Isaac Chilemba: record, next fight and profile →
Light heavyweight contender Isaac Chilemba (19-1-1) faces former champion Zsolt Erdei (33-0) on September 29th at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut in a fight televised by HBO. Chilemba, who held the IBO title in the super middleweight division, talks about the keys to coming out with a victory, his future and more in this exclusive BoxingScene.com interview.
Ending the night drenched in crimson flowing freely from his foe, 24-year old Malawian Light Heavyweight Isaac Chilemba (18-1-1, 9 KO) of Johannesburg, South Africa, picked up a hard fought and often two-ways foul unanimous decision over 31-year old veteran Colombian Edison Miranda (35-7, 30 KO) of Carolina, Puerto Rico on Friday night at the Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Isaac Chilemba pulled away down the stretch, outlanding the bloodied Edison Miranda 114-51 in total punches over the last four rounds. Chilemba landed 52% of his power shots in the fight. Chilemba won a ten round unanimous decision.
Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel, Las Vegas - Warriors Boxing and Sampson Boxing present an ESPN Friday Night Fights televised tripleheader. (10 p.m. ET on ESPN2 HD, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN3)
Texas Station Gambling Hall, Las Vegas - Puerto Rican prospect Roberto Acevedo (3-0, 2KOs) stopped Velvet Malone (0-4) in the fourth and final round of a super middleweight contest. Malone stunned Acevedo in the second round but never let his hands go. Acevedo started landed several punches while he pressed Malone against the ropes, and then referee Russell More jumped in to stop it. The stoppage was rather quick.
Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas - Light heavyweight contender Edison Miranda (35-6, 30KOs) sent a strong message to Isaac Chilemba (18-1-1, 9KOs). The vocal boxer from Colombia promised to end the fight in five rounds. Tomorrow night, Miranda-Chilemba headlines ESPN's live broadcast of Friday Night Fights. Chilembra promised to score a knockout in five rounds, and Miranda wants the same result - but in his favor.
"Everyone has a game plan until they get hit," laughs hard-hitting light heavyweight contender Edison "Pantera" Miranda.
Light heavyweight contender Isaac Chilemba loves a good challenge. Whether it was leaving his home of Malawi for South Africa six years ago to jumpstart his pro career, or taking on seven straight fighters with a combined record of 117-6, Chilemba (18-1-1, 9 KOs) has annexed both the IBO and WBC International belts to become a player in the 175-pound picture.
St. Petersburg, Florida - When South Africa's world ranked light heavyweight contender, Isaac "Golden Boy" Chilemba (18-1-1, 9 KOs), steps in the ring on February 3, 2012 against Edison "Pantera" Miranda (35-6, 30 KO's), he's going to have bad intentions on his mind.
Claiming he is not "mentally ready" to fight, Cuban light heavyweight Yordanis Despaigne has withdrawn from his scheduled rematch against charismatic light heavyweight slugger Edison "Pantera" Miranda (35-6, 30 KOs), scheduled for Friday, February 3, in the Dallas Events Center at the Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas.