IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham headlined a big show on Saturday, retaining his title over Enad Licina at RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle in Muelheim, Germany. Despite ceding a big edge in experience to the champion, Licina came to fight and gave Cunningham a difficult time in the early going. But Licina couldn’t keep up the pace…
WBOcruiserweight king Marco Huck had his toughest test yet as champion, getting through a difficult defense against previously undefeated Denis Lebedev by split decision last night at Max SchmelingHalle in Berlin, Germany. Huck, normally the aggressor in his bouts, chose to try and box his way past the shorter southpaw Lebedev, who turned in a…
There was a good fight card last night at Freiberger Arena in Dresden, with WBO super middle ruler Robert Stieglitz overcoming the stern challenge of Mexican visitor Enrique Ornelas. Stieglitz used his sharp boxing skills to post an early lead over the oncoming challenger but the aggression of Ornelas forced the champion to expend a…
IBF middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester retained his title with a convincing victory over challenger Mahir Oral at Stadhalle in Rostock. Sylvester’s busy close quarters style put the Griefswald based “Hurrikan” in good stead against the much taller Hamburg man Oral. The champion put most of the early rounds in the bank by outworking Oral but…
Vitali Klitschko continued his dominance over the heavyweight division last night, winning a resounding 12 round decision over challenger Shannon Briggs at the 02 Arena in Hamburg, Germany. The towering Ukrainian slugger controlled the action from the first round, working the right hand behind the jab to very good effect, taking the early rounds with…
The Towar Sports Hall in Warsaw was the scene of Poland’s WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk’s victory over challenger Jason Robinson last night. This opportunity was Robinson’s first big world level fight since losing three in a row to James Toney, Ezra Sellers and Grigory Drozd during 2002-2004 and the 35 year old American southpaw…
IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko put on another masterclass last night, halting old rival Samuel Peter in ten rounds at Commerz Bank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. Peter was looking to improve upon his 2005 loss to Klitschko in which the Ukrainian was canvassed three times but managed to win a points verdict….
Felix Sturm reasserted his claim on the WBA middleweight title tonight with a dominating performance at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany in front of an adoring hometown audience. The Leverkusen born Cologne resident bounced back from 14 months away from competition and met the challenge posed by Dominican Republic native Giovanni Lorenzo. During the pre-fight…
WBA middleweight champ Felix Strum ends 14 months of inactivity tonight when he faces challenger Giovanni Lorenzo at Lanxess Arena in Cologne. Sturm, 33-2-1 (14), was last in the ring in July, 2009 when he decisioned Khoren Gevor over 12 tougher than expected rounds and tonight the 31 year old local man will be looking…
WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck was back in action tonight, retaining his title for the fourth time in front of a rabid local fan base at Messehalle in Erfurt, Germany. Huck was facing a less than world class American import for the third straight contest, in this case Matt Godfrey who follows in the footsteps…
Big show last night at 02 World Arena in Hamburg with a WBA, and Interim WBC and a European title at stake along with appearances by two former world champions on the comeback trail. WBA super middle titlist Dimitri Sartison, 27-1 (17), made his first defense a good one, handling the challenge of two-time ex-middleweight…
Tonight at 02 World Arena in Hamburg, WBA super middle king Dimitri Sartison puts his WBA super middle title on the line for the first time, facing experienced challenger Khoren Gevor. The Kazakhstan born titlist, 26-1 (17), won the vacant belt last November with a sixth round stoppage of little known Stjepan Bozic, three bouts…