Cruiserweight: 2013: Oct 14-20
No action of note to report this week.
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 (5-75-118) 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 (5-11-49) 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 (5-240-240) 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 (5-49-202) 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) Grigory Drozd (2-2-49) Last Fight: 10/5/2013- TKO11 #13 Mateusz Masternak Next Fight: Unknown The first notable call-out of Drozd following his impressive victory over Masternak comes from Masternak’s countryman Krzysztof Glowacki. 10) Giacobbe Fragomeni (5-5-257) 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 (5-83) 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 (5-144) Last Fight: 2/22/2013- UD12* Garrett Wilson (UNR) Next Fight: 11/23/2013- vs. #2 Yoan Pablo Hernandez Alekseev gets a shot at Hernandez on November 23. 13) Ilunga Makabu (2-14) 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. 14) Mateusz Masternak (2-81) Last Fight: 10/5/2013- L (TKO11) vs. #16 Grigory Drozd Next Fight: Unknown Masternak is still a legitimate prospect despite his first loss, but can no longer lay claim to the status of “top prospect” after losing to Drozd. 15) Enad Licina (4-173) 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) Danie Venter (2-5) 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. 17) Dmytro Kucher (2-68) 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. 18) Krzysztof Glowacki (2-12) 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. 19) Rakhim Chakhkiev (2-4) Last Fight: 10/5/2013- KO10 Giulian Ilie (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Chakhkiev is back on a winning track, becoming the first man to stop Romanian journeyman Giulian Ilie. 20) Steve Herelius (2-2) Last Fight: 10/27/2013- L (KO2) vs. #19 Dmytro Kucher Next Fight: 11/1/2013- vs. Santander Silgado (UNR) Herelius has not won a fight since 2010, and thus his inclusion in the rankings is a stark reminder of the weathering effect the division has experienced over the last year. He’ll get a chance to cement his place there at the opening of November, when he meets one-loss Colombian prospect Santander Silgado in Cartagena.
Dan’s Top 20 (weeks in current position-weeks in top 10 (if applicable)-weeks in top 20) Champ: None 1) Denis Lebedev (12-193-193) 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 (57-173-173) 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 on November 23 in Germany against Alexander Alekseev. 3) Marco Huck (5-358-358) 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 (5-434-434) 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 (5-75-118) 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 (5-11-49) 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 (5-240-240) 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 (5-49-202) 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) Grigory Drozd (2-2-49) Last Fight: 10/5/2013- TKO11 #13 Mateusz Masternak Next Fight: Unknown The first notable call-out of Drozd following his impressive victory over Masternak comes from Masternak’s countryman Krzysztof Glowacki. 10) Giacobbe Fragomeni (5-5-257) 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 (5-83) 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 (5-144) Last Fight: 2/22/2013- UD12* Garrett Wilson (UNR) Next Fight: 11/23/2013- vs. #2 Yoan Pablo Hernandez Alekseev gets a shot at Hernandez on November 23. 13) Ilunga Makabu (2-14) 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. 14) Mateusz Masternak (2-81) Last Fight: 10/5/2013- L (TKO11) vs. #16 Grigory Drozd Next Fight: Unknown Masternak is still a legitimate prospect despite his first loss, but can no longer lay claim to the status of “top prospect” after losing to Drozd. 15) Enad Licina (4-173) 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) Danie Venter (2-5) 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. 17) Dmytro Kucher (2-68) 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. 18) Krzysztof Glowacki (2-12) 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. 19) Rakhim Chakhkiev (2-4) Last Fight: 10/5/2013- KO10 Giulian Ilie (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Chakhkiev is back on a winning track, becoming the first man to stop Romanian journeyman Giulian Ilie. 20) Steve Herelius (2-2) Last Fight: 10/27/2013- L (KO2) vs. #19 Dmytro Kucher Next Fight: 11/1/2013- vs. Santander Silgado (UNR) Herelius has not won a fight since 2010, and thus his inclusion in the rankings is a stark reminder of the weathering effect the division has experienced over the last year. He’ll get a chance to cement his place there at the opening of November, when he meets one-loss Colombian prospect Santander Silgado in Cartagena.
THE WEEK AHEAD: Saturday in Poland, #18 Krzysztof Glowacki takes on former fringe contender and current 42 year-old journeyman Richard Hall of Jamaica.
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