Denis Grachev

Rodriguez destroys Grachev in 1st round TKO

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rodriguez3By Allan Fox: Undefeated super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez (24-0, 16 KO’s) never even gave Russian fighter Denis Grachev (13-2-1, 8 KO’s) a chance tonight in blowing him out in a 1st round TKO win at the Salle des etoiles, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Rodriguez knocked Grachev down twice in the round, and got the stoppage after nailing him with two hard looping right hands that nailed Grachev in the back of the head, causing him to stumble into the ropes. Referee Stanley Christodolou then halted the fight at 2:50 in seeing how badly Grachev was hurt.

Rodriguez wins $600,000 win this victory. No doubt the money on the line had Rodriguez fighting a lot harder than he’s shown in his recent fights. He’s not normally seen as a slugger, but tonight he went after Grachev and was nailing him with big shots.

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Edwin Rodriguez vs. Denis Grachev ‘Super Four’ tournament final this Saturday, July 13th in Monte Carlo

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rodriguez432By Omar Torres: Edwin Rodriguez (23-0 15KO) vs Denis Grachev (13-1-1 7KO) ‘Super Four’ tournament final at 1:30pm U.S EDT. This Saturday will be the final of the super four million dollar tournament, and it will come to it’s conclusion when the undefeated Edwin ‘La Bomba’ Rodriguez (23-0 15 KO’s) takes on ‘Drago Son’ Denis Grachev. This bout is being contested at a catch weight of 171.5 pounds and will take place at Monte Carlo, Monaco.

The bout will be televised on channel beIN Sport, at 1:30 pm U.S. EDT. Unfortunately for a lot of us fight freaks, this channel is on special tv sports package deals on several cable providers in the U.S. If you get the chance to watch this fight it should be a very close action packed fight.

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Denis Grachev vs. Edwin Rodriguez on July 13th in Monte Carlo, Monaco

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New York, NY / Monaco / Johannesburg (June 13) – Denis Grachev may be the underdog, but he’s training with the will of a champion ahead of his July 13 fight with Edwin Rodriguez for the Million Dollar Super Four crown in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Grachev (13-1, 8 KOs) is holed up at Abel Sanchez’s High Altitude Training Facility in Big Bear, California, where the stable includes WBA and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, who fights in the US later this month.

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Grachev thinks he was robbed in loss to Bute

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Image: Grachev thinks he was robbed in loss to ButeBy Scott Gilfoid: Russian Denis Grachev (12-1-1, 8 KO’s) thinks he was jobbed in his loss to Lucian Bute (31-1, 24 KO’s) last Saturday night in their fight in Montreal, Canada. The fight looked hardly like a case where Grachev was robbed in any way because he was simply not doing what he had to do in order to beat the talented Bute.

The judges gave Grachev a fair deal by having him losing by the close scores of 115-113, 118-110 and 116-112. What is Grachev doing complaining when he was only beaten by those scores? I could understand his complaining if they gave Bute every round, but those were pretty close scores.

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Froch not impressed with Bute’s win over Grachev

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Image: Froch not impressed with Bute's win over GrachevBy Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (29-2, 21 KO’s) is saying he wasn’t impressed with the performance from ex-IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (31-1, 24 KO’s) in defeating previously unbeaten NABF light heavyweight champion Denis Grachev (12-1-1, 8 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision last night at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Froch will be next for Bute in early next year in Montreal, so it’s kind of strange to see Froch talking his opponent down rather than building him up the way he’s been doing against Yusaf Mack for the past three weeks to try attract interest to his November 17th fight against the American in Nottingham, England.

Froch said to Sky Sports News “Let’s be honest, it wasn’t the most impressive performance from Lucian Bute that I’ve ever seen. Bute didn’t really impress, but it was a comeback fight from a devastating defeat against myself, so what did people expect? He needed to find his feet again, find his confidence. I’m sure he’s done that. I think mentally he needed to get that fight in the bag.”

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Bute looks damaged in beating Grachev

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Image: Bute looks damaged in beating GrachevBy Dan Ambrose: I don’t know what happened to former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (31-1, 24 KO’s) but he sure looked damaged from his previous fight to Carl Froch in struggling to a 12 round decision victory over Denis Grachev (12-1-1, 8 KO’s) at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada.

The judges scored it 115-113, 118-110 and 116-112. You have to wonder which fight the judges who scored it 118-110 for Bute was watching. The fight was much closer than that.

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Bute dominates Grachev in impressive performance

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Image: Bute dominates Grachev in impressive performanceBy Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (31-1, 24 KO’s) fought incredibly well tonight in defeating NABF light heavyweight champion Denis Grachev (12-1-1, 8 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. The final judges’ scores were 115-113, 118-110 and 116-112.

Believe me, the fight wasn’t as close as two of the scorecards would have you suggest. Bute played it safe in the first few rounds after a cut over his left eye and the bridge of his nose in the opening round. But by the 12th, Bute was throwing punches and tagging the Russian Grachev at will with beautiful left uppercuts and right hands and wowing the crowd.

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Bute beats Grachev; Green defeats St. Juste

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By Jim Dower: With a great struggle Lucian Bute (31-1, 24 KO’s) was able to defeat Denis Grachev (12-1-1, 8 KO’s) in their 170 pound catchweight fight by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It might have been the catchweight that got the Bute the win tonight, as Grachev didn’t look as powerful as he normally is from having to drain down to 170 to make the fight.

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Bute looking for an impressive win over Grachev to get to Froch

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Image: Bute looking for an impressive win over Grachev to get to FrochBy Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-1, 24 KO’s) is in a must win situation next Saturday night against the tough and hard hitting Russian Denis Grachev (12-0-1, 8 KO’s) at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada.

A loss for Bute will make it all but impossible for him to get his much desired rematch against IBF 168 lb champion Carl Froch, who pulled off an upset win over Bute last May in Nottingham, UK. Bute wants to avenge that defeat but first he has to get over the considerable hurtle of Grachev, a fighter with better power than Froch and about the same slow hand speed.

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Grachev: I’m going to destroy Bute

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Image: Grachev: I'm going to destroy ButeBy Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-1, 24 KO’s) is going to be showing his iron balls when he takes on tough as nails light heavyweight power puncher Denis Grachev (12-0, 8 KO’s) on November 3rd at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada.

Bute, who is coming off of a loss to Carl Froch in his last fight in May, doesn’t want to take it easy and face just anyone. Bute has chosen the biggest puncher in the light heavyweight division in Grachev. That shows you what kind of person Bute is.

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