Andrew Golota Gets a Win

Some boxing news on Andrew Golota:

Andrew Golota could get another world title shot following a brave points win over Mike Mollo.

The 40-year-old Polish boxer finished the fight with his left eye completely closed after dominating the middle rounds, using his superior height and 17lb weight advantage to smother an opponent 13 years his junior.

Here's a great article in Eastside boxing about the fight and about Golota's career:
Storybook Ending For Andrew Golota

Boxing News: Big February

February is looking like a good month for Boxing fans:

Saturday February 16 2008 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
166-pounds
Jermain Taylor 25 W 1 L 1 D 17 KOs vs.
Kelly Pavlik 32 W 0 L 0 D 29 KOs

It will be interesting to see if Kelly Pavlik lives up to the hype.

WBC Super Flyweight title
Cristian Mijares 33 W 3 L 2 D 14 KOs vs.
Jose Navarro 26 W 2 L 0 D 12 KOs
WBO super flyweight title
Fernando Montiel 35 W 2 L 1 D 26 KOs vs.
Martin Castillo 33 W 2 L 0 D 17 KOs
Middleweight
Ronald Hearns 17 W 0 L 0 D 13 KOs vs.
Juan Astorga 11 W 1 L 1 D 6 KOs

Saturday February 23 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
WBC WBO WBA IBF Unification
Wladimir Klitschko 49 W 3 L 0 D 44 KOs vs.
Sultan Ibragimov 21 W 0 L 1 D 17 KOs

Clash of the heavyweights - this is what the heavyweight division need - a unification bout like this. Klitschko hasn't really been tested in a while, and Ibragimov will be a tough opponent. A lot on the line for these fighters, they will both be going for this one.

Middleweight
John Duddy 23 W 0 L 0 D 17 KOs vs.
Walid Smichet 17 W 3 L 3 D 13 KOs

Irish John Duddy is back in New York on the undercard of the Klitschko V Ibragimov fight. Still undefeated and rated number three by the WBO and WBC - as well as number six and number 11 by the WBA and IBF - Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) is also ranked 10 in The Ring magazine. Let's hope he gets past Smichet here, and move on to great things.

UFC 80: Results

Here's the results from UFC 80 “Rapid Fire”:

BJ Penn defeats Joe Stevenson via Rear Naked Choke Round 2
Fabricio Werdum defeats Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (Strikes) Round 2
Marcus Davis defeats Jess Liaudin via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Wilson Gouveia defeats Jason Lambert via TKO (Strikes) Round 2
Jorge Rivera defeats Kendall Grove via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Antoni Hardonk defeats Colin Robinson via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Paul Kelly defeats Paul Taylor via Unanimous Decision
Alessio Sakara defeats James Lee via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Sam Stout defeats Per Eklund via Unanimous Decision

With a sensational win over Joe Stevenson at UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” this weekend to capture the vacant lightweight title, BJ Penn (12-4-1) is likely to meet up with former divsion champion, Sean Sherk (32-2-1), at UFC 85 on May 24 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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UFC 80: Fight News

UFC 80: Rapid Fire takes place on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England.

The main event sees BJ Penn against Joe Stevenson.
The main event was originally scheduled for an interim lightweight championship; however, then-lightweight champion Sean Sherk was stripped of his title after the California State Athletic Commission upheld its suspension for Sherk testing positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone. With the lightweight championship vacated, the Penn-Stevenson bout was scheduled to be for the undisputed championship.

Main card

* Lightweight championship bout: B.J. Penn vs. Joe Stevenson
* Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Fabricio Werdum
* Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Jess Liaudin
* Light heavyweight bout: Wilson Gouveia vs. Jason Lambert
* Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove vs. Jorge Rivera

Fedor Emelianenko Vs Freak Show

Pride FC Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko fought against the gigantic Korean, Hong Man Choi on New Year's eve.

UFC 79 Results

Main Event:
Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre
Winner: Georges St. Pierre via submission (armbar) in round two.

Great fight here - GSP dominated Hughes from the start.

Undercard:
Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva
Winner: Chuck Liddell via unanimous decision

Liddell and Silva stood up and threw hay makers all night (apart from 2 takedowns by Liddell). Liddell grinded out a win in the end.

205 lbs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Lyoto Machida
Winner: Lyoto Machida via Arm Triangle Choke Round 2
155 lbs. Rich Clementi vs. Melvin Guillard
Winner: Rich Clementi via Rear Naked Choke Round 1
155 lbs. Manny Gamburyan vs. Nate Mohr
Winner: Manny Gamburyan via submission (heal hook) in round one
185 lbs. Dean Lister vs. Jordan Radev
Winner: Dean Lister via unanimous decision
170 lbs. Roan Carneiro vs. Tony DeSouza
Winner: Roan Carneiro via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Hvywt. Eddie Sanchez vs. Soa Palalei
Winner: Eddie Sanchez via TKO (Strikes) Round 3
155 lbs. Doug Evans vs. Mark Bocek
Winner: Mark Bocek via unanimous decision