News - Calvin Brock

Lately there has been a lot of jousting about who will be the next opponent for WBC heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko, with a likely date of September 24 for his return. While the heavyweight division anxiously awaits the coming of a much needed star, Main Events feels that their fighter, Calvin Brock, is just the guy to defeat Klitschko and take over the read more ...

Disregarding the possibility that he might be stripped of his World Boxing Council title and disregarding challenges to his manhood, Ukrainian heavyweight Vitali Klitschko was expected to finalize a contract last night to fight Calvin Brock in September instead of higher-ranked contenders Hasim Rahman or Monte Barrett. read more ...

The three major winners in Saturday’s ESPN PPV Main Events promotion hosted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, took a moment of their time to address the news media in a post-fight conference regarding their performances inside the squared circle and their future plans. Not surprisingly, the three fighters who did not fair as well (Cintron, Estrada and McCline) skipped the post-fight conference... read more ...

Shane Mosley was smaller and faster, just like he wanted to be. Something else was also different Saturday night for Mosley -- he was a winner for the first time in his last three fights. Returning to the ring as a welterweight after losing two straight 154-pound fights to Winky Wright, Mosley was impressive in spurts on his way to a unanimous 10-round decision over David Estrada. ``I wanted to feel myself out and move around a bit, see what was right,'' Mosley said. ``I haven't fought eight ounce gloves in a while and I didn't know what to..." Cintron was cut in the third round and knocked down twice in both the fourth and fifth rounds as Margarito turned what had been a highly anticipated matchup into one-sided rout. It was the first loss in 25 fights for Cintron, who came into the fight with 22 knockouts and a reputation as a big puncher and early... In a heavyweight fight, Calvin Brock survived a seventh round knockdown to win a unanimous decision over Jameel McCline, despite giving away 47 pounds to his bigger opponent. Brock, a 2000 Olympian, remained unbeaten in 25... read more ...