By Erik Schmidt: In a huge upset, American heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KOs) outpointed 6’7″ Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko (29-1, 19 KOs), beating him by a 12-round majority decision tonight to become the World Boxing Organization mandatory challenger for WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko at the Color Line Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany.
Alexander Alekseev
Dimitrenko to Fight Chambers on July 4th in World Boxing Organization title Eliminator
By Erik Schmidt: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Alexander Dimitrenko will have to earn a shot at the winner of WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye by facing heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers in a WBO title eliminator bout on July 4th at the Color Line Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. Dimitrenko, 26, is currently ranked at #1 in the WBO. Dimitrenko recently defeated Luan Krasniqi in a 3rd round stoppage in November.
Alexeev Decisions Alexander
By Erik Schmidt: Once beaten cruiserweight contender Alexander Alexeev (17-1, 15 KOs) defeated American Max Alexander (14-4-2, 2 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Halle 7, in Bremen, Germany. Alexeev, 28, making his first appearance since being stopped in the 9th round by Argentinean Victor Emilio Ramirez on January 17th for the interim World Boxing Organization cruiserweight title, dominated Alexander through 10 mostly one-sided rounds. The final judges’ scores were 98-92, 98-92 and 97-93.
Ramirez Defeats Alekseev, Wins Interim WBO Cruiserweight Title
By Erik Schmidt: In a shocking upset, interim WBO cruiserweight champion Alexander Alekseev (16-1, 15 KOs) was stopped in the 10th round by Argentinian Victor Emilio Ramirez (14-1, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. An exhausted Alekseev, 27, was hurt by a series of right hands in the last minute of the 9th round and took punishment along the ropes for the remainder of the round. In between rounds, Alekseev’s corner had the fight stopped to prevent him from getting hit any further.
Alekseev-Ramirez, Menzer-Schouten This Saturday
By Erik Schmidt: Cruiserweight Alexander Alekseev (16-0, 15 KOs) fights for the World Boxing Organization interim cruiserweight title on Saturday night in a 12-round bout against Victor Emilio Ramirez (13-1, 11 KOs) at the at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Ramirez, 24, from Argentina, will be making his first fight outside of Argentina and has his work cut out for him against the hard-hitting southpaw Alekseev.
Alekseev vs. Ramirez For interim WBO cruiserweight On Jan 17th
By Jim Dower: Without David Haye in the division, all eyes now turn to cruiserweight contender Alexander Alekseev (16-0, 15 KOs), the new star in the division, as he fights Victor Emilio Ramirez (13-1, 11 KOs) for the interim WBO cruiserweight on Jan 17th in Düsseldorf, Germany. The winner of this fight will be facing the winner of the Enzo Maccarinelli vs. Johnathon Banks bout which takes place next month in February.
Alekseev-Ramirez, Brahmer-Williams & Menzer-Schouten On Jan 17
By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated cruiserweight contender Alexander Alekseev (16-0, 15 KOs) be facing Argentinean Victor Emilio Ramirez (13-1, 11 KOs) for the interim WBO cruiserweight title on January 17th at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Alekseev, 27, a former 2004 Olympian from Russia, currently ranked #2 in the WBO, #4 in the WBC, #7 in the WBA and #8 in the IBF, is coming off an impressive 3rd round stoppage in September over Rob Calloway. Enzo Maccarinelli may be in the future for Alekseev if he defeats Ramirez.
Alexeev Destroys Calloway
By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated cruiserweight contender Alexander Alexeev (16-0, 15 KOs) destroyed journeyman Rob Calloway (70-8-2, 56 KOs) in a 3rd round TKO on Saturday night to hold retain his WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title at the Color Line Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. Alexeev, 27, ranked #2 in the WBO, dropped Calloway with a flurry of shots early in the 3rd round. Soon after he got up, Calloway was finished off three straight left hands from Alexeev, knocking the American to the canvas for a second time in the round. Calloway, badly hurt, groggily got to his knees, but referee Luis Pabon called a halt to the fight at 2:34 of the third round.
Calloway, 39, who’s currently ranked #15 in the IBF. WBC and WBO, was thought to have been someone that could give Alexeev some competition. However, the fight was largely one-sided from the very start, as stalked Calloway around the ring, hitting him with jabs to the midsection, straight left hands to the head and short right hooks. Calloway, normally a fighter with excellent offensive skills, found it almost impossible to any of his shots against Alexeev. When he would try to come forward to land, Alexeev would back away and tag him with short right hooks and straight left hands while retreating.
Alexeev vs. Calloway on Saturday
By Erik Schmidt: On Saturday night, we may be seeing the best cruiserweight in all of boxing when undefeated Alexander Alexeev (15-0, 14 KOs) defends his WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title against veteran Rob Calloway (70-7, 56 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round bout at the Color Line Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. Alexeev, a former 2005 amateur World champion and who participated in the 2004 Olympics for Russia, has moved up at light speed since turning professional in 2006. Originally, Alexeev came from Uzbekistan, but moved to Germany in 2006 where he trains with legendary German trainer Fritz Sdunek, the original professional trainers for Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko.
Alexeev, ranked #2 in the WBO, #12 in the IBF, #9 in the WBA and #10 in the WBC, is facing his best opponent to date in the 39 year-old Calloway, a former heavyweight who has faced a number of quality fighters in his day such as Ruslan Chagaev, Hasim Rahman and Audley Harrison. Always undersized for a heavyweight, Calloway finally moved to the heavyweight division in 2007, where he’s won nine out of his last ten fights with one fight ending in a draw.
Alexeev Destroys Azille
By Nate Anderson: Undefeated cruiserweight contender Alexander Alexeev (15-0, 14 KOs) made easy work of journeyman Louis Azille (19-6-2, 15 KOs), stopping him in the 2nd round of a scheduled 10-round bout on Saturday night at the Burg-Waechter Castello, Dusseldorf, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Alexeev, 27, hurt Azille with a straight left hand late in the 2nd round, and then hit him with a flurry of shots ending with a left-right combination to put him down. Though Azille appeared make it up at the count of nine, the referee Arno Pokrandt stopped the bout at 2:56 of the 2nd round. Alexeev also dropped Azille in the 1st round, knocking him down late in the round with a left uppercut to the head.
Alexeev, a former 2004 Olympic participant from Russia now living in Germany, had his way with the shorter Azille, hitting him with straight left hands and giving him problems with his movement. In the 1st round, Alexeev jabbed Azille at a distance, placing right hooks through his guard. Azille, 37, attempted to apply pressure but Alexeev skillfully would back away while firing shots in retreat. Azille would find himself hitting only air for the most part no matter how hard he tried to land. Alexeev, a southpaw, used his right hand as a range finder holding it out in front of him and often jabbing or turning it over to a short hook.