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SURPRISE title-shots are commonplace in boxing. With injuries, contractual disputes and many other factors occurring with regularity - it rarely strikes a chord when a last-minute challenger is called in to face an opponent of much higher stature.
RECENTLY dethroned IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green has shelved plans for a contractually obligated rematch with future Hall of Famer and conqueror Antonio Tarver to instead take on what seems to be his most legitimate challenge in recent years when he faces former IBF and reigning WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, who he faces on November 30th at Perth’s Challenge Stadium.
LUCK is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. For Australian super-bantamweight champion “Mighty” Mark Quon – this is exactly the case. However, if you were to look-back seven days prior, Quon’s situation would almost be the exact opposite. In training for a non-event six round fight in his home town of Melbourne, Quon’s career appeared to be at a legitimate crossroads.
AFTER months of waiting for a potential title-tilt against WBO super-featherweight champion Ricky Burns, highly-touted and unbeaten Australian prospect "Wild" Will Tomlinson will finally get his chance to become a world champion.
DANIEL Geale made the first successful defense of his IBF middleweight title in impressive fashion with a totally dominant rout of the durable but overmatched Eromosele Albert in-front of a sold-out home crowd at the Derwent Entertainment Centre overnight in Tasmania, Australia.
They say it’s not how a fighter loses that shapes him, but how he ultimately responds in the wake of defeat.