Rankings update: June 2013
There's a new top dog at 140 pounds, and the spot was taken by force. Plus, a longtime contender and titlist has returned in the cruiserweight division.
There's a new top dog at 140 pounds, and the spot was taken by force. Plus, a longtime contender and titlist has returned in the cruiserweight division.
Denis Lebedev's trainer Kostya Tszyu admits he thought about stopping his fight with Guillermo Jones. Unfortunately, the damage was already done to Lebedev's right eye.
Following a win over Denis Lebedev, WBA cruiserweight titlist Guillermo Jones wants to challenge world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
Catch up on fights you missed the past weekend. Countries highlighted in this recap include the USA, UK, Argentina, Australia, Panama, Russia, Thailand, Canada, Poland, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
Denis Lebedev and Guillermo Jones fought eleven shockingly violent rounds on Friday night in Moscow, Russia. Will they ever be the same again?
In a great slugfest in Moscow, Guillermo Jones returned from a two-year absence to batter and stop Denis Lebedev in 11 rounds.
This afternoon in Moscow, a pair of WBA titles are on the line, as Denis Lebedev faces Guillermo Jones, and Alexander Povetkin takes on Andrzej Wawrzyk.
Lamont Peterson faces Lucas Matthysse in the weekend's main bout, with Devon Alexander on the undercard. In Mexico, Shane Mosley returns against Pablo Cesar Cano, and two world titles are on the line in Russia on Friday.
WBA cruiserweight title fight, thought to be set for Oct. 27 in Moscow, still hasn't been made official, and a purse bid is possible.
Guillermo Jones and Denis Lebedev have reached an agreement for a fight later this year. Bad Left Hook has more.