Cruiserweight: 2013, Nov 18-24
The only notable in action this week was Marcos Ahumada, the impressive Argentine who probably projects more as a light heavyweight than a cruiser. He scored a 5th-round TKO over low-level journeyman Mauricio Caceda, in San Luis, a city in both men’s native Argentina.
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 (10-80-123) 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 (10-16-54) Last Fight: 8/3/2013- UD10 Eddie Chambers (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Mchunu recently signed a promotional deal with Main Events, the promoter of his recent victim Eddie Chambers. This ensures that US fans will be seeing him on NBC Sports in 2014, if not earlier. 7) Danny Green (3-54-207) Last Fight: 11/21/2012- UD12 Shane Cameron (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Green is all but retired, it would appear, and it would take the highly unlikely scheduling of a fight during he upcoming week to avoid his removal at the next update. 8) Grigory Drozd (3-7-54) 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. 9) Ola Afolabi (3-245-245) Last Fight: 11/2/2013- W* (MD12) vs. Lukasz Janik (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Afolabi needed a gift to squeak by Janik. 10) Giacobbe Fragomeni (10-10-262) 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 (10-88) Last Fight: 7/6/2013- W (TD10) vs. Juho Haapoja (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown I’ve heard unconfirmed reports that Russian prospect Chakhkiev wants a fight with Branco. 12) Alexander Alekseev (10-149) 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 (7-19) Last Fight: 8/31/2013- TKO5 Eric Fields (UNR) Next Fight: 2/1/2014- vs. Pawel Kolodziej (UNR) Makabu is set to fight undefeated Polish prospect Pawel Kolodziej in Monaco for an interim alphabet belt on February 1. 14) Santander Silgado (3-3) Last Fight: 11/1/2013- TKO2 #20 Steve Herelius Next Fight: Unknown Silgado may have caught a finished fighter at the right time in stopping Herelius, but in a fairly shallow division, that’s enough for now. 15) Mateusz Masternak (3-86) 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. 16) Lukasz Janik (3-3) Last Fight: L* (MD12) vs. #7 Ola Afolabi Next Fight: Unknown Janik would like a well-deserved rematch with Afolabi. 17) Enad Licina (3-178) 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. 18) Danie Venter (3-10) 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. 19) Dmytro Kucher (3-73) 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. 20) Krzysztof Glowacki (3-17) Last Fight: 10/19/2013- TKO3 Richard Hall (UNR) Next Fight: 12/14/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Glowacki is keeping very busy, and will fight on December 14 in Poland, less than 2 months after his previous fight.
Dan’s Top 20 (weeks in current position-weeks in top 10 (if applicable)-weeks in top 20) Champ: None 1) Denis Lebedev (17-198-198) Last Fight: 5/17/2013- L (TKO11) vs. Guillermo Jones (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Guillermo Jones has finally been stripped of the WBA belt he took from Lebedev, for PED use leading up to that fight. Strangely, the WBA is now insisting on a rematch. Apparently PEDs are just a minor technicality for that organization. Since the WBA appears to be in Don King’s pocket, the result is not surprising, though. Purse bids are scheduled for December 9. 2) Yoan Pablo Hernandez (62-178-178) Last Fight: 9/15/2012- W*(UD12) vs. #20 Troy Ross Next Fight: 11/23/2013- vs. #12 Alexander Alekseev Hernandez will make his long-awaited return on November 23 in Germany against Alexander Alekseev. 3) Marco Huck (10-363-363) 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 (10-439-439) 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 (10-80-123) 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 (10-16-54) Last Fight: 8/3/2013- UD10 Eddie Chambers (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Mchunu recently signed a promotional deal with Main Events, the promoter of his recent victim Eddie Chambers. This ensures that US fans will be seeing him on NBC Sports in 2014, if not earlier. 7) Danny Green (3-54-207) Last Fight: 11/21/2012- UD12 Shane Cameron (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Green is all but retired, it would appear, and it would take the highly unlikely scheduling of a fight during he upcoming week to avoid his removal at the next update. 8) Grigory Drozd (3-7-54) 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. 9) Ola Afolabi (3-245-245) Last Fight: 11/2/2013- W* (MD12) vs. Lukasz Janik (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Afolabi needed a gift to squeak by Janik. 10) Giacobbe Fragomeni (10-10-262) 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 (10-88) Last Fight: 7/6/2013- W (TD10) vs. Juho Haapoja (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown I’ve heard unconfirmed reports that Russian prospect Chakhkiev wants a fight with Branco. 12) Alexander Alekseev (10-149) 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 (7-19) Last Fight: 8/31/2013- TKO5 Eric Fields (UNR) Next Fight: 2/1/2014- vs. Pawel Kolodziej (UNR) Makabu is set to fight undefeated Polish prospect Pawel Kolodziej in Monaco for an interim alphabet belt on February 1. 14) Santander Silgado (3-3) Last Fight: 11/1/2013- TKO2 #20 Steve Herelius Next Fight: Unknown Silgado may have caught a finished fighter at the right time in stopping Herelius, but in a fairly shallow division, that’s enough for now. 15) Mateusz Masternak (3-86) 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. 16) Lukasz Janik (3-3) Last Fight: L* (MD12) vs. #7 Ola Afolabi Next Fight: Unknown Janik would like a well-deserved rematch with Afolabi. 17) Enad Licina (3-178) 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. 18) Danie Venter (3-10) 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. 19) Dmytro Kucher (3-73) 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. 20) Krzysztof Glowacki (3-17) Last Fight: 10/19/2013- TKO3 Richard Hall (UNR) Next Fight: 12/14/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Glowacki is keeping very busy, and will fight on December 14 in Poland, less than 2 months after his previous fight.
THE WEEK AHEAD: It’s a busy week, with one big fight and a few minor ones to mention.‘
Friday: In Frontino, Italy, local undefeated prospect Mirko Larghetti meets very low-level one-loss Croatian prospect Stjepan Vugdelija.
Meanwhile, in Liepaja, Latvia, undefeated local Mairis Briedis takes on Lubos Suda, the fairly high-level veteran Czech journeyman.
Saturday: #2 Yoan Pablo Hernandez takes on #12 Alexander Alekseev in Bamberg, Germany. This is Hernandez’s first action in over a year, and Alekseev’s first in over 9 months.
Meanwhile, in Hamburg, former cruiserweight and heavyweight contender Juan Carlos Gomez makes his return to cruiser against low-level sub-.500 journeyman Jindrich Valecky.
In Poland, fringe contending undefeated prospect Pawel Kolodziej stays busy against low-level Nigerian journeyman Prince Anthony Ikeji.
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