The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen 'Breadman' Edwards discussing more of the ongoing debates over the Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev outcome, sizing up some of the best trainers in the sport, and more.
The Russian fight scene, while not overly active in comparison with some other hotbeds of boxing, is also a scene of ongoing tug of war between various sanctioning bodies – thanks to its geography, population and tremendous boxing tradition.
Tim-Robin Lihaug (15-2, 8 KOs) returns to the ring on December 3 when he travels to the Arena Armeec in Sofia to face Gergo Horvath (9-2-1, 5 KOs). The Norwegian boxer will be fighting on the undercard of Kubrat Pulev’s long awaited homecoming fight with Samuel Peter for the WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight title.
Nick Blackwell was taken to hospital this week after suffering an injury during sparring. The former British middleweight champion suffered a bleed on the brain in March, in a loss to Chris Eubank Jr. at the SSE Arena in Wembley, London, and was forced to retire from the game.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen 'Breadman' Edward discussing the hotly contested outcome between Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward from last Saturday night, the battle of their trainers, Ward being a Hall of Fame fighter, and more.
It’s the greatest story never told, at least that’s what legendary director Martin Scorsese has said. Vinny Pazienza, a five-time world champion boxer in three different weight divisions, suffered a broken neck in a car accident that required him to make a decision: Choose spinal fusion surgery that would end his boxing career but guarantee he could walk again or opt for a medieval-like halo literally screwed into his skull that would allow his body to heal naturally but only if he could avoid banging into anything for six months.
A young boxer has died after being knocked unconscious by a single punch during his first fight. Kuba Moczyk had been in a coma with a bleed on the brain following the blow, which came during the final round of a boxing match in Great Yarmouth on Saturday.
Russian MMA fighter and former world kickboxing champion Musa Musalaev has been found shot to death by the entrance to his home in the town of Neu-Ulm, Germany. According to reports from German newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine, the 37-year-old was found murdered last Friday.
Alex Stewart, a heavyweight contender who fought Mike Tyson and nearly beat George Foreman, has died. He was 52. Stewart died last week after being rushed to a hospital in Mount Vernon, New York, said Mike Gilberg, a close friend of the former fighter. He had a blood clot in his lung, Gilberg said.
The box office smash Hands of Stone will officially be released today on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand. The movie that stars Roberto De Niro, Usher Raymond and Edgar Ramirez chronicles Hall of Fame boxer Roberto Duran's rise in the sport of boxing and culminates with his iconic upset victory over the unbeaten Sugar Ray Leonard.