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 …
Read More »Boxing Result: Macklin Regains European Title In Birmingham
Middleweight Matthew Macklin recaptured the European title he never lost in the ring by stopping Shalva Jormadashvili Saturday night at LG Arena in Birmingham, England. Macklin, 27-2 (19), took the fight to the visitor from Georgia, but Jormadashvili, 27-3-1 (19), appeared to relish an old fashioned slugfest as the pair …
Read More »Boxing Result: WBO Champ Huck Guns Down Minto In Germany
Despite coming down from heavyweight to challenger WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck last night at Weser Ems Halle in Oldenburg last night, Brian Minto was not up to the task of lifting the German hero’s belt. The American was unable to use his strength advantage due to the superior skills …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Huck Puts WBO Title On Line Tonight Against Minto
There’s boxing tonight at Weser Ems Halle in Oldenburg as WBO cruiserweight champ Marco Huck faces the challenge posed by America’s Brian Minto, who drops down from heavyweight. This could be a stiff test for Huck, 28-1 (21), a former European titlist who won the WBO strap against Victor Emiliano …
Read More »Boxing Result: Huck Defeats Ramirez To Win WBO Belt In Germany
Tonight at Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, one of the biggest names on the German scene saw his popularity go through the roof as Marco Huck toppled WBO cruiserweight titlist Victor Emilio Ramirez. European champ Huck came out all guns blazing and put the normally aggressive Argentine in the unexpected …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Victor Emilio Ramirez vs. Marco Huck
At Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany tonight, popular cruiserweight Marco Huck gets another crack at a world title as he challenges reigning WBO champ Victor Emilio Ramirez. 25 year old Ramirez, 15-1 (12), earned his nickname “El Tyson del Abasto” while coming up through the ranks in his native …
Read More »European Boxing News: Valuev, Chagaev, Murat, Spada, Betare, Kessler
By Per Ake Persson It´s confirmed: Sauerland Event will stage Nikolai Valuev vs Ruslan Chagaev II on May 30 at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki along with Tailor Events, Live Nation and P3 Boxing.
Read More »European Boxing News: Murat, Lauri, Wilaschek, Sartison, Masoe, Sturm
By Per Ake Persson European Super Middle Champ Karo Murat reportedly defends the title against Italian Lorenzo Di Giacomo, a former European Union champ and European two-time challenger at middleweight, on May 30 at a site to be announced in Germany.
Read More »Boxing Result: Mock Loses European Union Belt In Denmark
The European Union Super Middleweight title changed hands on Sunday as Spanish southpaw Gabriel Campillo pulled off an upset of reigning champion Lolenga Mock at the Holmegaardsskolen in Kokkedal, Denmark. 30 year old Campillo, 17-2 (6), was coming off a narrow loss to European Champion Karo Murat by majority decision …
Read More »Boxing In Europe: Weekend Results
It was a good weekend on the Continent with most of the action taking place on Saturday night, and we kick off this report in Germany. The Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg saw a European title fight at super middle between old rivals as Kitzingen slugger Karo Murat, 19-0 (12), forced veteran …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Huck Wins European Title In Bielefeld
It was war in the ring last night at Seidensticker Halle in Bielefeld as the European Cruiserweight Championship was waged with great ferocity between defending titlist Jean Marc Monrose and former world title challenger Marco Huck for twelve rounds. Monrose sought to take away the challenger’s height advantage by turning …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Two European Titles At Risk Tonight In Bielefeld
Seidensticker Hall in Bielefeld tonight sees a big show with two European title fights on tap for the cruiserweight and super middle crowns up for grabs. Former IBF Youth and French titlist Jean Marc Monrose, 24-1 (15), makes the first defense of the European belt that he won by stopping …
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