Fight Roman Karmazin L MD 12 (12) Cory Spinks

Fightnews spoke with former IBF 154-pound champion Roman Karmazin (34-2-1, 21 KOs) immediately after his majority decision loss to Cory Spinks. Karmazin spoke about the prefight instructions discussion between he and referee Mark Nelson, the scoring of the bout, how he´d come back to St. Louis to fight Spinks again if offered the chance, and what his plans are next. read more ...

"I felt great tonight," said newly crowned IBF jr middleweight champion Cory Spinks after his majority decision win over Roman Karmazin. "Karmazin was very tough but I trained to fight 12 rounds and I did. I prayed every night for this.....I painted a masterpiece with my natural talents. I knew I just needed to execute because I was ready. That's just what I did." Karmazin stated, "Spinks was very tricky. It took me until the seventh round read more ...

Commonwealth heavyweight champion Danny Williams weighed in at a whopping 288lbs for Saturday's rematch with Matt Skelton at the Millennium Stadium in Wales. For Williams (36-4, 29 KOs), it's a 21-pound increase from what he weighed in his February split decision win over Skelton (19-1, 18 KOs), who scaled in at 255, the same weight as in the first fight. Promoter Frank Warren says he will be on the phone within hours of the Williams read more ...

ROMAN KARMAZIN: "I have high regard and respect for Spinks. He is a tough fighter. I have trained hard to a point where you would not understand. I have come to a foreign country and foreign state and now a foreign city to make this fight. I have no fear. It does not matter where I fight. I am here to win. Behind me I have an entire country and three kids. I have no choice but to win.” read more ...

Karmazin trained at the famous Wildcard Gym in Hollywood, California. His ripped abs showed that he had put in several weeks of serious training for his upcoming title defense. The gym, which is owned by top trainer Freddie Roach, is well known for its heated sparring sessions and the world's top fighters who work-out there read more ...

Promoter Don King rolled into St. Louis today to officially announce the July 8 SHOWTIME card featuring IBF junior middleweight Roman Karmazin (34-1-1, 21 KOs) defending against local hero and former champion Cory Spinks (34-3, 11 KOs) at the Savvis Center. "Cory Spinks is a good tactical, quick fighter," said Karmazin. "But, he is making a big mistake in coming up in weight and choosing me as an opponent. He was better off where he was read more ...