By Per Ake Persson Ex-WBA and WBC cruiser champ Jean Marc Mormeck´s debut as heavyweight set for November 20 against Vinny Maddalone is postponed until December 17 after Mormeck was injured in training. If Maddalone remains as opponent appears to be an open question.
Read More »Boxing Perspective: Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler
As the first stage of the Super Six Tournament has been and gone, some questions have been answered whilst some remain. Arthur Abraham did exactly what every-one predicted he would do; tucked up for the majority of every round but without letting the points stack up against him, riding out …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Super Six Group Stages 2, 3 Announced
The matchups for Group Stages 2 and 3 of the Super Six World Boxing Classic were announced tonight by Showtime Sports. All Group Stage 2 and 3 matches for the groundbreaking tournament will be scheduled to take place in 2010 and will air on the premium television network Showtime.
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell, Arthur Abraham vs. Jermain Taylor
© Winfried Mausolf An exciting concept in the world of boxing kicks off tonight in Nottingham, England and Berlin, Germany. Featured is a tournament comprising of six of the world’s top super middleweights which will attempt to find out who the premier 168 pounder really is. Certainly this isn’t the …
Read More »Al Bernstein On Boxing: Doing Something That’s Never Been Done
I am off to England for the opening weekend of the Super Six World Boxing Classic and the gravity of the moment is hitting me, as it is everyone else associated with this rather grand event. Without overstating the case, this is a pretty significant undertaking. What makes it even …
Read More »Super Six Boxing: Kessler, Ward Make Predicitions For Showtime Boxing Weekend
2004 U.S. Olympic gold medalist and Oakland native Andre “S.O.G.” Ward and current WBA super middleweight world champion Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler have to wait until Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., for their first fight in the Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic, but that …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Glover vs. Amar Added To Big Nottingham Show
Unbeaten American Andre Dirrell won’t be the only man heading into the lions den at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham on October 17. Dirrell will be looking to rip the WBC Super Middleweight title from Carl Froch in their Super Six World Boxing Classic encounter while on the undercard …
Read More »Showtime Announces New Boxing Reality Series
Showtime Sports, in conjunction with NFL Films, is producing a new reality series that will give fight fans unprecedented access into the lives of the participants in the Super Six World Boxing Classic. Dubbed “Fight Camp 360°: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic”, the series will focus a powerful …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Mikkel Kessler vs. Andre Ward
© Showtime Boxing It was a day of many answered questions as WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler and hometown undefeated hero Andre “S.O.G” Ward met face-to-face and then with Bay Area media followed by a national conference call on Thursday.
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Kessler, Ward Stop Opponents 5,000 Miles Apart
Click for larger image © Tom Casino (left) & Winfried Mausolf (right) They did it 5,600 miles apart, but Andre Ward and Mikkel Kessler both took care of business in similar fashion in front of their fans and television viewers on a special split-site doubleheader ShoBox: The New Generation on …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Mikkel Kessler vs. Gusmyr Perdomo
Denmark’s favorite son laces up the gloves tonight as Mikkel Kessler defends his WBA super middle crown against unheralded challenger Gusmyr Perdomo at The Messecenter in Herning, Denmark. The highly accurate “Viking Warrior” regained the WBA bauble in 2008 following his only career loss to the “Welsh Wizard”, Joe Calzaghe …
Read More »Boxing Update: Kessler, Perdomo Make Weight In Denmark
© Tony Brochner / MCH Herning Both WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler and his opponent Gusmyr Perdomo weighed in at 167 pounds at today’s weigh-in in Denmark. Danish national hero Kessler (41-1, 31 KOs) will defend his WBA super middleweight title against mandatory challenger Perdomo (16-2, 10 KOs ) …
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