Braehmer Maccarinelli

Frank Warren Crosses Fingers, Backs Maccarinelli Stunner

•Apr 5, 2014

I’m very tempted to invest in the 9-2 odds that bookmakers are offering on Enzo Maccarinelli becoming Wales’ only ever two weight world champion. Tonight the 33 year old former WBO cruiserweight king from Swansea meets veteran German Juergen Braehmer for the WBA light-heavyweight title at Rostock on Germany’s Baltic coast. BoxNation televise live. Victory would establish ‘Big Macc’ as the first Brit to win a second world title by dropping down a weight, since Cornishman Ruby Bob Fitzsimmons in 1903. It is impossible not to like the amiable Welsh-Italian who I’ve been involved with almost from the onset of his pro career fifteen years ago.

Braehmer Stops Maccarinelli, Enzo Suffers Bad Eye Injury

Alexey Sukachev

•Apr 5, 2014

Stadthalle, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - There are fights which everyone knows are going to last the distance long before the opening bell. There are fights where everyone knows they won't go past the midway point. And then there are those which are expected to end early only to go all way to the final bell. For a while it looked like the WBA light heavyweight showdown between "regular" champion Juergen Braehmer and his famed opponent Enzo Maccarinelli would be of that kind, but it ended prematurely before the mid-point due to the completely shut right eye of the challenger.

Braehmer Confident Maccarinelli's Stripes Won't Change

Jake Donovan

•Apr 4, 2014

By Jake Donovan - Dating back to Sergey Kovalev’s most recent ring performance in late March, there is a lot of activity at the top level of the light heavyweight division in a span of just under two months. Kovalev is fresh off of a dominant knockout performance over Cedric Agnew. Bernard Hopkins and Beibut Shumenov are set to square off in an alphabet unification bout on April 19. The winner is likely next in line for a crack at lineal light heavyweight king Adonis Stevenson, providing he gets past Andrzej Fonfara in May. And then there’s Juergen Braehmer. The 35-year old has been steadily climbing the light heavyweight ranks, but still managing to fly under the radar. Part of that comes from fighting exclusively out of his native Germany, which leaves him largely out of the global spotlight currently enjoyed by his aforementioned divisional peers. Steps are being taken to change all of that. A career-best win came in his last fight, a dominant unanimous decision over Marcus Oliveira in their vacant title fight last December. The opportunity came due to the inactivity of Shumenov, although – ironically- both wound up fighting for different variations of the same title on the same night. The win over Oliveira was considered a minor upset though a win that makes sense in retrospect. Now comes the fun part, where Braehmer gets to bring some much needed notoriety to his career. His first title defense comes this Saturday, as he faces former cruiserweight champ Enzo Maccarinelli in Rostock, Germany.

Gary Lockett Confident Maccarinelli Will Beat Braehmer

Random Hits

•Apr 1, 2014

With 30 wins by stoppage – including a litany of spectacular one shot count outs – on his 44 fight ring slate, perhaps the boxing family should be a bit less dismissive of Enzo Maccarinell’s prospects ahead of his audacious world title challenge this weekend. The Bonymaen bomber ventures behind the old Iron Curtain to face off against German bad boy Juergen Braehmer for the WBO light-heavyweight title in Rostock, east Germany on Saturday evening.

News: Pacquiao-Bradley, Braehmer-Maccarinelli, Rubio

Hilmar Rojas

•Apr 1, 2014

Germany's Juergen Braehmer will defend his World Boxing Association "regular" light heavyweight title for the first time on Saturday April 5 against Enzo Maccarinelli. The fight will take place in Rostock and the referee will be Giuseppe Quarterone (Ita), while the judges in charge of the scorecards will be Jean Legland (Fra), Octavio Rodríguez (Pan) and Ove Ovessen (Din). Renzo Bagnariol will supervise the actions. Braehmer is 42-2 and defends the belt he won in December against Marcus Oliveira, while Maccarinelli is 38-6.

Braehmer: Calzaghe Sparring Won't Help Maccarinelli

Sauerland Event

•Mar 27, 2014

Juergen Braehmer (42-2, 31 KOs) will make the first defense of his WBA World Light Heavyweight Title against Enzo Maccarinelli (38-6, 30 KOs) on April 5 in Rostock, Germany. The reigning champion returns to Rostock for the first time since an ill-fated challenge for the WBA crown in 2008. With this defeat still fresh in his mind, Braehmer is adamant that history will not repeat itself when he faces Maccarinelli.

Maccarinelli Hungers To Snatch Away Braehmer's Title

Sauerland Event

•Mar 26, 2014

Enzo Maccarinelli (38-6, 30 KOs) travels to Rostock, Germany to challenge Juergen Braehmer (42-2, 31 KOs) for the WBA World Light Heavyweight Championship on April 5. Maccarinelli, the former WBO Cruiserweight Champion, knows what it takes to become a world champion and makes no secret of his desire to take the title from Braehmer in front of the German’s home fans.

Koelling Opponent Named For Braehmer-Maccarinelli Bill

Jake Donovan

•Mar 25, 2014

Unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Enrico Koelling now has an opponent set for his next ring appearance. The 24-year old will face Croatia's Mirzet Bajrektarevic (8-1, 4KO) in a scheduled eight-round preliminary bout on April 5 in Rostock, Germany. The bout comes in support of stablemate Jurgen Braehmer, who headlines in a light heavyweight title defense versus former cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli. It has already been an active 1st quarter of 2014 for Koelling (12-0, 4KO), who has a win under his belt and recently celebrated his 24th birthday. The April 5 showcase bout will mark his 13th fight since turning pro in Sept. '12. Koelling is coming off of a 3rd round knockout versus Paata Aduashvili this past January. The win, which served on the undercard of Marco Huck's repeat win over Firat Arslan, netted the Berlin native his first pro title of any kind. Current plans call for more title fight opportunities to come, on the domestic and international level. "It was a sensational feeling to win my first pro title on January 25. Now I want to set my sights on the next one," said Koelling, who is trained by Karsten Roewer, which also results in plenty of gym and preparation time with Braehmer, who is taken aback by the young protégé. "He has the fire and determination to make it to the top. I seldom meet such a hardworking boxer as Enrico," Braehmer insists. ''He has given me fantastic sparring since I have been with Team Sauerland and is one of the reasons why I am currently the WBA (light heavyweight) champion."