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Beibut Shumenov-Juergen Braehmer Controversially Called Off

Saturday night's light heavyweight (175 pounds) unification clash between WBA king and former Olympian, Beibut Shumenov and southpaw WBO champion Juergen Braehmer of Germany slated for Shemnov's native Kazakhstan apparently will not take place, but there are conflicting reports as to just why. A Jan. 4 story on...

Beibut Shumenov-Juergen Braehmer to Unify WBA, WBO Belts

WBA light heavyweight (175 pounds) king and former Olympian, Beibut Shumenov, will make the second defense of his title on Saturday night against southpaw WBO champion Juergen Braehmer of Germany in his native Kazakhstan. The 27-year-old Shumenov (10-1, six knockouts) is coming off of July's unanimous decision over...

Felix Sturm-Ronald Hearns Set For Feb. 19

Germany's middleweight (160 pounds) Felix Sturm will make the ninth defense of his WBA belt on Feb. 19 against Ronald Hearns of Southfield, Mich., before his partisan fans at the Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Württember, Germany. The story was first reported by Hearns' promoter, Lou DiBella, to BoxingScene.com. Sturm...

WBA's Beibut Shumenov Faces WBO's Juergen Braehmer on Jan. 8

In the aftermath of July's unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Vyacheslav Uzelkov, of Vinitza, Ukraine, during which he rose from a first-round knockdown to floor his rival at the bell ending the third, WBA light heavyweight (175 pounds) king and former Olympian, Beibut Shumenov, began calling out the division....

Odlanier Solis to Make December Return in Germany

Cuban-born former 2004 Olympic gold medalist and heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis of Miami will pursue his 13th knockout and his seventh consecutive stoppage when he faces an opponent to be determined in December, according to a release from Solis' his co-promoter, Arena Sports. Solis is coming off of March's...

Felix Sturm News From the Web

05/03/12 Geale has fallback plan for boxing title Source: The Roar Australia's IBF middleweight boxing world champion Daniel Geale is optimistic his unification fight against Russia's WBO title holder Dmitry Pirog will still go ahead, but has revealed a contingency plan should it not get sanctioned.
04/26/12 Boxing: Ryan Rhodes says he's a class above Sergey... Source: Daily Post - Llandudno Junction - Conwy - UK l LLAY ABC are holding a boxing night on Friday, May 4 at Llay Royal British Legion.
04/24/12 Mayweather vs. Cotto looms Source: Black Athlete NEW YORK, NY (BASN) --The long-awaited fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao may never come off, as both fighters appear to be 'comfortable' with their current promotional arrangements.
04/13/12 Sturm beats Zbik to defend WBA belt Source: CBS - KLAS 8 - Las Vegas NV Felix Sturm retained the WBA middleweight title Friday night after fellow German Sebastian Zbik retired before the 10th round at the Lanxess Arena.
04/12/12 Battle in Germany will test Sturm Source: SuperSport Two Germans will slug it out for the WBA "super" middleweight title in Cologne on Friday night.