
The War Report: February 2018
Here’s Michael Baca II’s The War Report, featuring a full monthly recap of boxing’s most notable results.
Here’s Michael Baca II’s The War Report, featuring a full monthly recap of boxing’s most notable results.
Tags: 2018, Beltran-Moses, boxing, Brandon Rios, Craig Evans, Danny Garcia, February, Garcia-Rios, Gassiev-Dorticos, Hurricane Futa, IBF/WBA cruiserweight title, Jaime Munguia, Jose Paz, Joseph Diaz Jr., Juan Francisco Estrada, Murat Gassiev, Paulus Moses, Ray Beltran, Recap, results, Rolando Chinea, Roman Andreev, Rungvisai-Estrada, Sor Rungvisai-Estrada, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, steve kim, The War Report, Thomas Mattice, vacant WBO lightweight title, Vage Sarukhanyan, Victor Terrazas, War Report, WBC junior bantamweight title, WBSS, World Boxing Super Series, Yunier Dorticos
While Murat Gassiev vs. Yunier Dorticos was boxing’s high watermark in 2018, another cruiserweight bout on the same evening sucked harder than a Roomba.
Tags: boxing, Carson Jones, cruiserweight, Eddie Hearn, England, Gassiev-Dorticos, Isaac Chamberlain, Joshua Buatsi, Lawrence Okolie, London, Murat Gassiev, O2 Arena, Recap, review, Sky Sports, steve kim, Ted Cheeseman, Yunier Dorticos
The hits keep coming and – with Saturday’s Murat Gassiev-Yunier Dorticos 200-pound title unification bout – the World Boxing Super Series keeps delivering.
Tags: Abel Sanchez, Ancajas-Gonzalez, Bolshoy Ice Dome, boxing, ESPN, Facebook, Gassiev-Dorticos, Gilberto Ramirez, Habib Ahmed, IBF junior bantamweight title, IBF/WBA cruiserweight titles, Israel Gonzalez, Jeddah, Jerwin Ancajas, Mairis Briedis, Murat Gassiev, Oleksandr Usyk, Ramirez-Ahmed, Recap, results, Russia, Saudi Arabia, steve kim, Usyk-Briedis, WBO super middleweight title, WBSS, World Boxing Super Series, YouTube, Yunier Dorticos
We inch ever so close to unifying the entire cruiserweight division, as IBF beltholder Murat Gassiev and WBA titlist Yunier Dorticos clash today, in Russia.
Tags: Abel Sanchez, Al Trophy, Alexander Krassyuk, boxing, Dorticos-Gassiev, ESPN, Evander Holyfield, Gassiev-Dorticos, Gilberto Ramirez, IBF cruiserweight title, Mairis Briedis. Usyk-Briedis, Martin Mulcahey, Marty Mulcahey, Muhammad Ali Trophy, Murat Gassiev, Oleksandr Usyk, preview, showtime, Super Six, Super Six World Classic, WBA cruiserweight title, WBC/WBO cruiserweight titles, WBSS, World Boxing Super Series, Yunier Dorticos
In one of the best tournaments few Americans actually get to enjoy, IBF cruiserweight titlist Murat Gassiev will face WBA counterpart Yunier Dorticos today.
Tags: Abel Sanchez, Adler, Bolshoy Ice Dome, boxing, Dorticos-Gassiev, Gassiev-Dorticos, IBF cruiserweight title, Mairis Briedis, Murat Gassiev, Oleksandr Usyk, preview, Russia, steve kim, Usyk-Briedis, WBA cruiserweight title, WBC/WBO cruiserweight titles, WBSS, World Boxing Super Series, Yunier Dorticos
In the wake of an uneventful show, at the Forum, what’s next for Golden Boy Promotions’ Lucas Matthysse and Jorge Linares? Steve Kim reports.
Tags: boxing, Boxing After Dark, California, Golden Boy Promotions, HBO, HBO Boxing After Dark, Inglewood, Jorge Linares, Linares-Gesta, Lucas Matthysse, Mairis Briedis, Mario Arano, Matthysse-Kiram, Mercito Gesta, Murat Gassiev, Oleksandr Usyk, Premier Boxing Champions, Recap, results, showtime, steve kim, Tewa Kiram, The Forum, Usyk-Briedis, WBC/WBO cruiserweight titles, World Boxing Super Series, Yunier Dorticos
Although he owns the renowned Summit gym, in Big Bear, California, noted trainer Abel Sanchez isn’t opposed to traveling to warmer climes for sparring.
Tags: Abel Sanchez, Big Bear, boxing, California, Freddie Roach, Gennady Golovkin, IBF cruiserweight title, Mairis Breidis, Murat Gassiev, Oleksandr Usyk, Saul Alvarez, steve kim, The Summit, WBA cruiserweight title, WBSS, Wild Card Boxing Club, World Boxing Super Series, Yunier Dorticos
Why is a perfectly good boxing concept, in the World Boxing Super Series, being kept out of HBO and Showtime’s reaches? Steve Kim reports.
Tags: Audience Network, boxing, Briedis-Usyk, Chris Eubank Jr., Dorticos-Gassiev, EPIX, Gassiev-Dorticos, George Groves, Golden Boy Promotions, Groves-Eubank Jr., HBO, Lipinets-Garcia, Mairis Briedis, Mikey Garcia, Murat Gassiev, Oleksandr Usyk, Richard Schaefer, Ringstar Sports, Sergey Lipinets, showtime, steve kim, Usyk-Briedis, WBSS, World Boxing Super Series, Yunier Dorticos
With little broadcast exposure, the ‘World Boxing Super Series’ is doing one helluva job satisfying fight fans – but could the WBSS land in Miami, Florida?
Tags: Audience Network, boxing, Briedis-Usyk, Callum Smith, Chris Eubank Jr., Comosa AG, Dmitry Kudryashov, Dorticos-Gassiev, Dorticos-Kudryashov, Florida, Gassiev-Dorticos, Gassiev-Wlodarczyk, George Groves, IBF cruiserweight title, Jurgen Braehmer, Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, Mairis Briedis, Miami, Murat Gassiev, New Jersey, Newark, Oleksandr Usyk, preview, Prudential Center, Richard Schaefer, Ringstar Sports, Rob Brant, San Antonio, Saudi Arabia, steve kim, super middleweight, Texas, Usyk-Briedis, WBA cruiserweight title, WBC cruiserweight title, WBO cruiserweight title, WBSS, World Boxing Super Series, Yunier Dorticos
It’s Week 42 of Michael Baca II’s The War Report, featuring a full recap of boxing’s best and what to look forward to in the coming weeks.
Tags: Abel Sanchez, cruiserweight, Gassiev-Wlodarczyk, IBF cruiserweight title, Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, Michael Baca II, Mike Baca II, Murat Gassiev, New Jersey, Newark, Prudential Center, Recap, results, schedule, The War Report, War Report, WBA cruiserweight title, WBSS, World Boxing Super Series, Yunier Dorticos
Showtime results: Adrien Broner and Jessie Vargas fight to a draw
Upward and onward: Carl Frampton and Amir Khan deliver wins across the pond
Joel Diaz and Vadim Kornilov have a busy night at Kings Theatre
Adrien Broner and Jessie Vargas meet at the ‘Last Chance Saloon’ for high stakes showdown