Marco Huck: record, next fight and profile →
Former world champion Marco Huck (38-3-1, 26KOs) has a special motivation as he continues to train for his upcoming fourth meeting with Ola Afolabi (22-4, 11KOs). Their fight takes place on February 27th at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It's deja vu all over again. But with one clear difference. Though 35-year-old Ola Afolabi is preparing for a fight with Marco Huck for the fourth time in a 14-year career, it's the first time that the London-born Californian will be the hunted rather than the hunter. The elite 200-pounders will meet Feb. 27 at Gerry
WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (38-3-1, 26KOs) is still motivated to capture a world title at heavyweight. The popular German star is coming back on February 27th in a fourth battle with IBO cruiserweight king Ola Afolabi at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany.
Club Sportif Nouzonville Ardennes from France were the sole bidders at the purse bids for EU light heavyweight champ Medhi Amar´s mandatory defence against Welsh challenger Enzo Maccarinelli. CSNA bid 12,550,00 Euro and plan to stage the fight March 19 in Charleville.
Halle, Germany - Legendary cruiserweight rivals Ola “Kryptonite†Afolabi and Marco “Kapt’ n†Huck will meet for the fourth time on Saturday, February 27 at Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany. Presented by Huck Sports Promotion, from London, England and currently living in Los Angeles, California, Afolabi, 22-4-4 (11KO’s), will defend his IBO Cruiserweight World Title against Huck, 38-3-1 (26KO’s) of Berlin, Germany at the famed tennis stadium.
Cruiserweights Marco Huck and Ola Afolabi are ready to go to war once again, this time on February 27th at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany. RTL will televise the IBO championship contest. The two boxers clashed on three occasions in the past and all three of their fights were close and exciting to watch. In 2009, Huck won a twelve round unanimous decision over Afolabi. The went to a twelve round majority draw in their 2012 rematch, and Huck won another twelve round unanimous decision in their trilogy fight in 2013.
When Marco Huck fought Krzysztof Glowacki back in August, he didn’t just lose his world title when Glowacki came off the canvas and came from behind on the scorecards to score a stunning technical knockout. He also ended a streak of successful world title defenses at 13, with 12 wins and one draw, the same number that Johnny Nelson had during his own time as cruiserweight titleholder.
WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (27-2, 20KOs) was not surprised that longtime WBO cruiserweight king Marco Huck (38-3-1, 26KOs) was knocked out Polish puncher Krzysztof Glowacki in August. Lebdev lost a controversial twelve round split decision to Huck in 2010. A rematch never took place between the two boxers.
As BoxingScene.com reported late last night, German heavyweightr Manuel Charr is in hospital recovering after being shot in a late-night attack at a kebab snack-bar in Essen. The 30-year-old, who lost his world heavyweight title fight to ex-champion Vitali Klitscho in 2012 in a one-sided bout, was shot late on Tuesday night, and the gunman is still at large. Police in Essen confirmed to SID that they have launched an attempted murder investigation to catch the offender and armed officers stormed a flat in Essen on Wednesday morning, but no arrests were made.
The stagnation of the global economy continues to be felt in all business aspects. The crisis in Russia is present, but it manifests itself in its own—almost invisible—world. Moscow is still Moscow; even in tough times, it remains loud, vibrant and rich. We talked about this as well as a number of topics with Andrey Ryabinsky, a head of Russian promotional giant “World of Boxing.” In addition to his role as Russia’s leading promoter, Ryabinsky is a well-rounded businessman with his hand in several matters. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of an Investment and Civil Development Group of Companies “MIC” and is also the Vice-President of the Professional Boxing Federation of Russia. Given his wealth of experience and knowledge, we discussed with the Russian mogul the present-day business conditions in Russia, and the non-stop development of large projects and its management, and how it relates to his daily dealings in the boxing world. Also of interest is his take on the cruiserweight divisions and unification bouts, as he boasts most of the top fighters in the weight class.