Cruiserweight: 2013: Sep 30 – Oct 6
A quick note before I get started this week: I missed the fact that Francisco Palacios had gone a year without fighting as of last week, and thus everyone ranked #16 and below last week should have been one spot higher, and while I won’t go back and edit that post, I will pretend from this point forward that I had done it correctly. Last week’s new #20 was/is Rakhim Chakhkiev.
Wlodarczyk will see action in the US for the first time since 2005 on December 6, fighting a trilogy bout with the rapidly aging Italian Giacobbe Fragomeni in Chicago.
5) Firat Arslan (3-73-116) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD10 Varol Vekiloglu (UNR) Next Fight: 1/25/2014- vs. #3 Marco Huck See Huck’s notes, above. 6) Thabiso Mchunu (3-9-47) Last Fight: 8/3/2013- UD10 Eddie Chambers (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Mchunu intends to be back by the end of the year, and says he’ll take on anyone in the division. I don’t blame him. I’d pick him to beat anyone. 7) Ola Afolabi (3-238-238) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L (MD12) vs. #8 Marco Huck Next Fight: 11/2/2013- vs. Lukasz Janik (UNR) If there is to be a Super 4 Cruiserweight tournament in Monaco, it appears it either won’t be on November 2 anymore, or that Afolabi won’t be participating if so, as he is slated for a November 2 fight on the Golovkin-Stevens undercard at Madison Square Garden against Polish prospect Lukasz Janik. 8) Danny Green (3-47-200) Last Fight: 11/21/2012- UD12 Shane Cameron (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Green has vacated his alphabet belt, and says essentially that only a really good opportunity would get him back between the ropes at this point. Still…he stopped short of retiring. 9) B.J. Flores (3-18-171) Last Fight: 10/6/2012- TKO2 David McNemar (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Flores needs to schedule a fight this week to keep his ranking.
10) Giacobbe Fragomeni (3-3-255) Last Fight: 7/27/2013- UD8 Toni Visic (UNR) Next Fight: 12/6/2013- vs. #4 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk See Wlodarczyk’s notes, above. 11) Silvio Branco (3-81) Last Fight: 7/6/2013- W (TD10) vs. Juho Haapoja (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Branco continues to chug along at 47 years young. He’s like a lower-level Hopkins. 12) Alexander Alekseev (3-142) Last Fight: 2/22/2013- UD12* Garrett Wilson (UNR) Next Fight: 12/14/2013- vs. #2 Yoan Pablo Hernandez Alekseev gets a shot at Hernandez on December 14, or possibly sometime in November. 13) Mateusz Masternak (3-79) Last Fight: 4/13/2013- TKO9 Sean Corbin (UNR) Next Fight: 10/5/2013- vs. #16 Grigory Drozd Masternak-Drozd once again appears set for 10/5 on the Klitsckho-Povetkin undercard after Boxrec had it off the schedule for some reason for a few weeks. 14) Ilunga Makabu (3-12) Last Fight: 8/31/2013- TKO5 Eric Fields (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Makabu is rumored for a Monaco 4-man tournament in the fall along with Flores and Australian Brad Pitt. 15) Enad Licina (2-171) Last Fight: 9/27/2013- TKO3 Levan Jomardashvili (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Licina needs a significant win before January, as his only relevant win in the last 5 years will become older than 5 years at that point, prompting his removal. 16) Grigory Drozd (2-47) Last Fight: 12/17/2012- UD12 Jean-Marc Monrose (UNR) Next Fight: 10/5/2013- vs. #13 Mateusz Masternak See Masternak’s notes, above. 17) Danie Venter (2-3) Last Fight: 9/21/2013- KO1 Shawn Cox (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown I must admit I wrote Venter off when he lost a bit of an upset to Mchunu last year, but Mchunu has proven to be something of a world beater since, and Venter’s overall resume is quietly starting to look pretty solid. 18) Dmytro Kucher (2-66) Last Fight: 7/13/2013- L (MD12) vs. Ilunga Makabu (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Kucher would like a rematch with Makabu, and has his sights set on Wlodarczyk down the road, as well. He expects to be back against someone in November or December. 19) Krzysztof Glowacki (2-10) Last Fight: 4/20/2013- UD8 Taylor Mabika (UNR) Next Fight: 10/19/2013- vs. Richard Hall (UNR) Glowacki is back in October against 41 year-old washed-up former fringe contender Richard Hall in Poland. 20) Rakhim Chakhkiev (2-2) Last Fight: 6/21/2013- L (TKO8) vs. #6 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk Next Fight: 10/5/2013- vs. Giulian Ilie (UNR) Chakhkiev fights mid-level Romanian journeyman Giulian Ilie on the Klitschko-Povetkin undercard in Moscow this weekend.
Now to this week’s update. #15 Enad Licina was in action this past weekend. He knocked around a low-level journeyman in Levan Jomardashvili, which is no great accomplishment, but in one sense the fight is still significant. The reason is that he made the 200 pound limit for the first time since last November, and thus assures himself of rankings eligibility beyond November, when he would otherwise have been removed for inactivity at this weight. He still faces likely removal in January, however, since his last worthwhile win will be 5 years old at that point.
Dan’s Top 20 (weeks in current position-weeks in top 10 (if applicable)-weeks in top 20) Champ: None 1) Denis Lebedev (10-191-191) Last Fight: 5/17/2013- L (TKO11) vs. Guillermo Jones (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown After originally talking about a return on the Klitschko-Povetkin undercard that never materialized, Lebedev has parted with his long-time promoter. 2) Yoan Pablo Hernandez (55-171-171) Last Fight: 9/15/2012- W*(UD12) vs. #20 Troy Ross Next Fight: Unknown Date- vs. #12 Alexander Alekseev Hernandez will make his long-awaited return in November or on December 14 in Germany against Alexander Alekseev. 3) Marco Huck (3-356-356) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- W (MD12) vs. #5 Ola Afolabi Next Fight: 1/25/2014- vs. #5 Firat Arslan Huck-Arslan II has a new date of January 25 after Huck suffered a hand injury. 4) Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (3-432-432) Last Fight: 6/21/2013- TKO8 Rakhim Chakhkiev (UNR) Next Fight: 12/6/2013- vs. #10 Giacobbe Fragomeni
Wlodarczyk will see action in the US for the first time since 2005 on December 6, fighting a trilogy bout with the rapidly aging Italian Giacobbe Fragomeni in Chicago.
5) Firat Arslan (3-73-116) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD10 Varol Vekiloglu (UNR) Next Fight: 1/25/2014- vs. #3 Marco Huck See Huck’s notes, above. 6) Thabiso Mchunu (3-9-47) Last Fight: 8/3/2013- UD10 Eddie Chambers (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Mchunu intends to be back by the end of the year, and says he’ll take on anyone in the division. I don’t blame him. I’d pick him to beat anyone. 7) Ola Afolabi (3-238-238) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L (MD12) vs. #8 Marco Huck Next Fight: 11/2/2013- vs. Lukasz Janik (UNR) If there is to be a Super 4 Cruiserweight tournament in Monaco, it appears it either won’t be on November 2 anymore, or that Afolabi won’t be participating if so, as he is slated for a November 2 fight on the Golovkin-Stevens undercard at Madison Square Garden against Polish prospect Lukasz Janik. 8) Danny Green (3-47-200) Last Fight: 11/21/2012- UD12 Shane Cameron (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Green has vacated his alphabet belt, and says essentially that only a really good opportunity would get him back between the ropes at this point. Still…he stopped short of retiring. 9) B.J. Flores (3-18-171) Last Fight: 10/6/2012- TKO2 David McNemar (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Flores needs to schedule a fight this week to keep his ranking.
10) Giacobbe Fragomeni (3-3-255) Last Fight: 7/27/2013- UD8 Toni Visic (UNR) Next Fight: 12/6/2013- vs. #4 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk See Wlodarczyk’s notes, above. 11) Silvio Branco (3-81) Last Fight: 7/6/2013- W (TD10) vs. Juho Haapoja (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Branco continues to chug along at 47 years young. He’s like a lower-level Hopkins. 12) Alexander Alekseev (3-142) Last Fight: 2/22/2013- UD12* Garrett Wilson (UNR) Next Fight: 12/14/2013- vs. #2 Yoan Pablo Hernandez Alekseev gets a shot at Hernandez on December 14, or possibly sometime in November. 13) Mateusz Masternak (3-79) Last Fight: 4/13/2013- TKO9 Sean Corbin (UNR) Next Fight: 10/5/2013- vs. #16 Grigory Drozd Masternak-Drozd once again appears set for 10/5 on the Klitsckho-Povetkin undercard after Boxrec had it off the schedule for some reason for a few weeks. 14) Ilunga Makabu (3-12) Last Fight: 8/31/2013- TKO5 Eric Fields (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Makabu is rumored for a Monaco 4-man tournament in the fall along with Flores and Australian Brad Pitt. 15) Enad Licina (2-171) Last Fight: 9/27/2013- TKO3 Levan Jomardashvili (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Licina needs a significant win before January, as his only relevant win in the last 5 years will become older than 5 years at that point, prompting his removal. 16) Grigory Drozd (2-47) Last Fight: 12/17/2012- UD12 Jean-Marc Monrose (UNR) Next Fight: 10/5/2013- vs. #13 Mateusz Masternak See Masternak’s notes, above. 17) Danie Venter (2-3) Last Fight: 9/21/2013- KO1 Shawn Cox (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown I must admit I wrote Venter off when he lost a bit of an upset to Mchunu last year, but Mchunu has proven to be something of a world beater since, and Venter’s overall resume is quietly starting to look pretty solid. 18) Dmytro Kucher (2-66) Last Fight: 7/13/2013- L (MD12) vs. Ilunga Makabu (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Kucher would like a rematch with Makabu, and has his sights set on Wlodarczyk down the road, as well. He expects to be back against someone in November or December. 19) Krzysztof Glowacki (2-10) Last Fight: 4/20/2013- UD8 Taylor Mabika (UNR) Next Fight: 10/19/2013- vs. Richard Hall (UNR) Glowacki is back in October against 41 year-old washed-up former fringe contender Richard Hall in Poland. 20) Rakhim Chakhkiev (2-2) Last Fight: 6/21/2013- L (TKO8) vs. #6 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk Next Fight: 10/5/2013- vs. Giulian Ilie (UNR) Chakhkiev fights mid-level Romanian journeyman Giulian Ilie on the Klitschko-Povetkin undercard in Moscow this weekend.
THE WEEK AHEAD: Friday in Tapiales, Argentina, local gatekeeper Cesar Crenz gets a 6-rounder against low-level countryman Mariano Diaz.
Saturday in Moscow, #13 Mateusz Masternak and #16 Grigory Drozd collide in a high-stakes battle of undefeated up-and-coming Eastern European prospects on the Klitschko-Povetkin undercard.
On that same card, #20 Rakhim Chakhkiev looks to rebound from his first loss back in June by taking on decent Romanian Giulian Ilie.
And wrapping up the week from London, Tony Conquest looks to add a conquest of Spanish-born and London-based one-loss prospect Wadi Camacho to his own one-loss record. It’s a pick ’em kind of fight. Camacho may be marginally the more tested, although both men have lost only to fellow prospects.
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