Andy Ruiz Jr. made a big statement in his PBC debut, knocking out Alexander Dimintrenko on April 20, 2019. What started at Dignity Health Center on Premier Boxing Champions was the beginning to Andy Ruiz shocking the world in his KO of Anthony Joshua, making Ruiz boxing’s first Mexican heavyweight …
Read More »European Boxing News: Zaveck, Abraham, Hein, Dimetrenko, Kovacs
By Per Ake Persson IBF welter champ Dejan Zaveck. 30-1-1, defends the title February 18 at home in the 14,000-seater Sportpark Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia. An opponent is yet to be announced. The show is promoted by SES and Zaveck will, as always, prepare in Magdeburg under his trainer Dirk …
Read More »IBF Boxing: Adamek vs. Peter Showdown On The Horizon?
On Monday, Lindsey E. Tucker, Jr., Championship Chairman of the IBF/USBA sent a letter to representatives of former WBC Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter, as well as representatives of former cruiserweight/light heavyweight champion and current heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek inquiring if the two would be available to fight for the #2 …
Read More »European Boxing News: Dimitrenko, Sosnowski, Konecny, Chagaev, Balzsay
By Per Ake Persson Alexander Dimitrenko´s mandatory defence of the European heavyweight title against Albert Sosnowski has now been announced for December 4 (as previously reported) with Schwerin as site. Dimitrenko, from Ukraine, living in Germany and now a German citizen is making the first defence of the title. It´s …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Sartison, Zbik, Dimitrenko Win Title Fights
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 …
Read More »Russian Boxing Promoter Outbids Arena, Universum For Title Fight
It hardly gets any closer than this. At today’s purse bid for the European heavyweight championship between Alexander Dimitrenko and Denis Bakhtov in Rome, Arena outbid Universum by only 200 Euros. Arena’s offer of 157,000 Euro was slightly enough to make sure that Universum at 156,800 Euro cannot stage the …
Read More »Boxing Result: Kentikian, Graf Retain World Titles, Chambers Wins Eliminator
Last night at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany, American heavyweight Eddie Chambers outboxed previously undefeated Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko to win a WBO title eliminator. Also on the card were two world title fights featuring reigning world champs Susi Kentikian and Alesia Graf. After losing to Alexander Povetkin during …
Read More »Eddie Chambers Holds Boxing Workout In Hamburg, Germany
American heavyweight Eddie Chambers (34-1, 18 KOs), is set to square off against #1 WBO heavyweight Alexander Dimitrenko (29-0, 19KOs) as the main event this Saturday, July 4 in a WBO official eliminator at Color Line Arena and the Pennsylvania native participated in an open media workout today in Hamburg, …
Read More »Heavyweight Eddie Chambers Ready For WBO Boxing Eliminator In Germany
“Fast” Eddie Chambers has been training relentlessly for his July 4th showdown with undefeated Alexander Dimitrenko which will take place in Hamburg, Germany. Chambers has been training at the Fernwood Resort in Bushkill, Pennsylvania which is up in the Pocono Mountains.
Read More »European Boxing News: Povetkin, Rogan, Stieglitz, Asloum, Huck, Mormeck, Jackiewicz
By Per Ake Persson Russian heavy Alexander Povetkin has pulled out of the fight against Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko with the vacant European title at stake. The deadline for pursebids or agreement was tomorrow.
Read More »Boxing In Europe: Weekend Results
The Continent saw a few good fight cards this weekend and we start off in Germany where at the Burg-Waechter Castello in Dusseldorf played host to a good card. The headline event featured the biggest win so far for heavyweight Alexander Dimitrenko, 29-0 (19), who knocked out ex-European Champion and …
Read More »A Knockout in Brooklyn!
Final Forum Boxing continues their tour hosting their second blockbuster show in five nights coming off last Friday’s Showtime Shobox series and now presenting tonight’s broadcast of ESPN’s Wednesday Night Fights. Heavyweight prospect Derric Rossy returns to the ring after fighting in Asia and Europe and looks to rebound from …
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