Ola Afolabi Boxing News

LAS VEGAS (February 5, 2012)–World Boxing Organization (WBO) number three ranked Cruiserweight B.J. Flores is looking for a world title shot and may have just received it….with a catch.

Stadion Miejski, Wroclaw, Poland Sadam Ali TKO 6 Boris Berg Johnathon Banks TKO 7 Ivica Bacurin Ola Afolabi UD 8 Lukasz Rusiewicz

Ola Afolabi, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Intercontinental Cruiserweight Champion, is scheduled to make his second title defense as the co-feature of the huge Vitali Klitschko vs Tomasz Adamek show September 10 in Wroclaw Poland.

By William Mackay: Complaining afterwards about a broken toe, which he had sustained – he said – three weeks before the fight, David Haye (25-2, 23 Ko’s) was easily beaten by IBF/WBO and now WBA heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KO’s) by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg, [...]

By William Mackay: The hard-hitting cruiserweight contender and sometimes sparring partner for IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) is picking Wladimir to obliterate WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) in their bout next month at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Afolabi, 31, thinks Wladimir hits too hard for Haye to [...]

By Jason Kim: Former WBO interim cruiserweight champion Ola Afolabi (16-2, 7 KO’s) defeated Lubos Suda (23-5-1, 15 KO’s) in a 5th round cut stoppage on Saturday night on the undercard of the WBC championship between title holder Vitali Klitschko vs. Odlanier Solis at the Lanxess Arena, in Cologne, Germany. This was Afolabi’s second consecutive [...]

K2 Promotions announced the official undercard for the December 11 Heavyweight Championship between Wladimir Klitschko and Dereck Chisora at SAP ARENA Mannheim (Germany). The co-feature will be a double intercontinental title fight between Ola Afolabi, 15-2 from hailing from London vs Lubos Suda, 22-4, the EBU EU champion from Czech Republic. The bout between these [...]

Boxing action from the O2 World Arena, in Hamburg, Germany: Ola Afolabi UD 10 Sandro Siproshvili 97-93, 98-92, 100-90. Alexander Ustinov TKO 2 Oezcan Cetinkaya Zaurbek Baysangurov RTD 3 Eugenio Monteiro Nenad Borovcanin TKO 1 Patrick Berger Hizni Altunkaya TKO 1 Mathias Reinhardt

From o2 World Hamburg, Germany, for tomorrow night’s Klitschko vs. Briggs fight: Alexander Ustinov 309 vs. Oezcan Cetinkaya 220.5 Ola Afolabi 205 vs. Sandro Siproshvili 198,5

By Erik Schmidt: Making his first defense of his World Boxing Organization cruiserweight title, champion Marco Huck (27-1, 20 KO’s) defeated WBO interim champion Ola Afolabi (14-2, 6 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Arena, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 115-113, 115-113 and 116-112. Huck, only 25, outworked Afolabi [...]

By William Mackay: Unbeaten Darren Barker (20-0, 13 KO’s) will be facing a replacement Danny Butler (18-2, 3 KO’s) on Saturday night for the vacant BBBofC British middleweight title at the Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex. Barker, 27, was supposed to be facing Wayne Elcock, but he pulled out of the fight complaining of a stomach [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-3-1, 17 KO’s) is being given little chance to win the Super Six tournament that he begins next month against former International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (30-0, 24 KO’s) in a 12 round bout which will take place at the O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg, [...]

By Dave Lahr: Fresh off his impressive 12-round unanimous decision victory over Victor Emilio Ramirez last Saturday night in Germany, the new World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (26-1, 20 KO’s) will be fighting the WBO interim cruiserweight title holder Ola Afolabi (14-1, 6 KO’s) on December 5th, at a still unknown location in [...]

By William Mackay: Having lost two out of his last three bouts and looking incredibly weak of chin, former World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (29-3, 22 KO’s) will be looking to resurrect his sagging career when he fights undefeated Russian Denis Lebedev (17-0, 12 KO’s) for the interim WBO cruiserweight title on July [...]

By Dave Lahr: Interim WBO cruiserweight champion Ola Afolabi (14-1, 6 KOs) came out of nowhere to destroy popular British cruiserweight Enzo Maccarinelli (29-3, 22 KOs) in a 9th round stoppage on March 14th on March 14th at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire. Afolabi, who comes from England but has learned his trade in [...]

By William Mackay: I was one of many writers who were surprised and downright shocked when the virtual unknown cruiserweight Ola Afolabi (14-1, 6 KOs) came out of nowhere to stop Enzo Maccarinelli (29-3, 22 KOs) in the 9th round last Saturday night. Except for a close call in the 3rd round when Afolabi slightly [...]

By Manuel Perez: Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (29-3, 22 KOs) was knocked out for the second time in a year, this time by largely unknown Ola Afolabi (14-1, 6 KOs) last Saturday night at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire. Maccarinelli, 28, was leading in the 9th when Afolabi, 29, suddenly unleashed a [...]

By Chris Williams: I don’t want to be the bringer of bad news, but I think it might not be a bad idea right about now if former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (29-3, 22 KOs) decides to hang up the boxing gloves for good. After his second knockout loss in a year, this time [...]

By James Hughes: On a bad night for former champions, Wales’ Enzo Maccarinelli failed in his bid to regain his WBO Cruiserweight crown. Whether Maccarinelli took his opponent too lightly in the build-up to the fight (he reportedly didn’t spar a single round), or took his eye off the ball during the fight having built [...]

12 Rounds – WBA International & WBO Inter–Continental Lightweight Titles AMIR KHAN, Bolton, England, 19-1 (15 KOs), 134 ½ lbs. vs. “Baby Faced Assassin” MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA, Mexico City, Mexico, 65-6 (42 KOs), 135 lbs.

Former IBF World Cruiserweight Champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham gives his view on this weekend’s big battle at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester between Wales’ Enzo ‘Big Mac’ Maccarinelli and American-based Brit Ola ‘Kryptonite’ Afolabi for the interim WBO Title.

Marco “Captain” Huck (24-1, 19 KOs) will return to the ring in May to defend his European cruiserweight title against former world champion Firat Arslan (29-4, 18 KOs). Team Sauerland won today´s purse bid in Rome with an offer of 514,000 euros. “We are delighted that Marco will defend his title on a Sauerland show,” [...]

One of Britain’s most popular fighters, Jamie Moore, mounted a supercharged performance this past Friday, taking the vacant European light middleweight title in riveting fashion with a third round knockout of former IBF welterweight champion Michele Piccirillo at Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England on a Frank Maloney promotion televised live by Sky Sports.

Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli has been working on a unique training method for his March 14th WBO cruiserweight title fight against NABO title-holder Ola “Kryptonite” Afolabi, headlined by the showdown between 22-year-old lightweight prospect Amir Khan and Hall of Fame bound multiple world champion, “The Baby Faced Assassin” Marco Antonio Barrera, on pay-per-view [...]

Enzo Maccarinelli has revealed his secret weapon ahead of his interim WBO World Cruiserweight title challenge – a dozen beer barrels. But unfortunately for opponent Ola Afolabi, the Welshman hasn’t been downing them in training, merely using them to improve his strength and conditioning.

The hype surrounding 22-year-old lightweight prospect Amir Khan may not be the same since his stunning first-round knockout loss to Breidis Prescott last September, but the 2004 Olympic silver medallist has the full confidence of his head trainer, Freddie Roach, as they prepare in Los Angeles for Khan’s showdown with multiple world champion “The Baby [...]

Integrated Sports will distribute a world-class pay-per-view card, headlined by Amir Khan versus “The Baby Faced Assassin” Marco Antonio Barrera, Saturday, March 14 live from The M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom.

By Sean McDaniel: Former World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (29-2, 22 KOs) will face the green but very dangerous Ola Afolabi (13-1-3, 5 KOs) on March 14th for the Interim WBO World Cruiserweight title at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire. Maccarinelli, 28, had been planning on fighting WBO number #1 ranked cruiserweight [...]