Braehmer stripped of WBO title, Cleverly to face Kuziemski after Bellew fails to make weight

Image: Braehmer stripped of WBO title, Cleverly to face Kuziemski after Bellew fails to make weightBy Sean McDaniel: WBO light heavyweight champion Jurgen Braehmer (36-2, 29 KO’s) was stripped of his World Boxing Organization title on Thursday by the WBO for failing to fight WBO light heavyweight interim champion Nathan Cleverly (21-0, 10 KO’s) on Saturday and for having only defended the title once in the past two years. Cleverly, 24, was set to face Braehmer replacement Tony Bellew.

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Jurgen Braehmer should be stripped of his title

Image: Jurgen Braehmer should be stripped of his titleBy Ben James: This article is purely my own personal opinion based on what I know about Jurgen Braehmer and his record as the WBO light heavyweight champion of the world. The man has now pulled out of 3 title defences and has only defended his title once in the past two years, yet the WBO let him keep on pulling out of every fight where he has a chance of losing his title due to apparent illnesses or injuries.

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Cleverly vs. Braehmer: Is Nathan the next unbeaten fighter to taste the bitter nectar of defeat?

By Scott Gilfoid: WBO interim light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (21-0, 10 KO’s) has been acting pretty confident lately about his chances to unseat WBO light heavyweight champion Jurgen Braehmer (36-2, 29 KO’s) next month on May 21st at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London, England. Cleverly, 24, has been boasting about finding new power and is even gone so far as to make a 1st round knockout prediction.

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Cleverly hoping to knock Braehmer out in the 1st round

By William Mackay: WBO light heavyweight interim champion Nathan Cleverly (21-0, 10 KO’s) takes on arguably the weakest of the four light heavyweight champions next month in a fight against a rusty WBO light heavyweight champion Jurgen Braehmer (36-2, 29 KO’s) at the O2 Arena (Millenium Dome), Greenwich, London.

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Nathan Cleverly to Unify WBO Title

By Gari Jones: Come the 21st May Nathan Cleverly W21 (10), D0, L0 gets the chance to win a major title of the Light heavyweight division, WBO interim holder cleverly will try to unify the title against Juerghan Braehmer W39 (29), L2, D0.

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Cleverly-Braehmer and DeGale-Groves on 5/21

Image: Cleverly-Braehmer and DeGale-Groves on 5/21By Sean McDaniel: WBO light heavyweight interim champion Nathan Cleverly (21-0, 10 KO’s) will be taking on 32-year-old WBO full champion Jurgen Braehmer (36-2, 29 KO’s) on May 21st at the O2 Arena, in Greenwich, London, England. Cleverly, 24, has been waiting for this fight for a long time and has wanted to prove himself.

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Cleverly vs. Braehmer pushed back to 5/21: Does anyone really care?

Image: Cleverly vs. Braehmer pushed back to 5/21: Does anyone really care?By Scott Gilfoid: The WBO clash between light heavyweight champion Jurgen Braehmer (36-2, 29 KO’s) and his Welsh challenger Nathan Cleverly (21-0, 10 KO’s) has been pushed back from April 2nd to May 21st at the Wembley Arena, in London, England. My question is does anyone really care too much about the fight being put off until later? I sure don’t. These guys aren’t the main focus in the light heavyweight division and the winner of the fight will be seen as a paper champion by many boxing fans.

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Cleverly vs. Braehmer pushed back to 5/21

By Sean McDaniel: The fight between WBO light heavyweight champion Jurgen Braehmer (36-2, 29 KO’s) and challenger Nathan Cleverly (21-0, 10 KO’s) has been pushed back to May 21st from April. Cleverly, 24, is hoping to capture the WBO title and then make a name for himself in unification fights against the winner of the WBC clash between champion Jean Pascal and challenger Bernard Hopkins.

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