By Sean McDaniel: Super middleweight Kenny Anderson (16-1, 12 KO’s) blew away an overmatched Wayne Reed (8-5 3 KO’s) in a 3rd round stoppage on Saturday night in a scheduled six round bout at the Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Alex Arthur
Alex Arthur won’t be facing Ricky Burns for WBO title – He can’t get down to super featherweight
By Scott Gilfoid: It looks like World Boxing Organization super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (29-2, 7 KO’s) won’t be able to count on fighting the struggling lightweight Alex Arthur (28-3, 20 KO’s) in his 1st title defense of his WBO belt, because Arthur is saying that he can’t melt down to the super featherweight division to make the fight. It’s too bad, because Arthur had lost two out of his last four fights and would have likely been an easy fight for Burns.
Burns could face Alex Arthur next
By Scott Gilfoid: Rather than take a risky rematch with former WBO super featherweight champion Ramon Martinez, Ricky Burns (29-2, 7 KO’s) could be steered into a much safer fight against 32-year-old Alex Arthur (28-3, 20 KO’s) for Burn’s first title defense. Arthur, at one time the WBO interim super featherweight champion, has lost two out of his last four fights and isn’t currently ranked in the top 15 in the super featherweight division.
Boxing Results: Burns Defeats O’Hara; Arthur Destroys Benbiou
By Jason Kim: In a rather dull fight filled with constant clinching by the champion, super featherweight Commonwealth title holder Ricky Burns (27-2, 7 KO’s) defeated challenger Kevin O’Hara (16-5, 5 KO’s) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Bellahouston Sports Centre, in Glasgow, Scotland. The final judges’ scores were 117-110, 115-113 and 116-111.
Khan To Fight Arthur in 2009?
By Dave Lahr: On this weeks’ Bunce’s Boxing Hour show, it was learned that former WBO super featherweight champion Alex Arthur (26-2, 19 KOs) may be facing lightweight contender Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs) sometime in 2009. Both fighters are promoted by Frank Warren and are coming off of recent losses.
Cook Outclasses Arthur, Captures WBO Super Featherweight Title
By Nate Anderson: Using his fine boxing ability and coupled with a high work rate, challenger Nicky Cook (29-1, 16 KOs) defeated Alex Arthur (26-2, 19 KOs) on Saturday night to win the WBC super featherweight title at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire. Although the scores showed the bout to be close, with Cook winning by 117-112, 117-111 and 115-114, it wasn’t a bit close. Frankly, it was all Arthur could do to win two rounds – 8th and 12th – of the fight, because was so badly outclassed by the faster, better mover and more skilled Cook.
As good as Arthur had looked in winning his past two fights against Koba Gogoladze and Stephen Foster, he wasn’t nearly as good enough to beat Cook, who pounded him unceasingly for 12 continuous rounds without any trouble. Arthur, a plodding fighter that depends on having his opponents directly in front of him so that he can get his shots off, didn’t have clue one what to do with all the movement of Cook. It was something that he appeared to have not prepared for in the least, and made no adjustments during the fight to compensate for it. Without Cook standing directly in front of him long enough to land his big shots, Arthur was essentially stripped of all his weapons, making him more of a useless punching bag for the quicker and better skilled Cook.
Joan Guzman-Alex Arthur
Alex Arthur faces the toughest test of his career when he tackles Joan Guzman on May 3 – but is backing massive Edinburgh support to ensure he is victorious. The Scotsman challenges Guzman for the full WBO super-featherweight title, and knows he has got his work cut out against one of the best fighters in the world. But interim WBO champion Arthur, 26-1 (19) says his home fans could be the key to victory, as the super fight goes ahead at the Meadowbank Arena, Edinburgh..
” With my fans behind me I know I can beat Guzman and prove that I belong at world level,” said the 29-year-old Edinburgh ace.
” Make no mistake, Guzman is a dangerous customer and he fully deserves his reputation as one of the pound for pound greats.
” The bookies will have me as a pre-fight underdog, but that doesn’t bother me – I know I’ve got the beating of him.