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Agreed today that Lucas Browne will finally get his shot at WBA 'championship' belt against holder Ruslan Chagaev in late Feb/early March 2016.
Fight supposedly to take place in Grozny, Russia.
Interesting to see if Lucas will have another warmup fight after that Julius Long shambles?
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12-02-2015, 12:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-02-2015, 01:00 AM by Boxingfan25.)
Good news to finally hear that he will be getting his Shot. I dont rate Lucas Browne very highly but i wish him all the best in this fight and i would like to see him win and get that " Paper " belt to set up a big trans tasman fight with Joseph Parker. As far as a warm up fight goes i think its in his best interests to have one as his fight with Julius Long was after a long lay off and he didnt perfrom well at all. So if he wants to give himself the best possible chance of winning he will def need to take a good solid warm up fight.
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12-02-2015, 07:02 AM
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Especially considering Chagaev is a Southpaw it'd surely be worth his while fighting one of those between now and February.
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Perfect candidate: Jason Bergman
Samoa to Australia is a direct flight?
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(12-02-2015, 08:47 AM)NakiFan Wrote: Perfect candidate: Jason Bergman
Samoa to Australia is a direct flight?
Too bad there's a month stand down after getting KTFO. He's probably too risky for Browne anyway...
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(12-02-2015, 12:13 PM)tm7 Wrote: (12-02-2015, 08:47 AM)NakiFan Wrote: Perfect candidate: Jason Bergman
Samoa to Australia is a direct flight?
Too bad there's a month stand down after getting KTFO. He's probably too risky for Browne anyway...
I suppose even though they want time with a southpaw to develop skills, Joseph won't miss an opportunity to put him away if presented. It would be tempting for them to hold back a bit to work on the different southpaw stance and defence, but I'm sure they would just want to move on after KTFO.
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1st round. Browne working behind the jab, circling nicely to his left. A few glancing blows in close by Chagaev, but a nothing round to start. Even round
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2nd Round. Browne being more agressive, working behind the jab, doubling up. Chagaev just waiting for opportunities. A few flurries of close in shots by both but another even round, maybe slightly favouring Browne.
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3rd Round. Maybe Chagaev's round. Brown put in some good body shots but Chagaev got in a few better combos, especially when the fight went in close. Browne showing very good movement. Holding his own.
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Results from Grozny, Russia
Heavyweight Edmund Gerber (26-2, 17 KOs) of Schwerin, Germany, scored a second round destruction of 41-year-old Brian “The Beast” Minto (41-11, 26 KOs) of Butler, PA. Gerber dropped Minto in round two, then put him on the deck face first to end it. Time was 2:40.
37-year-old former world title challenger Ali Funeka (38-5-3, 30 KOs) of South Africa, scored an upset twelve round split decision over previously unbeaten welterweight Vishkahn Murzabekov (12-1, 6 KOs) of Russia. With Chechnyan President Ramzan Kadyrov in his corner, the aggressive Murzabekov was credited with a knockdown in round two when Funeka held onto the ring rope. But, Funeka gained the advantage in the middle rounds and stalked Murzabekov late. Scores were 115-112, 114-113 Funeka and 117-111 Murzabekov.
Unbeaten cruiserweight Tyrone “King of the Ring” Spong (3-0, 3 KOs) of Miami, Florida, laid out previously unbeaten David Gogishvilli (12-1, 8 KOs) of Gori, Georgia, with an overhand right in round two.