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 Super Middleweight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Super Middleweight is a weight division in professional boxing that was made popular by Britain's international superstars Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank in the early 1990s; America's James Toney, Roy Jones Jr and Gerald McClellan followed.
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en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Super-Middleweight   (99 words)

  
 Jeff Lacy's Struggle for Super Middleweight Recognition
But since fighting at 168 pounds was not as glamorous as competing in the welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight divisions, fighters like Leonard, Barkley, Nunn, Toney, and Jones never focused on establishing their identities as a "super middleweight" champion.
Although, hard-punching, IBF super middleweight champion, Jeff Lacy could finally be the one fighter to bring more recognition into the 168-pound class the journey could be endless.
The super middleweight division is one of the youngest weight-classes in boxing.
www.blackathlete.net /artman/publish/article_0960.shtml   (1086 words)

  
 Irish Boxing
It was a department that allowed many middleweights struggling with weight problems to move into a new comfort zone and when titles were formed and laid on the table for the hungry fighters, the world of super-middleweights soon captured the limelight.
Along with Dublin’s one-time WBO middleweight champion Steve Collins and Englishmen Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, Michael Watson and Henry Wharton, Storey welcomed the birth of the super-middleweight division.
The former WBO middleweight champion moved into the super-middleweight ranks after he defeated Chris Pyatt to record the first of two world titles at different weights.
www.irish-boxing.com /supermiddleweights.htm   (1352 words)

  
 Super Middleweight Boxing News
When winning the South African super middleweight title five years ago, few thought Andre Thyse would be able to hold on to it for long, yet he'll be making the eighth defense of crown on October 2 and has...
Commonwealth super middleweight king Carl Froch has vowed to inflict the first stoppage defeat on South Africa's Ruben Groenewald on Saturday.
Super Middleweight Boxing News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
www.topix.net /boxing/super-middleweight   (796 words)

  
 Lacy Finished as Super Middleweight Champion?
Lacy’s tenure as a super middleweight could possibly be over, as the only meaningful fight for Lacy at 168 pounds appears highly unlikely that it will ever occur.
There is talk of Lacy abandoning the super middleweight division to pursue a bout against fellow-Florida native, Antonio Tarver or even challenge Roy Jones, Jr.
Lacy could perhaps abandon the super middleweight class for Jones and Tarver in the light heavyweight division.
www.blackathlete.net /artman/publish/article_01236.shtml   (516 words)

  
 Green destroys Crawford to get back in super middleweight mix
Super middleweight contender Danny Green returned to form after his disappointing majority decision loss to WBC champion Markus Beyer with a devastating 5th round TKO of rugged journeyman James Crawford on Sunday night.
The two world ranked super middleweights agreed to start negotiations during the week about this highly anticipated match-up.
In the main support bout junior middleweight Daniel ‘The Rock’ Dawson, 20-0 (14), was impressive in dismantling rangy Paraguayan Jorge Perez, 14-7-1 (13), on points over eight rounds by scores of 80-71, 80-71 and 80-70.
www.doghouseboxing.com /cocks/cocks070405.htm   (741 words)

  
 The Super Middleweight Division’s Biggest, but not Finest, Hour TheSweetScience.com Boxing
The Hitman then decisioned James Kinchen for the WBO super middleweight title and found himself in a perfect position to settle some unfinished business against Leonard in June of 1989.
The second instance came when three already bona fide stars chose the super middleweight division as its battleground.
He trudged on, knocking Juan Domingo Roldan for the Leonard-vacated WBC middleweight belt in 1987.
thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/2481/super-middleweight-division...   (1106 words)

  
 Beyer holds on to retain WBC super middleweight belt
Beyer retained his WBC super middleweight title Saturday night, winning a majority decision against Australian Danny Green.
Beyer holds on to retain WBC super middleweight belt
The defending champion was ahead on two judges' scorecards, 114-113 and 115-112, with the third judge ruling it a 114-114 draw.
www.wbaonline.com /news/news140305a.asp   (321 words)

  
 BraggingRightsCorner.com - " Kessler-Mundine for the WBA Super Middleweight Title< "... by Darren Yates
Since losing his WBA Super Middleweight title to Manny Siaca just over a year ago, Anthony Mundine has fought three opponents who were cannon fodder and the only good this would have done him was to bring his confidence levels up.
The 168 pound weight class is a very competitive division at the moment and Mikkel Kessler, the current WBA Super Middleweight champion, is a very worthy and solid champion, probably as good as Joe Calzaghe and/or Jeff Lacy.
Whatever his motives, Mundine and his team were not showing adequate respect to boxing and Rugby League and their respective fans and more importantly, to Mikkel Kessler, one of the most dangerous Super Middleweight boxers in the division.
www.braggingrightscorner.com /yatesmundinekessler052805.html   (1239 words)

  
 WJLA - Lacy's Super Middleweight Title on Line
Now that he's a super middleweight champion, he wants to be busy all the time.
"My goal is to become the undisputed super middleweight champion then perhaps go down to 160 and challenge champions there," Lacy said.
Which team is likelier to return to the Super Bowl next year?
www.wjla.com /headlines/0305/211349.html   (505 words)

  
 SHOWTIME :: SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING to Present IBF/IBO Super Middleweight Championship and Jeff Lacy's First Pro Hometown Appearance
Following a non-title victory in 1998, Reid, whose four losses have been by decision, took WBO Super Middleweight Champion Calzaghe to the edge of defeat before dropping an extremely controversial 12-round split decision on Feb. 13, 1999.
Unbeaten IBF Super Middleweight Champion Jeff 'Left Hook' Lacy vs. Former WBC Super Middleweight Champion/Current IBO Champ Robin 'The Grim Reaper' Reid
Reid (38-4-1, 27 KOs), of Runcorn, England, captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight title by knocking out defending champion Vincenzo Nardiello in the seventh round on Oct. 12, 1996.
sev.prnewswire.com /entertainment/20050623/LATH08223062005-1.html   (796 words)

  
 SportingNews.com - Boxing : Brewers wins NABF super middleweight title; Tate stops Shieka
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Charles Brewer easily outpointed Fernando Zuniga for the NABF super middleweight title Friday night, and Thomas Tate took the USBA super middleweight title in a dramatic undercard bout.
SportingNews.com - Boxing : Brewers wins NABF super middleweight title; Tate stops Shieka
Brown, a middleweight making his pro debut in his hometown, landed a one-punch knockout of Darius Hunter (1-2-1) 1:11 into the first round of the opening bout.
i.tsn.com /boxing/articles/20011005/348963.html   (436 words)

  
 BBC SPORT Boxing Results & Schedule Schedule/results 2005
Nuremberg, Germany, Arthur Abraham bt Howard Eastman by unanimous decision, Vitali Tsypko bt Brian Magee by split decision (European super middleweight).
Berlin, Germany, Luis Collazo v Otkay Urkal (WBA welterweight), Marcus Beyer v Alberto Colajanni (WBA super middleweight).
Leipzig, Germany, Arthur Abraham bt Kingsley Ikeke by fifth-round stoppage (vacant IBF middleweight).
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/boxing/statistics/default.stm   (2438 words)

  
 Camacho outworks Duran to win super middleweight title.
Duran defeats Lawlor for the NBA super middleweight title.
Camacho outworks Duran to win super middleweight title.
Camacho outworks Duran to win NBA super middleweight title.
www.latinosportslegends.com /2001/duran_loses_to_camacho-71401.htm   (300 words)

  
 Matchroom Sport - Events - Boxing
Magee moved up a level when he demolished Argentine Ramon Britez inside two minutes to win the IBO Super Middleweight Championship in December 2001.
Britez had won the title in a 5th round knockout against Adrian Dodson in April and this was his first defence.
Gonzalez came with an impressive record and no-one would have expected the fight to end in the fashion it did.
www.matchroomsport.com /box_prof_magee.htm   (710 words)

  
 SHOWTIME :: 'ShoBox: The New Generation' to Feature Super Middleweight Bout and Junior Lightweight War
Now, super middleweight southpaws "Bad" Chad Dawson and Ian "The Cobra" Gardner will put their contender status on the line in a 12-round battle Friday, Nov. 18, on "ShoBox: The New Generation." In an entertaining co-feature, Benjamin Flores will oppose Daniel "Azuquita" Jimenez in an eight-round junior lightweight bout.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The once mostly ignored super middleweight division is experiencing a rebirth on SHOWTIME.
I am not a super middleweight, but I can beat this guy regardless of weight.
sev.prnewswire.com /entertainment/20051111/LATH10210112005-1.html   (852 words)

  
 Super Middleweight Boxing Article Archives by KeepMedia
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 -- The once mostly ignored super middleweight division is experiencing a rebirth on SHOWTIME.
American Jeff Lacy remained unbeaten and kept his International Boxing Federation super middleweight title with a second-round knockout of compatriot Scott Pemberton.
Local bookmakers are not giving Australian challenger Anthony Mundine much chance of taking the WBA world super middleweight title belt off Denmark's Mikkel Kessler on Wednesday.
rss.topix.net /boxing/super-middleweight/keepmedia   (539 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Lacy, Calzaghe set for super middleweight unification bout
Super middleweight champion boxers Jeff Lacy, left, and Joe Calzaghe will meet in a world title unification bout Saturday in England.
NEW YORK — For Jeff Lacy, a unification bout with Joe Calzaghe is something he's been looking forward to since he won the IBF super middleweight title last year.
The two champions announced Tuesday that they will meet March 4 in Manchester, England, in a fight that will be broadcast live on Showtime at 9 p.m.
www.usatoday.com /sports/boxing/2005-11-29-calzaghe-lacy_x.htm?csp=34   (586 words)

  
 Doghouse Boxing
I currently happen to be in a very good position in the super middleweight division and hopefully I will be fighting for a world title in a few months.
After fifteen years and forty-nine fights as a pro, former IBF Super Middleweight Champion Charles “The Hatchet” Brewer has never looked better and is intent on recapturing a world title.
- (Apr-20-2002, Cardiff) Joe CALZAGHE 12 (W.B.O., Super middleweight)
www.doghouseboxing.com /News/Richardson/Richardson021604.htm   (2511 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Mundine wins vacant WBA super middleweight title
SYDNEY (AP) — Former Australian rugby league player Anthony Mundine won the vacant WBA super middleweight title Wednesday with a unanimous decision over Antwun Echols of the United States.
Mundine's father and trainer Tony, lost a world middleweight title fight to Carlos Monzon of Argentina in the mid-1970s.
Mundine's only loss in his 20 fights was to Germany's Sven Ottke in a title challenge in December 2001.
www.usatoday.com /sports/boxing/2003-09-03-mundine-fight_x.htm   (410 words)

  
 Super Middleweight Boxer Profile :::ANDRE THYSSE:::
Andre successfully defended his South African Super Middlweight title against Chris Buthelezi in October 2002.
www.aussiebox.com.au /int_smw/boxer2.html   (15 words)

  
 ABC News: Lacy Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title
Reid's corner stopped it after Lacy hurt the former WBC super middleweight champ with a flurry of punches, then landed an uppercut that sent the challenger to his knees with about 25 seconds left in the seventh.
Robin Reid, of Bolton, England, lies on the mat after getting knocked down by Jeff Lacy during the sixth round of the IBF/IBO Super Middleweight Championship fight Saturday night Aug. 6, 2005, in Tampa, Fla. Reid's corner stopped the fight after the seventh round.
Lacy!," the 28-year-old champion dominated the fight from the start and dropped Reid to the canvas twice in the fifth and once in the sixth and seventh rounds the first knockdowns of the British fighter's career.
abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=1015770&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (457 words)

  
 Nader Hamden Australian Super Middleweight boxer
World ranked at Junior Middleweight, but disappointed at the lack of opportunities in that division, Nader has taken the step up in weight to furthe his career.
His first outing at Super Middle saw Nader dispose of his opponent via TKO in the first round.
He suffered his first career defeat at Middleweight against IBF Pan Pac Champion Sam Soliman.
www.dmsboxing.com.au /nader.html   (102 words)

  
 ESPN.com: BOXING - Calzaghe retains WBO super middleweight title
CARDIFF -- Britain's Joe Calzaghe has retained his WBO world super-middleweight title on points after a bruising battle against former IBF champion Charles Brewer.
ESPN.com: BOXING - Calzaghe retains WBO super middleweight title
espn.go.com /boxing/news/2002/0420/1371613.html   (260 words)

  
 ESPN.com - BOXING - Ravelo beats Said in super middleweight fight
LAS VEGAS -- Jerson Ravelo, of Newark, N.J., methodically pounded out a 10-round majority decision Friday night against Mohammad Said, of Las Vegas, in their super middleweight main event at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino.
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Ravelo, 167 pounds, won by scores of 98-92 and 98-93, while the third judge had it even at 95-95.
sports.espn.go.com /sports/boxing/news/story?id=1893306   (207 words)

  
 Calzaghe vs Lacy must happen because: The super middleweight division needs a super fight
Calzaghe vs Lacy must happen because: The super middleweight division needs a super fight
www.eastsideboxing.com /news.php?p=4383&more=1   (261 words)

  
 News4Jax.com - Sports - Beyer Regains WBC Super Middleweight Title
Erfurt, Germany -- Markus "Boom Boom" Beyer regained the World Boxing Council super middleweight title with a sixth-round knockout of Italy's Cristian Sanavia at Messehalle.
News4Jax.com - Sports - Beyer Regains WBC Super Middleweight Title
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www.news4jax.com /sports/3798136/detail.html   (154 words)

  
 BBC SPORT Boxing The Calzaghe Record
"In my opinion, Sam Langford is probably the greatest middleweight of all time" - CP Have Your Say
Last Updated: Monday, 23 April 2001, 14:28 GMT 15:28 UK
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/boxing/1292768.stm   (40 words)

  
 Middleweight
IRELAND'S SUPER MEN: SUNDAY PEOPLE HAILS THE MEN WHO HAVE BEEN SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT GREATS; Brian Magee's World title win makes the Emerald Isle home of the super-middleweight champs.(Features) (The People (London, England))
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Don King Productions: Middleweight World Championship Series Opener in the Theater at Madison Square Garden Saturday.
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