By Paul Upham at ringside: Garth Wood showed what a truck load of determination and making the most of an unforseen opportunity can do for a stalled boxing career. The former NRL rugby league player defeated Kenyan Kariz Kariuki on points over seven rounds on Monday night to become the first The Contender Australia champion.
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Wood Beats Kariuki on Split Decision to win The Contender Australia Final
Friday, January 15th, 2010Kratingdaeng-Gym Retains WBA Crown/Uchiyama Is New Champ
Friday, January 15th, 2010 Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym edged out the previously unbeaten Satoshi Hosono via 12 round majority decision to retain his WBA super-bantamweight title in Tokyo, Japan on Monday.
Mundine Wins Easy But Laments Lack of Big Fights
Friday, January 15th, 2010 By Paul Upham at ringside: Former WBA super middleweight and IBO middleweight boxing world champion Anthony “The Man” Mundine won a relatively easy twelve round points decision over Robert Medley on Monday night at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, even if it was not reflected on the official scorecards.
Stieglitz Makes Successful First Title Defence
Friday, January 15th, 2010 Robert Stieglitz made a successful first defence of his WBO super-middleweight title with an impressive fifth round stoppage victory against Ruben Eduardo Acosta in Magdeburg, Germany on Saturday night.