This past weekend featured some excellent world title action with three major belts changing hands on three different continents. We kick off this report in North America, where Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was back in action Saturday night as a light middle after two fights at middleweight. The 26 year old …
Read More »Zhakiyanov Hunting Down WBC Bantam Champ Yamanaka
Zhanat Zhakiyanov has WBC Bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka in his sights and is hoping for a showdown in the summer. The dynamite-fisted Kazakhstani has gone from strength to strength since linking up with Ricky Hatton in Hyde and is keen to become the Hitman’s first world champion as a trainer …
Read More »WBC Bantam King Shinsuke Yamanaka Crushes Jose Nieves In Tokyo
As far as title challenges go, for Jose Nieves at Tokyo’s Ota City General Gymnasium last night it was the good, the bad and the ugly all rolled into one, with the good expiring the minute he stepped into the ring. The numerical won-loss record, 22-2-3 (11), of Nieves going …
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