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AUSTRALIA's Sam Soliman has endured a frustrating 2013, after a seemingly career best win against recently crowned IBF middleweight titlist Felix Sturm, the former world title challenger has had to patiently wait for his shot at redemption, despite holding mandatory status with the IBF.
AUSTRALIA's Blake Caparello (17-0-1, 6 KOs) had his final sparring session earlier today ahead of his scheduled twelve-round championship fight against former world title challenger and Super Six contestant Allan 'Sweetness' Green (33-4, 22 KOs) on Thursday October 17th at The Melbourne Pavilion. The fight, which will air nationally on Fox Sports Australia will be for the vacant IBO light heavyweight title, previously held by future Hall of Famers Roy Jones Jr and Antonio Tarver, as well as Chad Dawson and Jean Pascal in more recent times. Caparello, 27, who is fresh from a training camp in Canada with Jean Pascal, Eleider Alvarez and Artur Beterbiev is widely regarded as one of Australia's brightest prospects, having seen off a variety of challengers, most notably International opponents Aaron Pryor Jr, Robert Berridge and Joseph Kwadjo with relative ease throughout a professional career that is yet to span over four years.
WILL Tomlinson has patiently waited in the mythical line of contenders who have been yearning for an opportunity to stake their claim amongst the elite in the super-featherweight division. An impressive win over South Africa's Malcolm Klassen will potentially stamp Tomlinson's ticket to the front of the queue. On Thursday night (AEST) at the eloquent Melbourne Pavilion, Australia's IBO super-featherweight titlist "Wild" Will Tomlinson hopes to continue his upward trajectory as he is challenged by former IBF super-featherweight titleholder Malcolm "Stone" Klassen in what is regarded as is toughest challenge to date.
THE night was different, the town was different and the opponent was different – but for Sam ‘King’ Soliman, the story was all the same as he methodically broke down the Dominican-born and New York-based Giovanni Lorenzo in front of a bumper sell-out crowd at The Geelong Arena in an official IBF middleweight world title eliminator overnight. Soliman, 38, not only outpointed and outboxed his younger opponent, but floored him twice in a vintage performance that will surely go down as one of his best in a professional career that has spanned over fifteen years and has amassed over fifty fights.
AUSTRALIAN boxing's golden girl Susie 'Q' Ramadan (23-1, 8 KOs) staked her claim as one of the nation's greatest ever female fighters as she weathered the challenge of Usanakorn Kokietgym (11-2, 10 KOs) - before dethroning the WBC female bantamweight titlist to earn her second world-title over ten gruelling rounds at The Melbourne Pavilion overnight.
IN his fight national title challenge, Jarrod Fletcher put on a boxing clinic as he outpointed reigning Australian middleweight titlist Tito Mwetupunga in an unsatisfying yet efficient performance over ten-rounds at The Melbourne Pavilion - Victoria's home of championship boxing on Friday night.
MANNY Vlamis endured a classic battle with Joel Casey at the Malvern Town Hall, earning the PABA light-heavyweight title in the process with a devastating left-hook, followed by an onslaught of punches that caused the ringside physician Peter Lewis to stop the contest.
ONE day not too long ago, what appeared certain suddenly wasn't and one man found himself presented with a once in a life-time opportunity.
DIANA Prazak scored the biggest win in Australian women's boxing history when she dethroned reigning WIBA super-featherweight champion "Lethal" Lindsay Garbatt in spectacular fashion in front of a vocal home-crowd at Grand Star Receptions in Melbourne, Australia in a fight that has boxing enthusiasts statewide clamouring as a near-guarentee for Fight of the Year honours.
During his entire professional career, he played the role of the underdog. For Rivan "All Hail" Cessaire, the Australian Fight Series was not only the life-line that his career so desperately needed - but a chance to show the boxing public that he is one of the leading welterweights that Australia has to offer.