By William Mackay: Unbeaten Darren Barker (20-0, 13 KO’s) will be facing a replacement Danny Butler (18-2, 3 KO’s) on Saturday night for the vacant BBBofC British middleweight title at the Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex. Barker, 27, was supposed to be facing Wayne Elcock, but he pulled out of the fight complaining of a stomach virus. Fortunately, the light hitting Butler was available to step in and take the fight with Barker. Butler, 22, recently was defeated by Darren McDermott in a 10 round decision on November 13th in a failed attempt to win the BBBofC English middleweight title.
Marco Huck
Abraham-Taylor: Can Jermain Win the Super Six Tourney? Huck-Afolabi on Dec 5th
By Erik Schmidt: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-3-1, 17 KO’s) is being given little chance to win the Super Six tournament that he begins next month against former International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (30-0, 24 KO’s) in a 12 round bout which will take place at the O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg, in Berlin, Germany.
Kirkland sentenced to two years in Prison; Flores wants Huck or Fragomeni – News
By Eric Thomas: Undefeated light middleweight contender James Kirkland (25-0, 22 KO’s) was sentenced earlier today to two years in prison, according to ESPN. On Wednesday, the 25-year-old Kirkland given two years due to an arrest that occurred in July in which Kirkland, a convicted felon, was caught with a firearm in his possession.
Huck vs. Afolabi on December 5th
By Dave Lahr: Fresh off his impressive 12-round unanimous decision victory over Victor Emilio Ramirez last Saturday night in Germany, the new World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (26-1, 20 KO’s) will be fighting the WBO interim cruiserweight title holder Ola Afolabi (14-1, 6 KO’s) on December 5th, at a still unknown location in Germany.
Would the Super Six Work for the Cruiserweight Division?
By Dave Lahr: In case you might not be aware, the cruiserweight division is one of the most ignored divisions in boxing. Outside of the most hardcore of boxing fans, few people could name who the current champions are in the division right now. That’s not because there’s not any talented fighters in the division, because there certainly quite a few of them.
Huck outclasses Ramirez
By Jim Dower: In what many boxing fans felt would be a closely contested fight ended up being a mostly one-sided affair on Saturday with German based cruiserweight contender Marco Huck (26-1, 20 KO’s) dominating Argentinean Victor Emilio Ramirez (15-2, 12 KOs) to take away his WBO cruiserweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision at the Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Huck defeats Ramirez, Wins WBO Cruiserweight title
By Erik Schmidt: Cruiserweight Marco Huck (26-1, 20 KO’s) defeated Argentinean Victor Emilio Ramirez (15-2, 12 KOs) tonight by a 12-round unanimous decision to win his Ramirez’s World Boxing Organization title at the Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 116-111, 116-111 and 115-112.
Brewster: “We [Wladimir Klitschko] Should See Who Wins a Third Time”
Picture: SE – By Erik Schmidt: Former WBO heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster (35-4, 30 KO’s) is still very much interested in getting revenge against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, saying “We Should See Who Wins a Third Time.” First things first, Brewster, 36, has a fight against Gbenga Oloukun (16-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday night at the Gerry Webber Stadium, Halle, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Huck-Ramirez, Brewster-Oloukun, Murat-Demchenko this Saturday
(Picture: SE) By Erik Schmidt: Number #2 ranked World Boxing Organization cruiserweight contender Marco Huck (25-1, 20 KOs) will be fighting WBO cruiserweight champion Victor Emilio Ramirez (15-1, 12 KOs) this Saturday night for the title at Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Huck, 24, will be fighting for a world title for the second time in the past two years.
Huck Finally Gets his Next title Shot Against Ramirez
By Adam Fillingham: Marco ‘the captain’ Huck (25-1, 20 KO’s) will be entering the ring once again on August the 29th against once defeated Victor Emilio Ramirez (15-1, 12 KO’s) for the WBO world strap at the Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Huck has been chasing a world title shot since his defeat at the hands of Steve Cunningham a long 2 years ago for the IBF title.