian boxing, but most of the action happened of a Wednesday night show at the Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, NSW, headlined by Anthony Mundine and supported by super prospect Billy Dib. Mundine, who recently gave up the WBA Super Middleweight belt rather than …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Friday Night Results
It was a massive night of fisticuffs last night Down Under and with so much action to choose from, it’s difficult to know where to start! But start we must and that takes us to the Sydney area where at the Catholic in Campbelltown, NSW, there was a big showdown …
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