There is no other boxing event that fans look forward to than a Manny Pacquiao fight. Pacquiao now a brand name that attracts fans from all over the global. The November 12th clash with Juan Manuel Marquez is what fans crave for. However, this past weekend boxing fans were treated to a warm up of sorts. Highly anticipated matches from Canada, Moscow and Mexico.
Boxing around the world- First stop was on Friday night Live from Moscow, As my favorite 175 pound contender, Ismayl ??the black Russian?? Sillakh, stopped Ali Ismailov in 4 rounds to remain unbeaten. The now 17-0 Sillakh may soon find himself stuck between a rock and a hard place, the kid is just too good for the other contenders to face, and is also viewed as too risky for the division?s top stars. In short, there is nobody out there rushing to face the Black Russian.
Katsidis gets burned- Michael Katsidis fell short against the tricky Ricky Burns this past weekend in London. Katsidis brought the heat as he always does, but Burns had too much range for Katsidis to cover. Burns improves to 33-2 as Katsidis falls to 28-5.
A star is born- Off to Quebec City, In the main event, Lucian Bute dominated and shut out Glen Johnson on his way to a unanimous decision. Bute and Johnson have sparred against one another many times before, but last night, the head gear came off and the real battle began. Bute improved to 30-0 as he pounded on Johnson, Bute will now look forward to hopefully facing the winner of the Super 6 Championship clash between Andre Ward and Carl Froch. Bute did his thing, but it was 140 pounder Pier Olivier Cote who brought the house down. The now 19-0 Cote beat his opponent JorgeTeron by landing quick 1-2 bombs at will. The demise of Teron came in the second round. Pier Olivier Cote is going to be a real problem for anyone that dares to face him.
