andreas kotelnik Stories - Bad Left Hook
Bits and Pieces - Ortiz-Maidana, Afolabi-Ross, and the IBF Wises Up
This week's notebook from ESPN's Dan Rafael has a few interesting tidbits of information that hadn't made it over here before: Ola Afolabi is in the process of trying to work out the first defense of his interim belt with Contender season 4 champion Troy Ross. My gut feeling on this one is...
Mondays with Boxers: October 13, 2008
FLOYD + CHAD, 2GETHER 4EVER "He told me this is a gladiator sport and it can go any way. Floyd said, 'Be yourself, you're the better fighter.'" -- Chad Dawson on receiving a pre-fight call from Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (ESPN) "Floyd told him he was the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world....
Kotelnik-Salita waiting for doctor approval
Though it was thought that WBA junior welterweight titlist Andreas Kotelnik (30-2-1, 13 KO) was pulling out of his November 8 defense against Dmitriy Salita (28-0-1, 16 KO) on the undercard of Calzaghe-Jones, Kotelnik tells BoxingScene.com that Square Ring "jumped the gun." Kotelnik says he's...
Triple Jab: Khan-Gainer, Solis-Viloria, Kotelnik-Salita
It looks like the favorite to face 21-year old British lightweight champion Amir Khan in his September 6 bout is 36-year old American Derrick "Smoke" Gainer. Gainer had previously turned down the Khan camp because of his obligation to fight on the September 20 undercard of Calzaghe-Jones, but now...
Ranking the Junior Welterweights: May 2008
A lot has changed this month in the junior welterweight ranks. Junior Witter has fallen from his long-held perch at No. 2, and Ricky Hatton holds on to his spot as the No. 1. Who takes over at No. 2? Where does Timothy Bradley slide in? And how does the rest of the division look? 1. Ricky Hatton...
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