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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...

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05/31/12 Friday Sports Fix Source: news.com.au Aussie IBF champion Daniel Geale will take on Germany's WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm in September - and he's heading over there to do it.
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.