(Photo courtesy of Deontay Wilder twitter) By Scott Gilfoid: 6’7″ unbeaten heavyweight Deontay Wilder (25-0, 25 KO’s) is reportedly opening up a lot of eyes in the Wladimir Klitschko camp with his excellent sparring. According to one news source, Wilder is coming in very handy with the lively sparring that he’s giving Wladimir in helping him get ready for his November 10th title defense against the 6’7 1/2″ Mariusz Wach.
Wladimir’s cornerman Johnathon Banks has been especially impressed with what he’s seen of the giant knockout artist Wilder, saying on his twitter “Bronze Bomber [Deontay Wilder] is in Austria proving why he’s a top world class heavyweight and a future world champion.”
By William Mackay: Once again, middleweight prospect Andy Lee (18-1, 13 KOs) failed to look impressive, this time in defeating Latvian Olegs Fedotovs (10-6, 6 KOs) by a six round unanimous decision Saturday night on the undercard of the IBF/WBO heavyweight title match between Wladimir Klitschko and challenger Ruslan Chagaev at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime – It was all right hands on Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation. International Boxing Federation (IBF) cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek (37-1, 25 KOs) successfully defended his title against Johnathon Banks (20-1, 14 KOs) with a win by technical knockout at 1:30 of the eighth round.
By Sam Gregory: – Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime – In tonight’s main event newly crowned IBF cruiserweight champion Tomasz “Goral” Adamek of Jersey City and Golwice Poland made his first defense of the title with an impressive eighth round stoppage over undefeated cruiserweight challenger Johnathon Banks in 1:30 of the eighth round