The Daily Bead Mailbag returns with Stephen 'Breadman' Edwards discussing questions on Wladimir Klitschko vs. James Toney, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his skills, thoughts on Danny Garcia, Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev, and more.
Former Philippine super flyweight champion Rene “Commander” Dacquel has beaten the odds to win the IBO International super flyweight title with a split decision win over South Africa’s flyweight champion Thembelani Nxoshe in South Africa on Saturday, Manila Time. The 24 year old Dacquel dropped the South African three times in the fight although one knockdown was ruled a slip by the referee.
Ronnie Nathanielsz The Philippines No. 2 ranked light flyweight Jaysever Abcede has won the vacant WBO Oriental minimum weight title with a stunning 11th round TKO over favored Thai veteran and world No. 1 rated Pigmy Kokiet Gym in Bangkok, Thailand. With the win Abcede improved his record to 10-3 with 6 knockouts while Pigmy dropped to 57-8-2 with 23 knockouts. The 20 year old Filipino registered his fifth stoppage in a row with his last win being a 3rd round TKO of Charles Canedo on July19. Pigmy won five fights in a row after losing to South Africa’s Hekkie Budler by an 8th round knockout in Budler’s IBO title defense on June 21, 2014. Pigmy Kokietgym was coming off a 2nd round knockout of Rofig Aditya of Indonesia in a scheduled six round bout last June 12.
WBO # 4 and WBA # 10 super bantamweight contender Zsolt Bedak (24-1) headlines Felix-Promotion´s first show of the new season on September 17 in Szentes (Hungary) in a scheduled ten-rounder against an opponent to be announced.
Washington, DC - This Friday night, August 28 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the nation's capital of Washington, DC, King's Promotions will present a spectacular night of boxing that will feature some of the best talent in the United States. In the main event, Brandon Bennett (19-1, 8 KO's) will square off with former world title challenger Jonathan Maicelo (21-2, 12 KO's) in a Lightweight bout scheduled for 10-rounds. Bennett of Cincinnati, Ohio has been training hard for Maicelo, who has challenged for an interim world title.
Michal Cieslak (9-0, 5 KOs), the newest addition to the Polish pool of talents in the cruiserweight division, shone brightly this past Saturday as he crushed through Finnish challenger Jarno Rosberg (18-2-1, 8 KOs) in less than two minutes to acquire a vacant Polish Youth International 200lb title in the main event of the show, co-promoted by Tomasz Babilonski of Babilon Promotions and Andrzej Wasilewski / Piotr Werner of Knockout Promotions in Miedzyzdroje, Poland.
Russian cruiserweight champion Andrey Knyazev (12-2, 6 KOs) fought in his hometown of Voronezh for the first time in his professional career, and his homecoming, supported by local fans at Yubileyniy Sports Palace, was a success. Knyazev effectively neglected Ilya Rolgeyzer’s pressure to win a unanimous decision over ten rounds and to defend his belt for the second time.
Former Philippine super flyweight champion Rene “Commander” Dacquel will face South Africa’s flyweight champion Thembelani Nxoshe for the IBO International super flyweight title in South Africa on August 28. The 24 year old Dacquel who has a record of 14-5-1 with 5 knockouts lost his Philippine title to Jnas Sultan by a twelve round unanimous decision last July 11 at the Mandaluying City Gym in a fight telecast by Viva Sports on “The Main Event” over Pinoy Box Office on Sky Cable.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen 'Breadman' Edwards answering questions on the Tarver-Cunningham / Huck-Glowacki PBC doubleheader, Wladimir Klitschko vs. James Toney, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and more
Heavyweight: Steve Cunningham tenuously holds onto his rating after a draw with Antonio Tarver, but there is room to move him down and out as fresh new Heavyweights, like Anthony Joshua just beneath him and the emerging Joseph Parker, make there way towards serious contention. Cruiserweight: Krzysztof Glowacki ended the longest reign in the division in what might be the best fight so far in 2015. That victory elevates the previously unrated Pole to the top contender’s position. Huck slips a few slots and a rematch would be welcome by anyone who saw the first edition. Keep an eye on September’s clash between Yoan Hernandez and Victor Ramirez. It could be another gem at 200 lbs. Glowacki’s arrival forces Thabiso Mchunu out of the top ten.