Sentences with phrase «middleweight crown»

Defending champion Daniel «The Miracle Man» Jacobs (30 - 1, 27 KOs) puts his middleweight crown on the line against Peter «Kid Chocolate» Quillin (32 -0-1, 23 KOs) in a battle for Brooklyn bragging rights.

Spider Webb and Rory Calhoun, contenders for Carmen Basilio's middleweight crown, rocked the Cow Palace with a furious fight

A less likely opponent is James Toney, who recently abdicated the IBF middleweight crown by moving up to the 168 - pound class.

This Saturday in Washington, D.C., Jones will let his fists do the talking in his first major title bout, a matchup with Bernard Hopkins for the vacant IBF middleweight crown.

He fought his way back up for a while, beating Curtis Parker in 1984 to take the USBA middleweight crown, a minor title, but enough to start talk of a fight with Hagler, and an opportunity at a really big win, a chance to grab the titles that mattered, those administered by the WBC / WBA / IBF and The Ring.

Not exact matches

Carl (Bobo) Olson, impassive middleweight titleholder from San Francisco seeking more fertile fields to conquer, was heaviest of career at 169 pounds, sported brand new crewcut, mustache and right - hand power, surprised flabby (even at announced 175 pounds), 33 - year - old Joey Maxim with lethal two - fisted attack, battered ex-light heavyweight champion to canvas with savage combinations in second and ninth rounds, kept up lightninglike barrage all way to win easy 10 - round decision at San Francisco, confidently set sights on Archie Moore's light heavyweight crown.

A lot of titles will be on the line and the winner will be crowned the Middleweight Champion of the World.

A triple - bill of knockout kings go into battle to secure their world championship titles: Shawn «Showtime» Porter (24 -0-1, 15 KOs) defends his belt against unbeaten welterweight Kell Brook (32 - 0, 22 KOs); super middleweight Anthony «The Dog» Dirrell (26 -0-1, 22 KOs) goes after Sakio «The Scorpion» Bika (32 -5-2, 21 KOs) in hot pursuit of the crown; and Omar Figueroa (23 -0-1, 17 KOs) risks his lightweight title for the second time against challenger Daniel «Tremendo» Estrada (32 -2-1, 24 KOs).

Newly crowned champion James «Chunky» DeGale (21 - 1, 14 KOs) takes on former champ Lucian «Le Tombeur» Bute (32 - 2, 25 KOs) in a battle for the super middleweight title.

A triple - header of dynamic American fighters take on Brooklyn's biggest stage: Danny «Swift» Garcia (28 - 0, 16 KOs) battles «Lightning» Rod Salka (19 - 3, 3 KOs) in a 10 - round super lightweight bout; Lamont Peterson (32 -2-1, 16 KOs) faces off against top prospect Edgar «El Chamaco» Santana (29 - 4, 20 KOs) for the junior welterweight crown; and Brooklyn's own «Miracle Man» Daniel Jacobs (27 - 1, 24 KOs) challenges Jarrod «Left Jab» Fletcher (18 - 1, 10 KOs) for the vacant middleweight championship.