Cruiserweight: 2013: May 13-19
One-loss Colombian prospect Santander Silgado made short work of low-level Argentine journeyman and late replacement Rodolfo De Dominicis in Cartagena, stopping his man in just under a round.
1) Denis Lebedev (35-171-171) Last Fight: 12/17/2012- KO4 Santander Silgado (UNR) Next Fight: 5/17/2013- vs. Guillermo Jones (UNR) Lebedev will be fighting inactive titlist Guillermo Jones near Moscow on May 17.
2) Yoan Pablo Hernandez (35-151-151) Last Fight: 9/15/2012- W*(UD12) vs. #20 Troy Ross Next Fight: Unknown Hernandez pulled out of his scheduled 2/2 fight with Eric Fields with a fractured hand. 3) Troy Ross (35-35-67) Last Fight: 9/15/2012- L*(UD12) vs. #1 Yoan Pablo Hernandez Next Fight: Unknown Quote from Ross’s Twitter: “If the right opportunity arises I will fight again.” That sounds more like a semi-retired fighter than the guy that just outfought the division’s #1 contender. Here’s hoping he starts hunting for good fights like a starving mountain man any second now. 4) Ola Afolabi (14-218-218) Last Fight: 5/5/2012- Draw* (MD12) vs. #4 Marco Huck Next Fight: 6/8/2013- vs. #7 Marco Huck Sauerland is now promoting the Huck-Afolabi trilogy match after Don King botched it, and has limited the damage to about a month’s delay, with the fight now set for June 8 in Berlin. 5) Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (14-412-412) Last Fight: 9/22/2012- UD12 #13 Francisco Palacios Next Fight: 6/22/2013- vs. Rakhim Chakhkiev (UNR)
Apparently an agreement has been reached for Wlodarczyk to fight undefeated and fringe-contending Russian Olympian Rakhim Chakhkiev in Moscow, June 22. Wlodarczyk will reportedly have a rematch clause in the event he loses.
6) Firat Arslan (14-53-96) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD10 Varol Vekiloglu (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Arslan easily handled his first opponent under the Sauerland banner, but disappointed a bit in that he failed to stop him. 7) Marco Huck (14-336-336) Last Fight: 11/3/2012- W*(UD12) vs. #10 Firat Arslan (Robbery) Next Fight: 6/8/2013- vs. #4 Ola Afolabi See Afolabi’s notes, above. 8) Lateef Kayode (14-50-130) Last Fight: 6/2/2012- Draw (SD12) vs. ‘Roided up #3 Antonio Tarver Next Fight: Unknown There are indications that Kayode may be fighting Eddie Chambers next, though it’s unclear whether it is being discussed for cruiser or heavy. 9) Danny Green (14-27-180) Last Fight: 11/21/2012- UD12 Shane Cameron (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown As has been the case after every fight since he had very serious surgery a couple years ago, there is speculation that Green may retire following his win over Shane Cameron. Green himself remains non-committal. 10) B.J. Flores (14-14-151) Last Fight: 10/6/2012- TKO2 David McNemar (UNR) Next Fight: 6/8/2013- vs. Nuri Seferi (UNR) Don King’s embarrassing failure to make the Huck-Afolabi card happen has claimed Flores-Palacios as collateral damage. Flores instead will be fighting a month later against Albanian gatekeeper Nuri Seferi, in Albania.
11) Giacobbe Fragomeni (14-235) Last Fight: 12/15/2012- W*(SD12) vs. #13 Silvio Branco Next Fight: Unknown There is some speculation that Masternak might try to lure Fragomeni out of his mandatory shot at Wlodarczyk with a higher monetary offer that might put Masternak in the same position with a victory. 12) Silvio Branco (14-61) Last Fight: 12/15/2012- L*(SD12) vs. #12 Giacobbe Fragomeni Next Fight: Unknown Branco can still hang with whippersnappers like 43 year-old countryman Fragomeni, but you’ve gotta think his active days are numbered at 46. 13) Alexander Alekseev (12-122) Last Fight: 2/22/2013- UD12* Garrett Wilson (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Alekseev barely squeaked by after building an early lead against Wilson, but it’s still an improvement from his previous fight. 14) Mateusz Masternak (12-59) Last Fight: 4/13/2013- TKO9 Sean Corbin (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Masternak’s scheduled meeting with Jeremy Ouanna gave way to an even less impressive match-up against Sean Corbin, a mediocre Guyana journeyman best known for beating a totally shot Wayne Braithwaite after being inactive for 2 years. 15) Francisco Palacios (12-111) Last Fight: 9/22/2012- L(UD12) vs. #7 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk Next Fight: Unknown 16) Thabiso Mchunu (14-27) Last Fight: 11/10/2012- TKO5 #20 Danie Venter Next Fight: Unknown The promoter of Congolese prospect Ilunga Makabu has offered to fight Mchunu, but reportedly met with tepid interest from Mchunu’s camp. 17) Dmytro Kucher (14-46) Last Fight: 3/21/2013- UD12 Julio Cesar Dos Santos (UNR) Next Fight: 7/13/2013- vs. Ilunga Makabu (UNR) A clash of good-looking prospects is on tap for July 13, as Kucher will meet Junior Makabu in Monaco. 18) Enad Licina (14-151) Last Fight: 11/10/2012- TKO2 Koeksal Orduhan Next Fight: Unknown While there hasn’t been a lot of chirping about Licina’s next fight, he appears to have his hands full with Angry Birds Star Wars. Seriously. Look him up on Twitter. 19) Grigory Drozd (14-27) Last Fight: 12/17/2012- UD12 Jean-Marc Monrose (UNR) Next Fight: 6/8/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Drozd will apparently be fighting in an unpronounceable Russian town in early June, but no opponent has been named yet. That’s assuming his recovery from hand surgery goes according to plan. But an ominous sign has popped up, as it no longer appears on boxrec. 20) Pawel Glazewski (14-14) Last Fight: 2/23/2013- UD10 Bartlomiej Grafka (UNR) Next Fight: 6/29/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Glazewski returns in late June in Ostroda, Poland. Probably more or less at light heavyweight.
No changes to the rankings.
Dan’s Top 20 (weeks in current position-weeks in top 10 (if applicable)-weeks in top 20) Champ: None
1) Denis Lebedev (35-171-171) Last Fight: 12/17/2012- KO4 Santander Silgado (UNR) Next Fight: 5/17/2013- vs. Guillermo Jones (UNR) Lebedev will be fighting inactive titlist Guillermo Jones near Moscow on May 17.
2) Yoan Pablo Hernandez (35-151-151) Last Fight: 9/15/2012- W*(UD12) vs. #20 Troy Ross Next Fight: Unknown Hernandez pulled out of his scheduled 2/2 fight with Eric Fields with a fractured hand. 3) Troy Ross (35-35-67) Last Fight: 9/15/2012- L*(UD12) vs. #1 Yoan Pablo Hernandez Next Fight: Unknown Quote from Ross’s Twitter: “If the right opportunity arises I will fight again.” That sounds more like a semi-retired fighter than the guy that just outfought the division’s #1 contender. Here’s hoping he starts hunting for good fights like a starving mountain man any second now. 4) Ola Afolabi (14-218-218) Last Fight: 5/5/2012- Draw* (MD12) vs. #4 Marco Huck Next Fight: 6/8/2013- vs. #7 Marco Huck Sauerland is now promoting the Huck-Afolabi trilogy match after Don King botched it, and has limited the damage to about a month’s delay, with the fight now set for June 8 in Berlin. 5) Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (14-412-412) Last Fight: 9/22/2012- UD12 #13 Francisco Palacios Next Fight: 6/22/2013- vs. Rakhim Chakhkiev (UNR)
Apparently an agreement has been reached for Wlodarczyk to fight undefeated and fringe-contending Russian Olympian Rakhim Chakhkiev in Moscow, June 22. Wlodarczyk will reportedly have a rematch clause in the event he loses.
6) Firat Arslan (14-53-96) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD10 Varol Vekiloglu (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Arslan easily handled his first opponent under the Sauerland banner, but disappointed a bit in that he failed to stop him. 7) Marco Huck (14-336-336) Last Fight: 11/3/2012- W*(UD12) vs. #10 Firat Arslan (Robbery) Next Fight: 6/8/2013- vs. #4 Ola Afolabi See Afolabi’s notes, above. 8) Lateef Kayode (14-50-130) Last Fight: 6/2/2012- Draw (SD12) vs. ‘Roided up #3 Antonio Tarver Next Fight: Unknown There are indications that Kayode may be fighting Eddie Chambers next, though it’s unclear whether it is being discussed for cruiser or heavy. 9) Danny Green (14-27-180) Last Fight: 11/21/2012- UD12 Shane Cameron (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown As has been the case after every fight since he had very serious surgery a couple years ago, there is speculation that Green may retire following his win over Shane Cameron. Green himself remains non-committal. 10) B.J. Flores (14-14-151) Last Fight: 10/6/2012- TKO2 David McNemar (UNR) Next Fight: 6/8/2013- vs. Nuri Seferi (UNR) Don King’s embarrassing failure to make the Huck-Afolabi card happen has claimed Flores-Palacios as collateral damage. Flores instead will be fighting a month later against Albanian gatekeeper Nuri Seferi, in Albania.
11) Giacobbe Fragomeni (14-235) Last Fight: 12/15/2012- W*(SD12) vs. #13 Silvio Branco Next Fight: Unknown There is some speculation that Masternak might try to lure Fragomeni out of his mandatory shot at Wlodarczyk with a higher monetary offer that might put Masternak in the same position with a victory. 12) Silvio Branco (14-61) Last Fight: 12/15/2012- L*(SD12) vs. #12 Giacobbe Fragomeni Next Fight: Unknown Branco can still hang with whippersnappers like 43 year-old countryman Fragomeni, but you’ve gotta think his active days are numbered at 46. 13) Alexander Alekseev (12-122) Last Fight: 2/22/2013- UD12* Garrett Wilson (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Alekseev barely squeaked by after building an early lead against Wilson, but it’s still an improvement from his previous fight. 14) Mateusz Masternak (12-59) Last Fight: 4/13/2013- TKO9 Sean Corbin (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Masternak’s scheduled meeting with Jeremy Ouanna gave way to an even less impressive match-up against Sean Corbin, a mediocre Guyana journeyman best known for beating a totally shot Wayne Braithwaite after being inactive for 2 years. 15) Francisco Palacios (12-111) Last Fight: 9/22/2012- L(UD12) vs. #7 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk Next Fight: Unknown 16) Thabiso Mchunu (14-27) Last Fight: 11/10/2012- TKO5 #20 Danie Venter Next Fight: Unknown The promoter of Congolese prospect Ilunga Makabu has offered to fight Mchunu, but reportedly met with tepid interest from Mchunu’s camp. 17) Dmytro Kucher (14-46) Last Fight: 3/21/2013- UD12 Julio Cesar Dos Santos (UNR) Next Fight: 7/13/2013- vs. Ilunga Makabu (UNR) A clash of good-looking prospects is on tap for July 13, as Kucher will meet Junior Makabu in Monaco. 18) Enad Licina (14-151) Last Fight: 11/10/2012- TKO2 Koeksal Orduhan Next Fight: Unknown While there hasn’t been a lot of chirping about Licina’s next fight, he appears to have his hands full with Angry Birds Star Wars. Seriously. Look him up on Twitter. 19) Grigory Drozd (14-27) Last Fight: 12/17/2012- UD12 Jean-Marc Monrose (UNR) Next Fight: 6/8/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Drozd will apparently be fighting in an unpronounceable Russian town in early June, but no opponent has been named yet. That’s assuming his recovery from hand surgery goes according to plan. But an ominous sign has popped up, as it no longer appears on boxrec. 20) Pawel Glazewski (14-14) Last Fight: 2/23/2013- UD10 Bartlomiej Grafka (UNR) Next Fight: 6/29/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Glazewski returns in late June in Ostroda, Poland. Probably more or less at light heavyweight.
THE WEEK AHEAD: Friday in Moscow, #1 contender Denis Lebedev faces probably the second best opponent of his career in inactive former top 10 contender Guillermo Jones.
The following night in London, a mediocre field of cruiserweights populate the ranks of the latest Prizefighter tournament. There are no top 50 fighters in the field at the moment, but depending on the draw, there is likely to be one or more by the end of the first round, or second at the latest. The favorites at this point are probably Tony Conquest, Danny McIntosh, and perhaps Neil Dawson. In the 3-round format, Shane McPhilbin could also be dangerous.
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