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Today starting at 3:00 pm EDT on Sky Box Office in the UK, and with the main event also airing at 6:00 pm EDT on HBO in the US, Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler square off in a rematch of their terrific 2010 fight. BLH will have live, round...
Today starting at 3:00 pm EDT on Sky Box Office in the UK, and with the main event also airing at 6:00 pm EDT on HBO in the US, Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler square off in a rematch of their terrific 2010 fight. BLH will have live, round-by-round coverage of the full card. Froch (30-2, 22 KO) is the solid favorite for most, but Kessler (46-2, 35 KO) won their first fight, and has a lot of confidence, even though this time he'll be on the road in London. With Andre Ward on the shelf (and maybe even if he wasn't), this is the biggest possible fight in the super middleweight division, which has been one of the hot weight classes in recent years. In the main undercard bout, Tony Bellew (19-1-1, 12 KO) will take on Isaac Chilemba (20-1-2, 9 KO) in another rematch. The two went to a disappointing draw on March 30. The winner will likely be in line for a shot at the WBC light heavyweight title, currently held by Chad Dawson. Also featured on the TV undercard will be super middleweight prospect/contender George Groves (18-0, 14 KO), who will face Noe Gonzalez (30-2, 22 KO).
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Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler meet in a highly-anticipated rematch today from the O2 Arena in London, headlining a Matchroom Boxing bill that will be televised on HBO in the U.S. and Sky Box Office in the United Kingdom. BLH will be her...
Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler meet in a highly-anticipated rematch today from the O2 Arena in London, headlining a Matchroom Boxing bill that will be televised on HBO in the U.S. and Sky Box Office in the United Kingdom. BLH will be here with full coverage of the entire televised show from Sky Box Office, starting at 3 pm EDT. The HBO broadcast goes live at 6 pm EDT with just the main event, and they'll also have a 10 pm EDT replay later tonight. Fight time: 3:00 pm EDT (UK) / 6:00 pm EDT (US, 10 pm EDT replay) TV channel: Sky Box Office (UK) / HBO (US) Venue: O2 Arena - London, England Undercard: Tony Bellew vs Isaac Chilemba (rematch), George Groves vs Noe Gonzalez. If you are for some reason hoping to avoid "spoilers," keep in mind that won't be possible on the site. We're going to run the results live as they come in, and again, we'll be here with full card live coverage. Join us!
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By Chris Cella In the opening bout of the Friday Night Fights, Chris “Hurricane” Howard (16-2, 7 KO) pulled off the upset against undefeated light welterweight prospect Issouf “Volcano” Kinda (16-1, 6 KO) by way of technical split decisi...
By Chris Cella In the opening bout of the Friday Night Fights, Chris “Hurricane” Howard (16-2, 7 KO) pulled off the upset against undefeated light welterweight prospect Issouf “Volcano” Kinda (16-1, 6 KO) by way of technical split decision. The …
about 9 hours ago
By Graham Houston Photo: Lawrence Lustig Boxing doesn’t get any better than when elite fighters meet, which is what we’re getting on Saturday when Carl Froch meets Mikkel Kessler in a rematch, with the revenge angle adding ex...
By Graham Houston Photo: Lawrence Lustig Boxing doesn’t get any better than when elite fighters meet, which is what we’re getting on Saturday when Carl Froch meets Mikkel Kessler in a rematch, with the revenge angle adding extra tension to … Continue reading →
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June 8 fight undercards set
June 8 fight undercards set
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Ryan Bivins Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler last fought over 3 years ago. It was a thrilling 12 round affair that could have gone either way. Kessler might not have got it in the UK, and I don't suspect he'll get it there now, but I agr...
Ryan Bivins Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler last fought over 3 years ago. It was a thrilling 12 round affair that could have gone either way. Kessler might not have got it in the UK, and I don't suspect he'll get it there now, but I agreed with the result the first time around. This time I doubt Kessler is going for a decision. Based on his words leading up to this fight and his recent performances, Kessler is more of a puncher these days. And if Froch has the same defensive deficiencies he had in the 1st fight, he's going to get knocked out. Kessler might visit the canvas himself along the way, ala the Alan Green fight, but I think he gets up to return the favor even more emphatically. Froch's awkard style is a difficult puzzle to solve the first time you've ever experienced it. His glaring weaknesses just aren't so easy to capitalize upon. But this is going to be the first time a Froch opponent has had the benefit of being in the ring with him before. Experience helps. How else do you explain a diminished Marco Antonio Barrera doing better against an improved Manny Pacquiao in their 2007 rematch? But forget all that. I can rationalize any prediction using history as my aid. Just about every kind of scenario has happened before. This is just a gut feeling I have. If the fight goes into the late rounds I think each boxer will be too fatigued to stop the other. They're both in their mid-30s and they've had tough careers. As stated before I will favor Froch to win a decision (even if I don' think he deserves it). But my first pick is for Kessler to win by mid rounds KO/TKO. I suspect the overhand right will be Froch's undoing. Kessler by KO7. Scott Christ The one red flag that I see for Carl Froch in this fight is Mikkel Kessler's injury issues, which seem to me to have made him into a much more aggressive fighter than he used to be. Kessler has aged some, but he still packs a hell of a punch, as Bouadla, Green, and Magee can all attest. Froch has an iron chin, but even the toughest guys can be stopped if they get hit hard enough, and Kessler hits hard enough. That said, unless Froch gets caught in the first half, maybe eight rounds of the fight, I don't see Kessler being quite enough to overcome (1) Froch's improvements, (2) Froch's hometown advantage, and (3) his own inactivity over the last three years. Kessler, if he wins, will stop Froch. Froch can win a number of ways, and I think he has the likely edge on the scorecards even now. Smart money is on Froch to win over 12 in another very good fight, sealing it down the stretch against a tired Kessler. Froch by decision. Tom Craze I scored the first fight wider for Kessler than most - while obviously not an easy win, for me it was the very definition of the old 'close, but clear'-type decision. Without going as far as to question the judges, needless to say he'll find it harder to put rounds in the bank here, on the road and in front of a five-figure, red-hot partisan UK crowd. Much has been said of Froch's hot streak - that lopsided loss to Andre Ward not withstanding - but it's worth remembering that an inevitable early blowout win against an overmatched and fragile Yusaf Mack holds, for me, considerably less merit than a stoppage over a fringe world contender like Brian Magee, and was roughly equivalent to a similarly early stoppage over Allan Green. The way in which Green got to Kessler early has many rightly questioning whether we'll see Bute Part II here. As closely matched as the two are in physical terms - and, to a large extent, on paper - it seems both difficult and blindingly obvious to see how Kessler wins this return leg: in short, he needs a knockout. Unfortunately for him, Froch has one of the best chins in the game and is as tough as anyone currently fighting. Simply, he doesn't look like a guy who's about to be stopped by anyone soon. The Dane's best option would appear to be to utilise the body attack that served him so well agains
about 14 hours ago
Tonight at 10 pm EDT on ESPN2, Friday Night Fights is back with a 10-round main event in the junior middleweight division. Former world title challenger Delvin Rodriguez makes another appearance on FNF, facing former welterweight title c...
Tonight at 10 pm EDT on ESPN2, Friday Night Fights is back with a 10-round main event in the junior middleweight division. Former world title challenger Delvin Rodriguez makes another appearance on FNF, facing former welterweight title challenger Freddy Hernandez. Rodriguez (27-6-3, 15 KO) is coming off of a totally one-sided beatdown of George Tahdooahnippah in February, months after he was outclassed against then-WBA junior middleweight titlist Austin Trout on Showtime. The 33-year-old Rodriguez is hoping to muscle his way back into contention, and stays busy tonight against Hernandez (30-4, 20 KO), a rail-thin Mexican who has lost two straight to Erislandy Lara and Demetrius Andrade, and three of his last four going back to a TKO-1 loss to Andre Berto in 2010. In the 10-round junior welterweight co-feature, Issouf Kinda (16-0, 6 KO) will face Chris Howard (15-2-1, 7 KO). Kinda, born in Burkina Faso and now fighting out of the Bronx, is a 25-year-old prospect whose most notable win came over Mike Arnaoutis. Howard, 24, lost a pair of fights in 2012, but beat Bayan Jargal in February.
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By Jaime C. Feal The UFC traditionally delivers a big card on Memorial Day weekend, and tomorrow night is no exception. A massive card features the UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez defending his belt against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silv...
By Jaime C. Feal The UFC traditionally delivers a big card on Memorial Day weekend, and tomorrow night is no exception. A massive card features the UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez defending his belt against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, and another …
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about 17 hours ago
A full undercard of action is expected on Saturday, June 8 when a roster of top local talent and international contenders step into the ring at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. to lead up to the highly anticipated SHOWTIME CHAMPIO...
A full undercard of action is expected on Saturday, June 8 when a roster of top local talent and international contenders step into the ring at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. to lead up to the highly anticipated SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®tripleheader
about 17 hours ago