Wach vs. McBride

By Dan Ambrose: Big 6’7″ heavyweight fringe contender hopeful Mariusz Wach (25-0, 13 KO’s) says that it was a sparring session that he had with heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin that makes him believe that he can become a heavyweight champion of the world.

By Dan Ambrose: I never thought I’d say this but after watching fringe heavyweight contender Mariusz Wach (25-0, 13 KO’s) defeat the 300 pound Kevin McBride (35-10-1, 29 KO’s) by a 4th round knockout on Friday night in Connecticut, I’m liking unbeaten British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (15-0, 10 KO’s) more and more.

Friday evening, June 29th, 2011, Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports lived up to its commitment of “keeping the class in boxing” with an old-school fight card that showcased a wide variety of gifted fighters. All of the combatants lived up to their potential, producing a night of theatre that left boxing fans in awe.

By Jim Dower: Big, slow fringe heavyweight Mariusz Wach (25-0, 13 KO’s) scored a 4th round knockout win over 38-year-old 296 pound Kevin McBride (35-10-1, 29 KO’s) on Friday night to capture the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) International heavyweight title at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. Wach, ranked #13 by the World [...]

July 28, 2011 – The temperature rose immensely Thursday night at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT, as fighters took the scales to weigh in for Friday night’s scheduled fights. Jimmy Burchfield, Classic Entertainment and Sports, in association with Global Boxing, have put together an extravagant ten bout card featuring top global and domestic championship [...]

Uncasville, Conn., (July 28, 2011) – Undefeated heavyweight boxer Mariusz Wach registered the lowest weight of his professional boxing career when he stepped on the scale today at 245.5 pounds for his highly-anticipated, sold out clash with “The Clones Collosus” Kevin McBride tomorrow at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., McBride weighed in at [...]

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (July 21, 2011) – The man who ended Mike Tyson’s reign atop the heavyweight division six years ago is threatening to put an end to another promising career before it has a chance to blossom.

NORTH BERGEN (July 18, 2011) – Undefeated Polish bad boy Artur Szpilka and trainer Fiodor Lapin arrived Monday afternoon from Poland at JFK International Airport to finish up training for his July 29 match on the Mariusz Wach-Kevin McBride undercard at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

BOSTON (July 14, 2011) – Undefeated Polish heavyweight contender Mariusz Wach (24-0, 12 KO) and Irish strongman Kevin McBride (35-9-1, 29 KO) met face to face for the first time Thursday afternoon at The Greatest Bar in downtown Boston to announce their July 12-round World Boxing Council (WBC) International Heavyweight championship match on July 29 [...]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (July 5, 2011) – Two former Olympians are prepared to stand toe-to-toe Friday, July 29th, 2011 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in a heavyweight title bout that could move the winner one step closer to boxing’s ultimate prize.

NORTH BERGEN (June 29, 2011) – Undefeated heavyweight contender Mariusz Wach of North Bergen, NJ by way of Krakow, Poland will face his biggest test – literally – when he meets “The Clones Colossus” Kevin McBride on July 29 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.