Monaco Tourney - Rodriguez, Maderna, Erdei, Grachev / Golovkin-Ishida / Rabchenko

[TigerFan]

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Edwin Rodriguez, Zsolt Erdei part of a four-man tournament in Monaco - ESPN

Matchups in the 4 man tournament will be....

Edwin Rodriguez 22-0 (15) vs Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna 19-0 (13)
Zsolt Erdei 33-0 (18) vs Denis Grachev 12-1-1 (8)

Also on the card....Gennady Golovkin vs Nobuhiro Ishida & Sergey Rabchenko vs Adriano Nicchi.

[TigerFan]

Nice to see Monte Carlo back into Boxing. They used to stage a ton of title fights there back in the day

[TigerFan]

SUPER 4 plus Golovkin-Ishida on PPV

On March 30th at the beautiful Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco, South Africa’s premier promoter Rodney Berman (Golden Gloves Pty), in association with the Principality of Monaco, will stage the opening round of the much-anticipated “Monte-Carlo Million Dollar Super Four” tournament.

The event, which is headlined by red-hot WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (25-0, 22KO’s) defending his title against former world champion, Nobuhiro Ishida (24-8-2, 9KO’s), matches Edwin Rodriguez (22-0, 15KO’s) against Argentinean Olympian Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna (19-0, 13KO’s) and former two-division world champion Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18KO’s) squaring off against Denis Grachev (12-1-1, 8KO’s) in the opening round of the tournament. The two finalists will split a $1,000,000 total purse on a 60-40 basis, in Monaco in July as part of the commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 95th Birthday Celebration.

The European junior middleweight title bout between champion Sergei Rabthenko, of Russia, and Adriano Nicchi, of Italy, will also be featured.

With a huge interest for the event across the globe, especially here in the US, a deal has been reached where the entire event on March 30 will be staged live on PPV, distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT, on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, DISH and Avail-TVN, for a suggested retail price of only $24.95.

“I look forward to bringing US viewers an exciting afternoon of boxing action featuring the nonstop action of Gennady Golovkin, who is quickly becoming one of boxing’s biggest stars, in addition to the first leg of the much-anticipated Monte-Carlo Million Dollar Super 4 Tournament. This is an absolute huge event, not just in Monaco, but throughout the entire world, and we couldn’t be happier to be a part of it,” said Doug Jacobs, President of Integrated Sports Media.

The event on the March 30 will mark the first professional boxing card to take place in the country since 2006. Monaco, one of the most exclusive vacation destinations in the world and situated on the Mediterranean Sea in South West Europe, Monaco attracts millions of visitors each year. The Monte Carlo Casino, owned and operated by the Société des bains de mer de Monaco, is the premier casino destination in Europe. The Monte Carlo Casino continues to attract some of the wealthiest and most well known celebrities and aristocrats throughout the world.

The event is promoted by Rodney Berman’s Golden Gloves. The Golovkin-Ishida bout is promoted in association with K2 Promotions, while the Rodriguez-Maderna and Erdei-Grachev bouts are promoted in association with DiBella Entertainment.

[Galaxy]

Anyone know how the 4 man tournament works?

I heard Erdei/ Grachev is at 175 & Rodriguez/ Maderna is at 168

Do the winners meet at a catchweight?

[TigerFan]

Anyone know how the 4 man tournament works?

I heard Erdei/ Grachev is at 175 & Rodriguez/ Maderna is at 168

Do the winners meet at a catchweight?

Yes. The max weight for the final is 171 ½.

The final is scheduled to take place on July 13th at the same venue.

[TigerFan]

Erdei is Pumped, Ready To Go With Grachev Bout - Boxing News

A few years ago, Zsolt IMO would have done circles around Grachev but nowadays

[Rantcatrat]

Erdei is Pumped, Ready To Go With Grachev Bout - Boxing News

A few years ago, Zsolt IMO would have done circles around Grachev but nowadays

Grachev is a tough customer though. I like this fight. I actually like the card honestly. Not super special, but the two headliners are good matchups, and it is always fun to see Golovkin.

[bzkfn]

Ishida says he'll retire if he loses this. For me he is on a hiding to nothing here, so it'll be disappointing to see him go. Decent fighter.

Full praise to Golovkin for having his 2nd fight already this year. Nice to see a top fighter keeping active.

[Rantcatrat]

It's by no means certain, but assuming the favorites, Erdei and Rodriguez, come out as victors in the first round, that's a great finals match-up. I'm not sure who I favor? Rodriguez on youth? Erdei on skill?

[TigerFan]

The card is starting. I have a stream if anyone is interested.

[TigerFan]

Tamas Lodi 9-0-1 (7) vs Ilunga Makabu 12-1 (12) is up next.

[TigerFan]

Makabu dominated the first two rounds...he later dropped Lodi in the third and followed up and the ref stepped in.

Makabu winner by 3rd round TKO.

[TigerFan]

Kirill Relikh 12-0 (10 ) vs Paolo Gassani 16-3 (8 ) next.

I've heard good things about the Belarusian Relikh.

[Beanz]

Whoa big shot there

[TigerFan]

Relikh wins by knockout in the first.