News - Marco Huck

WBO mandatory challenger Denis Lebedev has won his last eight fights inside the distance – and is eyeing another early finish against home-town favourite, WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck. “I am in the best shape of my life,” said Lebedev. “Coming to Germany doesn’t bother me because I have fought all over the world before. I came to England to knock out Maccarinelli, and in my last fight I went to Germany read more ...

WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco “Captain” Huck had a special present for his opponent at today’s final press conference in Berlin. The 26-year-old gave mandatory challenger Denis Lebedev a plastic belt. “It’s Christmas time and I don’t want you to leave Berlin empty-handed,” Huck said to the stunned Russian. “This belt is for you. The real belt will stay here. You will never get it.” read more ...

Marco Huck (30-1, 23 KOs) will make a fifth defence of his WBO Cruiserweight Title on December 18 when he faces mandatory challenger Denis Lebedev (21-0, 16 KOs) in Berlin. The fight will take place at the Max-Schmeling-Halle. “I look forward to fighting in Berlin again,” Huck said. “Lebedev is a tough challenger with a great record read more ...

WBO cruiserweight world champion Marco “Käpt’n” Huck (30-1, 23 KOs) overwhelmed challenger Matt Godfrey (20-2, 10 KOs), stopping him in round five on Saturday night at the Messehalle in Erfurt, Germany. The aggressive and powerful Huck was way too strong for Godfrey, dropping Godfrey for the first time at the end of round two. Godfrey was down again in round three after a low blow from Huck, thrown as he punished Godfrey on the ropes read more ...

Here are the weights from Erfurt ahead of the 100th Sauerland show on ARD TV. WBO Cruiserweight Title: Matt Godfrey: 90,2 kg Marco Huck: 90 kg read more ...

Two days before his title defense, WBO light heavyweight champion Jurgen Brahmer has been forced to pull out of Saturday night’s fight against Alejandro Lakatos due to a back injury. On Thursday afternoon, after a training run and some shadow boxing, Brähmer was immobilized with an acute pain in his back read more ...

hile in the USA for his induction in the International Boxing Hall of Fame, promoter Wilfried Sauerland is also conducting boxing business. The legendary promoter confirmed to BILD that the next opponent for WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck will be Matt Godfrey on August 21 in Erfurt, Germany read more ...

At the Weser-Ems-Halle in Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany, hometown favorite Marco Huck (29-1, 22KOs) retained his WBO cruiserweight title with a punishing nine-round beating of Brian Minto (34-4, 21KOs). The pace was a bit slow in the first round. Huck picked it up in the second round. He took the fight to Minto in the final twenty seconds by choosing to make it a battle of power punches read more ...

Marco Huck 199 vs Brian Minto 198.4 (WBO cruiserweight championship) Karo Murat 174.6 vs Tommy Karpency 174.2 (WBO Intercontinental light heavyweight title) Dominik Britsch 160.5 vs Alessio Furlan 159.8 Kubrat Pulev 245 vs Evgeny Orlov 316 read more ...

Undefeated welterweight prospect Saul Alvarez (31-0, 23KOs) of Mexico is going to fight Jose Miguel Cotto (31-1-1, 23KOs), the older brother of two-division champion Miguel Cotto, on the pay-per-view undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley on May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas read more ...