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Tomasz Adamek signs to fight Eddie Chambers

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:00:00 +0300

Tomasz Adamek (45-2, 28 KO) and Eddie Chambers (36-2, 18 KO) were always considered �smaller� heavyweights and now they will have chance to settle some scores on June 16, when they headline the fourth edition of the successful �Fight Night� NBC Sports Network series

Judah, Adamek, Jennings victorious

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:25:00 +0300

Former two-division world champion Zab Judah (42-7, 29�KOs) scored a�ninth round TKO over previously unbeaten Vernon Paris (26-1, 15�KOs) on�Saturday night at�the Aviator Sports Complex in�Brooklyn, New York. Time was 2:27. Judah was too fast and too powerful as�he�dominated the fight, which was an�IBF jr�welterweight eliminator

Exclusive interview with Siarhei Liakhovich

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:59:00 +0300

It�s been called the theater of the absurd, and never has the title fit more aptly then in recent years. The Heavyweight division, the lifeblood of the sweet science, seemed to be sinking in quicksand

Chambers Fractures Ribs, Pulled From Liakhovich Bout

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:40:00 +0300

Heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers suffered displaced fractures of his left anterior ninth and tenth ribs in training and, therefore, has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled 10-round bout with Sergei Liakhovich on the inaugural NBC Sports Network’s Fight Night card from the Asylum Arena in Philadelphia, PA on January 21st

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: EDDIE CHAMBERS

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:28:00 +0300

You are scheduled to�fight Siarhei Liakhovich on�January 21st. What are you looking to�prove in�this fight? Eddie Chambers: "Well I�guess you can call this the second half of�my�career. I�have a�lot of�years under my�belt already, but�I want to�start heading back in�the right direction. I�want to�show everyone that I�am not only still around, but that I�am a�world class fighter. I�want to�show everyone that I�am worthy of�another title shot

Chambers vs Liakhovich Finalized For NBC Sports, 1/21

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:40:00 +0300

Philadelphia heavyweight contender «Fast» Eddie Chambers takes on former World Heavyweight Champion Sergei «White Wolf» Liakhovich on Saturday, January 21st when the NBC Sports Network (currently named VERSUS) brings its inaugural NBC Sports Network Fight Night broadcast to the City of Brotherly Love

Helenius impressive in destruction of Liakhovich

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 01:16:00 +0300

Unbeaten 6�6 heavyweight contender Robert Helenius (16-0, 11�KOs) scored a�ninth round TKO over former WBO champion Siarhei Liakhovich (25-4, 16�KOs). After a�relatively quiet seven rounds, Helenius battered Liakhovich to�a�knee at�the end of�round eight. Helenius immediately attacked the still dazed Liakhovich in�round nine with a�barrage of�hard shots and referee Stabley Christdodoulou stopped the fight as�Liakhovich

Povetkin-Chagaev, Helenius-Liakhovich Workout

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:55:00 +0300

Four potential heavyweight champions participated in today´s public work-out in Erfurt ahead of Saturday´s big Sauerland Event card in Germany. Alexander Povetkin (21-0, 15 KOs) and Ruslan Chagaev (27-1-1, 17 KOs) clash for the vacant WBA Heavyweight Title, while WBA/WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion Robert Helenius (15-0, 10 KOs) looks to complete his KO hat-trick of former champions when he takes on Siarhei Liakhovich (25-3, 16 KOs)

Robert Helenius Injures Hand, Liakhovich Bout is Off

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:10:00 +0300

Team Sauerland have announced that the exciting heavyweight clash between Robert Helenius and former WBO champion Siarhei Liakhovich, which was set for July 16 in Munich, is now off. The official reason is that Robert has suffered a hand injury. The show still goes ahead with newly crowned EBU light heavyweight champ Eduard Gutknecht defending the title for the first time

Main Events inks Liakhovich

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:15:00 +0300

Former WBO Heavyweight Champion Siarhei Liakhovich and Main Events CEO Kathy Duva announced today that they have entered into a promotional agreement. Nicknamed The White Wolf, Liakhovich has earned a professional record of 25-3, 16 KOs. As an amateur, the current Scottsdale, AZ resident compiled a record of 145-5, was a member of the 96 Olympic team from his home in Belarus and won a bronze medal at the 1997

Square Ring inks Sillakh

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:01:00 +0300

Undefeated young light heavyweight prospect Ismayl �The Black Russian� Sillakh (11-0, 10 KOs) has signed a promotional agreement with Roy Jones, Jr.�s Square Ring Promotions, it was announced today by Chief Executive Officer John Wirt. �We�re extremely excited about signing this kind of young talent,� said Wirt

Valuev-Haye undercard: weighting

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:28:00 +0300

John Ruiz 226 vs. Adnan Serin 214.5 Sergei Liakhovich 232.8 vs. Jeremy Bates 231.4 Robert Helenius 248.8 vs. Taras Bidenko 215.4 Alexander Frankel 193.4 vs. Kelvin Davis 196.2 Francisco Palacios 197.3 vs DeLeon Tinsley 200

Valuev dominates Liakhovich!

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:12:00 +0300

In a WBA heavyweight eliminator, seven-foot former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev (48-1, 34 KOs) scored a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over former WBO heavyweight champ Sergey Liakhovich (23-3, 14 KOs) on Saturday night at the Nuremburg Arena in Nuremburg, Germany. As promised by trainer Alexander Zimin, Valuev looked much more polished as he dismantled Liakhovich. After a close first round

Valuev: I will get better!

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:20:00 +0300

Just like the millions watching on TV, promoter Wilfried Sauerland could not believe his eyes. "Not in my wildest dreams would I have expected something like that," the manager enthused following the Russian Giant´s shut-out victory over highly-rated ex-champ Sergey Liakhovich. "He finally showed what he is capable of doing. That was the best Valuev ever." In a WBA eliminator in Nurnberg, the biggest and tallest champion

Valuev 321.8, Liakhovich 250.8!

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:59:00 +0300

Nikolai Valuev 321.8 vs Sergey Liakhovich 250.8 (WBA heavyweight eliminator)

Valuev-Liakhovich Presser!

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:39:00 +0300

Wilfried Sauerland has praised Nikolai Valuev´s shape ahead of his WBA eliminator against Sergey Liakhovich on Saturday night. The German manager has no doubts the Russian Giant will celebrate his 48th victory and win a rematch with Ruslan Chagaev. "Both Valuev and Liakhovich are very strong," he said at today´s press conference. "But I know that Niko has looked great in practice. For me he is the best heavyweight

Valuev in Nuremberg!

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:13:00 +0300

Russian Giant poised for Saturday's WBA eliminator against Liakhovich Seven-foot former WBA world heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev and his trainer Alexander Zimin arrived at Nuremberg Airport today at about 1:30PM after flying in from Berlin for Saturday's WBA heavyweight eliminator against former WBO world champ Sergei Liakhovich. "I want my belt back," proclaimed the largest and heaviest boxing champion of all time

INTERVIEW: SERGEI LIAKHOVICH

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:49:00 +0300

Boxingtalk recently reported that Sauerland won the purse-bid for your elimination bout with former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev. Can you give us some thoughts on the fight now that it's official? "I'm actually very happy right now. I'm staying focused and it will be a great fight."

WBA orders Valuev-Liakhovich!

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:17:00 +0300

The WBA Championships Committee has unanimously ordered an elimination fight between former world champions Nikolai Valuev and Sergei Liakhovich to determine the official challenger to WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev. The negotiating period for Valuev-Liakhovich commenced today and will end on November 2. Should the parties not reach an agreement by November 2, the Championships Committee will hold a purse

LIAKHOVICH TURNS DOWN RUIZ

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:29:00 +0300

Sergei Liakhovich (23-2, 14 KOs) and his manager, Ivaylo Gotzev, say they're enraged at recent press releases from John Ruiz challenging Liakhovich to fight him this weekend. Liakhovich and Ruiz are #s 2 and 3 in the current WBA ratings. Gotzev gave Liakhovich's side of the situation: "The original offer, until a few days ago, was for two ex-champions to fight each other without any guarantees that it would

SERGEI LIAKHOVICH: THE WHITE WOLF READY TO HOWL

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:38:00 +0300

GL: It's been a while since we've had you on Boxingtalk. What's the latest and greatest and when can we expect to see you back in the ring? "That's a question for my promoter and my manager. There's been a lot of talks but I don't know what it's going to be. I'm always training, but right now it's a little bit of a crazy situation because I don't know who I will fight or where I will fight

White Wolf Hunting Ibragimov!

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:24:00 +0300

Former WBO Heavyweight Champion Sergei Liakhovich says he�s surprised and offended by the pre-fight comments of new champion Sultan Ibragimov and would like to be the first to face him. �It was a good win for you Saturday night,� said Liakhovich of Ibragimov�s unanimous decision over Shannon Briggs, �however, I take offense to your comments that I was �afraid� of Briggs when I fought

Hirsch Responds to Protest

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:05:00 +0300

New WBO Heavyweight Champion Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs manager Scott Hirsch says he is incensed by the proposed protest recently made public by the camp of former champ Sergei Liakhovich. "This seems to me to be a very desperate attempt to regain the title without getting back in the ring because they know Shannon would beat him even worse in a rematch!� says the Florida businessman. �Sergei took a terrible beating and my hope

Briggs KOs Liakhovich!

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 06:34:00 +0300

Shannon Briggs (48-4-1, 41 KOs) scored an explosive twelfth round knockout over Sergei "White Wolf" Liakhovich (23-2, 14 KOs) to claim the WBO heavyweight championship on Saturday night at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Action was very measured for most the fight as both fighters appeared wary of engaging in exchanges. Finally in the twelfth round, with about 30 seconds left in the fight, Briggs floored Liakhovich, then when

Liakhovich 238, Briggs 268!

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:26:00 +0300

Shannon Briggs, promoter Don King and Sergei Liakhovich get into the swing of things as they pose at home plate after Thursday's heavyweight weigh-in at Chase Field in Phoenix. Briggs weighed 268 pounds, 30 more than Liakhovich, who tipped scales at 238. In a battle of power hitters who prefer to play long ball, Liakhovich defends his WBO title against Briggs in Saturday's main event

Briggs aims to bring heavyweight title back to the U.S.

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:30:00 +0300

All the major world heavyweight titles belong to fighters from former Soviet bloc countries. Shannon Briggs thinks that's wrong. And the Brooklyn-born-and-bred Briggs plans to change it by defeating WBO champion Sergei Liakhovich, a native of Belarus, on Saturday night at Chase Field. It's the first heavyweight title fight ever staged in Arizona.

Briggs: I can make Liakhovich quit!

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:58:00 +0300

�It�s funny,� he said, �because when everyone thinks of me, they think I am old because I fought George Foreman and Lennox Lewis, and other guys. But those fights were when I was very young. When I tell people my age, they�re like, �Naw, you can�t be.� For the record, the six-foot-four-inch Briggs is just 34 and has won 11 consecutive fights, all by knockout. A dangerous threat to any boxer in the heavyweight division, he is the World Boxing

Liakhovich prepares for first defense against Briggs

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:31:00 +0300

Liakhovich, born in Vitebsk, Belarus, and now fighting out of Scottsdale, Arizona, will make the first defense of his WBO crown when he faces Brooklyn's Shannon Briggs Saturday night on Showtime. Liakhovich won the WBO belt with an exciting decision over heavily favored Lamon Brewster last April 1. The give-and-take 12-round slugfest is a serious candidate for the 2006 Fight of the Year

Lyakhovich-Briggs presser!

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:53:00 +0300

Liakhovich stated that he's become a better fighter since winning the title against Lamon Brewster. "November 4 everyone will see a much better boxer, a new Sergei Liakhovich," stated Lyakhovich. "He's a good fighter, a strong fighter. He's got good hand speed and a good right. But if he tries to knock me out he will be in trouble. This guy says he will take the title from me. Well see. I fought hard for this title, and it's just not going to happen."

Briggs Now Facing Liakhovich!

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:59:00 +0300

A source close to the situation says that heavyweight contender Shannon Briggs and his representatives grew tired of waiting for IBF Champion Wladimir Klitschko and his manager, Shelly Finkel, to finalize arrangements for a fight on November 11 and have decided to instead sign to face WBO Heavyweight Champion Sergei "The White Wolf" Liakhovich (23-1, 14 KOs), possibly in early November in New York.

Sergei Liakhovich Speaks!

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:59:00 +0300

Lyakhovich: Our promoter talked to (Klitschko manager) Shelly Finkel and Shelly said �no, not right now.� He didn�t even want to hear about fighting me. They know they have to be very careful with him. Klitschko is telling the Russian press that I won�t fight him. Here I am in front of the world saying let�s go! Quit talking. Show the world if you really want to unify the titles. We could make this fight tomorrow if you truly wanted it.

Liakhovich: Let's Unify!

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:24:00 +0300

WBO Heavyweight Champion Sergei �The White Wolf� Liakhovich has issued a public challenge to the other champions of the major sanctioning bodies to "give the fans what they want and begin the unification process by facing him." �I want to fight all of them,� says Liakhovich of IBF Champion Wladimir Klitschko, WBA Champion Nicolay Valuev, and WBC Champion Hasim Rahman. �Let�s get it on. Let�s not waste time with easy challengers

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: SERGEI LIAKHOVICH

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:03:00 +0300

- Talking with you previously, it was obvious that you had a ton of respect for Lamon Brewster before the fight. After such an epic battle, has it grown even more? SL: Oh absolutely, this guy is just such a tough guy. Like he said, he took his cap off and I also take my hat off to him. I knew before the fight that he fought with his heart, but during the fight, he took many really hard

Brewster has surgery for detached retina

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 18:29:00 +0300

Lamon Brewster, who lost his version of the heavyweight title in a slugfest against Sergei Liakhovich last Saturday night, suffered a detached retina in his left eye during the first round and underwent surgery to repair it Tuesday morning in Los Angeles, Brewster told ESPN.com. Brewster said the injury happened in the opening seconds of the fight when Liakhovich caught him with a jab directly in the eye

Brewster 232, Liakhovich 238.5

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:24:00 +0300

The heavyweights weighed in Thursday for Saturday night's SHOWTIME (11PM ET/PT) card at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland. Non-heavyweight weigh-in is tomorrow Lamon Brewster 232 vs Sergei Liakhovich 238.5 (WBO heavyweight championship) Ray Austin 255 vs Jeremy Bates (Weighs in Friday)

Brewster-Liakhovich final presser!

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:59:00 +0300

Both Brewster and Liakhovich sounded determined and focused at the final press conference at the Hilton Garden Inn in Cleveland. The heavyweight title bout is the centerpiece of a star-studded card Don King will bring to Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center on April 1. The card will also feature former IBF bantamweight king Tim Austin, Mike Tyson-conqueror Kevin McBride and heavyweight contenders Ray Austin and Larry Donald

Brewster, Liakhovich speak!

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:00:00 +0300

The heavyweight division desperately needs an infusion of excitement after the lackluster lethargy exhibited in recent fights. The division needs a star to fill the large void left by Lennox Lewis and to a lesser extent by Vitali Klitschko. WBO heavyweight champion "Relentless" Lamon Brewster and challenger Sergei "the White Wolf" Laikhovich say they are up to the formidable task when they clash April 1st in Cleveland, Ohio, at 11:00 p.m

Brewster to return in April?

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 16:11:00 +0300

It looks like April 1 will be much more than April Fool's Day after all. While others have claimed to be fighting on the April 1 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast, it appears now that promoter Don King will soon announce that WBO heavyweight champion "Relentless" Lamon Brewster will be making the fourth defense of his world title against Sergei "White Wolf" Liakhovich on that date