Unbeaten cruiserweight Johnny Jensen (23-0-2, 10 KOs) scored the biggest win of his career with an upset second round knockout of European champion Vincenzo Cantatore (33-5, 27 KOs) on Friday night at the Palalottomatica in Rome. After a slow first round, Jensen dropped Cantatore with a barrage of punches punctuated by a huge right hand. Cantatore just missed beating referee Ian John-Lewis' ten count read more ...

Yesterday evening at the historical house of gladiators "The Colosseum" in Rome, Italy, Vincenzo Cantatore (33-4-1, 27 KOs) defeated Alexander Gurov (39-6-1, 33 kOs) over twelve hard-fought rounds to capture the vacant European cruiserweight title. Gurov forced the action in the first half of the bout, making good use of his reach advantage and peppering Cantatore with southpaw jabs and vicious straight lefts on top read more ...

Johnny Nelson, one of the longest reigning titleholders in boxing, retained the WBO cruiserweight title by beating Vincenzo Cantatore by split decision on Saturday. Nelson, now a ripe old 38, improved to 45-12-2. He has held the title since 1999, longer than any other active boxer except Joe Calzaghe. As usual, Nelson fought defensively with few exchanges, drawing boos from Cantatore's fans in Rome read more ...