Brondby, Denmark: In the second fight of the evening, female featherweight Dina Thorslund (5-0) outscored Serbian Jasmina Nadj (5-11-2) over six two minute rounds. Thorslund had the fight under control from the first bell until the last while Nadj was content to spoil, hold and smother her aggressive opponent. Nadj had a point deducted in the fifth for holding and at the end it was scored 60-53 twice and 60-52.
Tempers flared at today’s weigh-in ahead of Patrick Nielsen (27-1, 13 KOs) and Rudy Markussen’s (39-3, 26 KOs) sold-out grudge match on Saturday night at the Brondby Hallen in Copenhagen. After taking to the scales, the bitter rivals had to be restrained when a shoving match threatened to escalate.
Tempers flared at today’s weigh-in ahead of Patrick Nielsen (27-1, 13 KOs) and Rudy Markussen’s (39-3, 26 KOs) sold-out grudge match on Saturday night at the Brondby Hallen in Copenhagen. After taking to the scales, the bitter rivals had to be restrained when a shoving match threatened to escalate.
Patrick Nielsen and Rudy Markussen’s ‘Bad Blood’ feud reached boiling point today at the final pre-fight press conference ahead of their Danish mega-fight on Saturday night at the sold-out Brondby Hallen in Copenhagen. The bitter rivals have been exchanging insults in the build up to their blockbuster clash, and their hostilities showed no signs of stopping as they met with the nation’s press at the Hotel D’Anglaterre.
Patrick Nielsen’s coach Joey Gamache went behind enemy lines today in an attempt to unsettle Rudy Markussen ahead of his ‘Bad Blood’ battle with Nielsen on Saturday night at the Brondby Hallen in Copenhagen. The former two-time World Champion surprised Markussen by showing up unannounced at his media workout at the Bokseinstituttet in Valby.
Patrick Nielsen (27-1, 13 KOs) opened the doors to his gym today for a media workout ahead of his blockbuster showdown with domestic rival Rudy Markussen (39-3, 26 KOs) on Saturday night at the Brondby Hallen in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Danish super middleweight looked in top form, as he was put through his paces by former two-time World Champion turned coach Joey Gamache.
Dina Thorslund (4-0, 3 KOs) is the latest addition to an action-packed undercard on December 12 at the Brondby Hallen in Copenhagen. The Danish super bantamweight will face Jasmina Nadj (5-10-2) prior to Patrick Nielsen’s ‘Bad Blood’ battle with domestic rival Rudy Markussen. "I'm really looking forward to this fight," said Thorslund. ‘’I’ve been training really hard with my coach Thomas Madsen, so I’m in super shape!
Abdul Khattab (12-1-0, 3 KOs) is the latest addition to the undercard for the ‘Bad Blood’ showdown between Patrick Nielsen and Rudy Markussen on December 12 at the Brondby Hallen in Copenhagen. The Danish middleweight was last in action in September at the Arena Nord in Frederikshavn, where he claimed an unanimous points victory over Hungarian Istvan Kiss, and thus came back strongly after his first career loss in May.
Tensions ran high at yesterday’s ‘Bad Blood’ press conference ahead of the Danish mega-fight between Patrick Nielsen (27-1, 13 KOs) and Rudy Markussen (39-3, 26 KOs) on December 12 at the Brondby Hallen in Copenhagen. With a date and venue confirmed for their highly anticipated grudge match, the bitter rivals wasted no time renewing hostilities, exchanging insults before having to be pulled apart during the customary face-to-face photographs.
World-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. rarely swaps the squared circle of the MGM Grand or Madison Square Garden for a Danish ring but when he does you can guarantee it is for something special. His last appearances were for two of the biggest bouts in Danish boxing history: Mikkel Kessler vs. Carl Froch in Herning as part of the Super Six World Boxing Classic in April 2010, and of course Brian Nielsen’s heavyweight showdown with ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson in Copenhagen in October 2001.