WBC Cruiserweight Champion Giacobbe Fragomeni puts his world title belt on the line for the first time when he meets ex-IBF Champ Krzysztof Wlodarczyk at the Gran Teatro tonight in Rome. Coming off an eighth round technical decision win over previously undefeated Rudolf Kraj for the vacant WBC title last …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Marco Huck Retains European Title In Bamberg
European cruiserweight champion Marco Huck retained his belt last night with a fifth round finishing of Ukrainian challenger Vitaliy Russell at Jako Arena in Bamberg. Huck, 25-1 (20), proved too strong for the less experienced Rusal, 23-1 (16), who had come into the bout as the undefeated IBO Intercontinental titlist …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Moreno Defeats Sidorenko In Rematch
Wladimir Sidorenko waited a year to make his ring return following the loss of his WBA Bantamweight title and last night at Hall 7 in Bremen, Germany, the Ukrainian rematched the man who took his belt, Anselmo Moreno of Panama. All went to plan in the first half of the …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Anselmo vs. Sidorenko WBA Title Rematch Tonight
A year after losing his WBA belt and undefeated record to Panama’s Anselmo Moreno, featherweight Wladimir Sidorenko gets an opportunity to win back his title tonight at Halle 7 in Bremen, Germany. 32 year old Hamburg based Ukrainian southpaw Sidorenko, 21-1-2 (7), won the WBA crown in early 2005 and …
Read More »Boxing In Europe: Weekend Results
Last night on a fight card at Konig Palast in Krefeld, Germany, Felix Sturm and Karoly Balzsay retained their world title belts by stoppage. As expected, WBA Middleweight Champ Sturm, 32-2-1 (14), wasn’t pushed hard by his inexperienced challenger, Japan’s Koji Sato, 14-1 (13), and was able to control the …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Sturm, Balzsay Put World Titles On Line In Krefeld
Tonight, the big action in Germany takes place at Konig Palast in Krefeld as WBA Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm and WBO Super Middle Champion Karoly Balzsay return to the ring. Sturm, 31-2-1 (13), is looking to make the sixth successful defense of his belt when he meets Japan’s Koji Sato, …
Read More »Boxing In Europe: Weekend Results
On Sunday at Bussum, Netherlands, Nigerian born Amsterdam lightweight Innocent Anyanwu, 18-0-2 (11), saw the victory parade continue as the 26 year old BeNeLux Lightweight and Super Feather Champion dropped Belgium’s Herve De Luca, 14-4-1 (7), twice before finishing him off in the third. This isn’t the first time the …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Povetkin Beats Estrada In Dusseldorf
Heavyweight hopeful Alexander Povetkin continued down the path toward a world title shot last night by handling the challenge posed by American visitor Jason Estrada at Burg-Waechter Castello in Dusseldorf. The early rounds were fairly even as the pair mostly jabbed and studied but each enjoyed sporadic success with hard …
Read More »Boxing In Europe: Saturday Night Preview
There are a few good shows on the continent tonight, with the bill at Burg-Waechter Castello in Dusseldorf, Germany taking centre stage. The card is headlined by a European Union Heavyweight title battle between Germany based Italian southpaw Francesco Pianeta, 18-0 (11), and England based Pole, Albert Sosnowski, 44-2 (27). …
Read More »Boxing In Europe: Saturday Night Results
Last night there were three good cards in Europe and we kick off this report at Mehrzweckhalle Grossziethen in Shoenefeld, Germany. European Union Light Middleweight Champion Jimmy Colas, 26-5 (11), was dethroned in his first title defense by Lukas Konecny, 39-3 (19), via majority decision. Haitian born Frenchman Colas saw …
Read More »Boxing Result: Vitali Klitschko Stops Juan Carlos Gomez In Germany
Last night at Hans Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko retained his crown with a win over former WBC Cruiserweight titlist. This was a messy bout, from start to finish, marred by many clinches, collisions, missed punches, and plain old awkwardness on the part of both …
Read More »Boxing In Europe: Weekend Results
Last night at the Ostseehalle in Keil, Germany, IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham, 29-0 (23), retained his title for the ninth consecutive time, outpointing previously undefeated American challenger Lajuan Simon, 21-1-2 (12), over twelve rounds. Welterweight Cecilia Braekhus, 11-0 (2), won the vacant WBA and WBC Female titles with a …
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