Spirko started exceptionally fast but soon got tired and Said began to operate more and more successfully. In round five, however, Spirko landed a huge counter right which forced the badly wobbled African to touch the canvas. Said recovered well and gave hell to Spirko in the next rounds. In the eighth, Spirko was first badly shaken in the corner, and a standing «eight» was issued. Then Said landed a killer punch, which had Spirko face first on the canvas read more ...

WBA #6 heavyweight Alexander Ustinov (24-0, 19 KOs) had another successful tune-up with a second-round stoppage of Uzbek spoiler Akmal Aslanov (11-5-1, 7 KOs). Aslanov was knocked down twice in the second before a stoppage read more ...

In one of the most horrible title mismatches in a long-long time, incapable and hugely undeserved Brazilian challenger Mike Miranda (34-4, 31 KOs) was destroyed by hard-charging Kiev-based Russian Zaurbek Baysangurov (26-1, 20 KOs) in just 51 seconds of the opening bell at the Odessa Palace of Sports in Odessa, Ukraine. The «fight» shouldn’t have been sanctioned for any version of the world title in the first place read more ...

On Saturday at the Palace of Sports in Odessa, Ukraine, the Klitschko brothers «K2 Promotions» will present a world championship boxing event. The main event of the evening will be a fight for the interim WBO junior middleweight title between IBO junior middleweight champion Zaurbek Baysangurov (25-1, 19 KOs) and Brazilian puncher Mike Miranda (34-3-0, 31 KOs). Both fighters appeared at a Monday press conference read more ...

To further update an earlier story, BoxingScene.com was advised that Dimitri Sartison was apparently not stripped of the WBA’s «regular» super middleweight title — he relinquished it. The vacant WBA «regular» title will now be contested between Ukrainian Stas Kashtanov and former WBO king Karoly Balzsay. The WBA’s «super champion» at 168-pounds is Andre Ward read more ...

According to various sources in Ukrainian media, highly regarded Kiev-based Russian junior middleweight Zaurbek Baysangurov (25-1, 19 KOs) will soon go for the biggest prize of his career to date. WBO #4 Baysangurov, 26, who is also ranked #2 by the WBA, #8 by the WBC and #13 by the IBF, faces 38-year old WBO #5 Brazilian Mike Miranda for a vacant WBO interim light middleweight title read more ...

Hard-hitting Georgian slugger Avtandil «Tornado» Khurtsidze (25-2-2, 15 KOs) proved he is a vital part of the middleweight puzzle with a huge win over dangerous fringe contender Dionisio «Mr. Knockout» Miranda (21-7-2, 18 KOs) read more ...

Junior welterweights: Ivan Redkach (7-0, 6 KO’s) TKO 6 Alberto Amaro (6-6, 2 KO’s). Redkach dropped Amaro in the fifth along the ropes but referee Steve Smoger elected to let the fight continue. But when Amaro was hurt again in the next round, Smoger called a halt. Time of the stoppage was 1:46 read more ...

Cruiserweight Anatoliy Dudchenko (12-2, 8 KOs) won a methodical six round unanimous decision over Michael Simms (21-14-2, 13 KOs) at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, CA. At times methodical, Dudchenko landed the more effective punches while Simms attempted to counter with one punch. All three judges scored the bout in favor of Dudchenko read more ...

26-year old Ukrainian stylist Maxim «Tiger» Bursak (22-0-1, 8 KOs) continued his rise in ranks with a lopsided win over tough but limited Argentinean opponent Carlos Adan Jerez (31-14-3, 17 KOs). The fight was a headliner of another show, produced by K2 Promotions at «Kobzov» Concert Hall in Kiev, Ukraine read more ...