This coming month promises to be one of the most interesting months in boxing this year. We have number of high quality match-ups, we have title fights around the world and we have a number of very interesting none title fights. We started the month with a relative upset, with Drian Francisco losing in Thailand to Tepparith Singwancha in an “Interim” WBA Super Flyweight title bout. Less than a week later the sport explodes all over the globe.
In Japan we get a 3-fight card that features unbeaten rising prospects Tomoki Kameda and Masao Nakamura and WBA Bantamweight champion Koki Kameda defending against Nicaraguan challenger Daniel Diaz. This is an incredibly under-rated card that will be shown some of the best young talent in East and hopefully some Western fight fans will get the chance to watch it. An interesting fact about Koki Kameda, he is Japan's first ever 3-weight world champion.
In Denmark we see the return to the ring of future Hall of Famer Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield when he takes on Danish fighter Brian Nielsen. This bout isn't worth staying in for though some of the under-card bouts are interesting enough to watch the event. We get female star Cecilia Braekhus defending her Welterweight titles against the experienced Chevelle Hallback, we get to see rising heavyweight Kubrat Pulev facing American Derrick Rossy and also a match with Dustin Dirks, the rising German star. The card seems to be PPV only so it's not the best choice for the night. Interesting fact from the card the combined age of the heavyweights in the main event is 94 and their combined record stands at 107-12-0 (71).
In the UK we have the very, very intriguing “International Prizefighter Heavyweights” in which 8 men will complete in a straight knock with 3 round bouts leading to a final. The competitors have changed a bit over this past week but look to be the following:
Konstantin Airich (Germany)
Lucian Bot (Romania)
Tye Fields (USA)
Kertson Manswell (Trinidad and Tobago)
Evgeny Orlov (Russia)
Mike Perez (Cuba)
Michael Sprott (UK)
Gregory Tony (France)
This will be televised on Sky Sports 1 in the UK and promises to have some great moments. Sprott has to be seen as a live under-dog having experienced the tournament before. Interesting fact Evgeny Orlov (6'9”) is the tallest man in the competition, slight taller than Tye Fields (6'8”) whilst Mike Perez is dwarfed and the shortest man involved (6'0”).
At around the same time is a card in Germany that also has real international appeal featuring some Brits, some Germans and an Aussie. The main event sees IBF Middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester face off against Australian Daniel Geale in what should, on paper, be a very even bout. That card also features a European Light Heavyweight title defence by Danny McIntosh against former world title challenger Eduard Gutknecht in what should be an excellent bout. Rising German heavyweight Edmund Gerber faces British heavyweight Carl “The Fridge” Baker in what should be decent test for Gerber over the opening round or two. The card also has Karo Murat on it and young Swede Marcos Nader. Interesting fact here, Geale follows in the footsteps of fellow Aussies Anthony Mundine and Danny Green challenging for a title in Germany, they both failed, will it be 3rd time lucky?
Of course the nights biggest even is in the US and will be shown on Showtime and Sky Sports with the main event being Manny Pacquiao v Shane Mosley for the WBO Welterweight title. That card also features WBO Super Bantamweight action as champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr defends against Mexican star Jorge Arce. The card also features an incredibly deep undercard that features unbeaten prospects including Mike Alvarado, Jose Benavidez, Pier Olivier Cote and Carl Dargan, with former world champions Kelly Pavlik and Rodel Mayol also competing. It will be Pavlik's first bout since he went into rehab for his alcohol problems. Interesting fact here, Arce is attempting to become the first ever Mexican fighter to become a 4-weight world champion.
In Japan we get a 3-fight card that features unbeaten rising prospects Tomoki Kameda and Masao Nakamura and WBA Bantamweight champion Koki Kameda defending against Nicaraguan challenger Daniel Diaz. This is an incredibly under-rated card that will be shown some of the best young talent in East and hopefully some Western fight fans will get the chance to watch it. An interesting fact about Koki Kameda, he is Japan's first ever 3-weight world champion.
In Denmark we see the return to the ring of future Hall of Famer Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield when he takes on Danish fighter Brian Nielsen. This bout isn't worth staying in for though some of the under-card bouts are interesting enough to watch the event. We get female star Cecilia Braekhus defending her Welterweight titles against the experienced Chevelle Hallback, we get to see rising heavyweight Kubrat Pulev facing American Derrick Rossy and also a match with Dustin Dirks, the rising German star. The card seems to be PPV only so it's not the best choice for the night. Interesting fact from the card the combined age of the heavyweights in the main event is 94 and their combined record stands at 107-12-0 (71).
In the UK we have the very, very intriguing “International Prizefighter Heavyweights” in which 8 men will complete in a straight knock with 3 round bouts leading to a final. The competitors have changed a bit over this past week but look to be the following:
Konstantin Airich (Germany)
Lucian Bot (Romania)
Tye Fields (USA)
Kertson Manswell (Trinidad and Tobago)
Evgeny Orlov (Russia)
Mike Perez (Cuba)
Michael Sprott (UK)
Gregory Tony (France)
This will be televised on Sky Sports 1 in the UK and promises to have some great moments. Sprott has to be seen as a live under-dog having experienced the tournament before. Interesting fact Evgeny Orlov (6'9”) is the tallest man in the competition, slight taller than Tye Fields (6'8”) whilst Mike Perez is dwarfed and the shortest man involved (6'0”).
At around the same time is a card in Germany that also has real international appeal featuring some Brits, some Germans and an Aussie. The main event sees IBF Middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester face off against Australian Daniel Geale in what should, on paper, be a very even bout. That card also features a European Light Heavyweight title defence by Danny McIntosh against former world title challenger Eduard Gutknecht in what should be an excellent bout. Rising German heavyweight Edmund Gerber faces British heavyweight Carl “The Fridge” Baker in what should be decent test for Gerber over the opening round or two. The card also has Karo Murat on it and young Swede Marcos Nader. Interesting fact here, Geale follows in the footsteps of fellow Aussies Anthony Mundine and Danny Green challenging for a title in Germany, they both failed, will it be 3rd time lucky?
Of course the nights biggest even is in the US and will be shown on Showtime and Sky Sports with the main event being Manny Pacquiao v Shane Mosley for the WBO Welterweight title. That card also features WBO Super Bantamweight action as champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr defends against Mexican star Jorge Arce. The card also features an incredibly deep undercard that features unbeaten prospects including Mike Alvarado, Jose Benavidez, Pier Olivier Cote and Carl Dargan, with former world champions Kelly Pavlik and Rodel Mayol also competing. It will be Pavlik's first bout since he went into rehab for his alcohol problems. Interesting fact here, Arce is attempting to become the first ever Mexican fighter to become a 4-weight world champion.
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