The Moment: Andrzej Fonfara vs Nathan Cleverly
Nathan Cleverly generally beat Andrzej Fonfara to the punch over the first six rounds Friday night in Fonfara’s adopted hometown of Chicago.
Lee Selby earns high marks following his U.S. debut—that is, from everyone but himself
If the scorecards of the three ringside judges were any indication, Lee Selby put on one heck of a performance in his American debut.
Erislandy Lara to put 154-pound title on the line against ex-champ Jan Zaveck on November 25
Erislandy Lara is a Cuban defector who epitomizes his nickname—“The American Dream”—as much as anyone in boxing. So it’s only fitting that Lara’s next title defense would be staged the day before Thanksgiving—and in his adopted hometown.
Lamont Peterson edges Felix Diaz, eyes step up to 147 pounds
Lamont Peterson has been through two tough fights at catchweights between 140 and 147 pounds this year, and been on both sides of majority decisions. He lost a close one to Danny Garcia in April, but righted himself Saturday at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia, with a win over a game Felix Diaz.
Terrel Williams upends Prichard Colon in odd disqualification
Prichard Colon came into Saturday's fight against Terrel Williams at 16-0 with 13 knockouts, with 14 of those fights occurring in the last two years, and riding a wave of big-time prospect goodwill. Through four rounds, he was cruising, showing what all the buzz was about.
Andrzej Fonfara outlasts Nathan Cleverly in record-setting 175-pound slugfest
Records were broken and noses were broken, but Andrzej Fonfara’s and Nathan Cleverly’s will to win was shatterproof.
Kohei Kono retains 115-pound title by winning epic brawl against countryman Koki Kameda
This one was personal, the kind of nasty fight normally precipitated by another dude insulting your mother, hitting on your special lady friend or—no he didn’t!—eating the last damn slice of pizza.
Lamont Peterson ready to move on and face Felix Diaz
A tight split decision, where four total rounds across three cards proved the margin of victory, is the kind of haunting loss that could leave you sitting alone in the dark at 4 a.m. watching fight replay after fight replay.
