Super Middleweight: 2012, Sep 24-30
No activity in the division last week.
Last Fight: 9/8/2012- TKO10 LHW Champ Chad Dawson
Next Fight: Unknown Ward has floated Andre Dirrell and Kelly Pavlik as possible opponents. 1) Carl Froch (18-328-328)
Last Fight: 5/26/2012- TKO5 #1 Lucian Bute
Next Fight: 11/17/2012- vs. LHW #11 Yusaf Mack After the negotiations initially appeared to have failed, Froch eventually secured a fight with Yusaf Mack, afterall.
2) Arthur Abraham (5-153-153)
Last Fight: 8/25/2012- UD12 #4 Robert Stieglitz
Next Fight: 12/15/2012- vs. Unknown Opponent Abraham is a hot commodity in the division again. He is already scheduled for a return on December 15, with Mikkel Kessler reportedly interested, and with the winner of Sturm-Geale also being a possibility. 3) Mikkel Kessler (5-407-407) Last Fight: 5/19/2012- KO5 Allan Green (UNR)
Next Fight: 12/8/2012- vs. Brian Magee (UNR) Kessler fights fringe contender Brian Magee in Herning, Denmark on December 8. 4) Lucian Bute (5-337-337)
Last Fight: 5/26/2012- L(TKO5) vs. #2 Carl Froch
Next Fight: 11/3/2012- vs. LHW #15 Denis Grachev (at LHW) Bute will exercise his rematch clause to fight Froch in March, but will be fighting an interim fight in November against otherwise mediocre but hard-hitting light heavyweight Denis Grachev.
5) Robert Stieglitz (5-161-161) Last Fight: 8/25/2012- L(UD12) vs. #6 Arthur Abraham
Next Fight: Unknown Stieglitz was somewhat busted up in the tough Abraham fight, and so I expect him to take a few months off at least. 6) Thomas Oosthuizen (5-69-117)
Last Fight: 8/2/2012- UD12 Rowland Bryant (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Oosthuizen looked like the frontrunner to fight Froch in April, but didn’t like the offer he was given and turned down the shot. 7) Kelly Pavlik (12-12-12) Last Fight: 7/7/2012- UD10 #12 Will Rosinsky Next Fight: Unknown 8) Adonis Stevenson (12-42-42) Last Fight: 4/20/2012- TKO2 Noe Gonzalez (UNR) Next Fight: 10/12/2012- vs. Don George (UNR) Stevenson’s ill-fated fight with Don George has been rescheduled for October 12, in Montreal. 9) Sakio Bika (9-41-286) Last Fight: 6/2/2012- TKO10 Dyah Davis (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Bika has been talking about a willingness to fight Froch, or even to move up and fight Danny Green as high as cruiserweight.
10) Karoly Balzsay (9-9-23) Last Fight: 4/21/2012- TKO12 #8 Dimitri Sartison Next Fight: Unknown Balzsay pulled out of a scheduled alphabet title defense with fringe contender Brian Magee with a back injury. 11) Andy Lee (12-81) Last Fight: 6/16/2012- L(TKO7) vs. MW#? Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (at MW) Next Fight: Unknown 12) Anthony Dirrell (9-43) Last Fight: 12/2/2011- TKO4 Renan St. Juste (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Dirrell had been all set for a somewhat goofy vacant title opportunity against the underwhelming Nikola Sjekloca, but Dirrell crashed his motorcycle, breaking an arm and leg. He’s expected to be out of action until approximately November at the earliest. 13) Will Rosinsky (9-15) Last Fight: 7/7/2012- L(UD10) vs. Kelly Pavlik (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 14) Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye (9-46) Last Fight: 5/26/2012- RTD9 Jose Maria Guerrero (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 15) Dimitri Sartison (9-117)
Last Fight: 4/21/2012- L(TKO12) vs. Karoly Balzsay (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Sartison has been medically cleared following his third knee surgery, and is looking to return in December. 16) Bryan Vera (9-86) Last Fight: 8/11/2012- W(MD12) vs. Sergio Mora (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: Unknown Vera took care of his rematch with Mora, but now only has until October to schedule a fight at 168 before he’s removed here. 17) Jesus Gonzales (9-64) Last Fight: 2/18/2012- L(KO1) vs. #9 Adonis Stevenson Next Fight: Unknown 18) James DeGale (9-50) Last Fight: 4/21/2012- TKO4 Cristian Sanavia (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 19) George Groves (9-11) Last Fight: 7/28/2012- TKO6 Francisco Sierra (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Groves was supposed to headline a fight on September 14 in London, but seemed to have had other ideas almost from the start, as the show will now go on without him. 20) Edwin Rodriguez (9-9) Last Fight: 3/17/2012- UD10 Don George (UNR) Next Fight: 9/29/2012- vs. Jason Escalera (UNR) Rodriguez will headline a fairly ShoBoxy edition of HBO’s Boxing After Dark on September 29.
Dan’s Top 20 Champ: Andre Ward (41-175-175)
Last Fight: 9/8/2012- TKO10 LHW Champ Chad Dawson
Next Fight: Unknown Ward has floated Andre Dirrell and Kelly Pavlik as possible opponents. 1) Carl Froch (18-328-328)
Last Fight: 5/26/2012- TKO5 #1 Lucian Bute
Next Fight: 11/17/2012- vs. LHW #11 Yusaf Mack After the negotiations initially appeared to have failed, Froch eventually secured a fight with Yusaf Mack, afterall.
2) Arthur Abraham (5-153-153)
Last Fight: 8/25/2012- UD12 #4 Robert Stieglitz
Next Fight: 12/15/2012- vs. Unknown Opponent Abraham is a hot commodity in the division again. He is already scheduled for a return on December 15, with Mikkel Kessler reportedly interested, and with the winner of Sturm-Geale also being a possibility. 3) Mikkel Kessler (5-407-407) Last Fight: 5/19/2012- KO5 Allan Green (UNR)
Next Fight: 12/8/2012- vs. Brian Magee (UNR) Kessler fights fringe contender Brian Magee in Herning, Denmark on December 8. 4) Lucian Bute (5-337-337)
Last Fight: 5/26/2012- L(TKO5) vs. #2 Carl Froch
Next Fight: 11/3/2012- vs. LHW #15 Denis Grachev (at LHW) Bute will exercise his rematch clause to fight Froch in March, but will be fighting an interim fight in November against otherwise mediocre but hard-hitting light heavyweight Denis Grachev.
5) Robert Stieglitz (5-161-161) Last Fight: 8/25/2012- L(UD12) vs. #6 Arthur Abraham
Next Fight: Unknown Stieglitz was somewhat busted up in the tough Abraham fight, and so I expect him to take a few months off at least. 6) Thomas Oosthuizen (5-69-117)
Last Fight: 8/2/2012- UD12 Rowland Bryant (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Oosthuizen looked like the frontrunner to fight Froch in April, but didn’t like the offer he was given and turned down the shot. 7) Kelly Pavlik (12-12-12) Last Fight: 7/7/2012- UD10 #12 Will Rosinsky Next Fight: Unknown 8) Adonis Stevenson (12-42-42) Last Fight: 4/20/2012- TKO2 Noe Gonzalez (UNR) Next Fight: 10/12/2012- vs. Don George (UNR) Stevenson’s ill-fated fight with Don George has been rescheduled for October 12, in Montreal. 9) Sakio Bika (9-41-286) Last Fight: 6/2/2012- TKO10 Dyah Davis (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Bika has been talking about a willingness to fight Froch, or even to move up and fight Danny Green as high as cruiserweight.
10) Karoly Balzsay (9-9-23) Last Fight: 4/21/2012- TKO12 #8 Dimitri Sartison Next Fight: Unknown Balzsay pulled out of a scheduled alphabet title defense with fringe contender Brian Magee with a back injury. 11) Andy Lee (12-81) Last Fight: 6/16/2012- L(TKO7) vs. MW#? Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (at MW) Next Fight: Unknown 12) Anthony Dirrell (9-43) Last Fight: 12/2/2011- TKO4 Renan St. Juste (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Dirrell had been all set for a somewhat goofy vacant title opportunity against the underwhelming Nikola Sjekloca, but Dirrell crashed his motorcycle, breaking an arm and leg. He’s expected to be out of action until approximately November at the earliest. 13) Will Rosinsky (9-15) Last Fight: 7/7/2012- L(UD10) vs. Kelly Pavlik (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 14) Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye (9-46) Last Fight: 5/26/2012- RTD9 Jose Maria Guerrero (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 15) Dimitri Sartison (9-117)
Last Fight: 4/21/2012- L(TKO12) vs. Karoly Balzsay (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Sartison has been medically cleared following his third knee surgery, and is looking to return in December. 16) Bryan Vera (9-86) Last Fight: 8/11/2012- W(MD12) vs. Sergio Mora (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: Unknown Vera took care of his rematch with Mora, but now only has until October to schedule a fight at 168 before he’s removed here. 17) Jesus Gonzales (9-64) Last Fight: 2/18/2012- L(KO1) vs. #9 Adonis Stevenson Next Fight: Unknown 18) James DeGale (9-50) Last Fight: 4/21/2012- TKO4 Cristian Sanavia (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 19) George Groves (9-11) Last Fight: 7/28/2012- TKO6 Francisco Sierra (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Groves was supposed to headline a fight on September 14 in London, but seemed to have had other ideas almost from the start, as the show will now go on without him. 20) Edwin Rodriguez (9-9) Last Fight: 3/17/2012- UD10 Don George (UNR) Next Fight: 9/29/2012- vs. Jason Escalera (UNR) Rodriguez will headline a fairly ShoBoxy edition of HBO’s Boxing After Dark on September 29.
The Week Ahead: Three notable fighters see action this week in far-flung corners of the globe. In Tanzania, local fighter Francis Cheka (roughly gatekeeper level, though the pattern of his career doesn’t fit that stereotype) battles his countryman, journeyman Karama Nyilawila.
In the Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut, #20 Edwin Rodriguez headlines HBO’s broadcast with a bout against undefeated but very untested power-punching prospect Jason Escalera.
Finally, in Caracas, Venezuela, local fringe contender Gusmyr Perdomo battles generic journeyman Luzimar Gonzaga of Brazil.
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