legendsofsports.co.uk http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk legendsofsports Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:36:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Wood Beats Kariuki on Split Decision to win The Contender Australia Final http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/wood-beats-kariuki-on-split-decision-to-win-the-contender-australia-final/ http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/wood-beats-kariuki-on-split-decision-to-win-the-contender-australia-final/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:36:34 +0000 fredannan http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/wood-beats-kariuki-on-split-decision-to-win-the-contender-australia-final/
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.

]]> http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/wood-beats-kariuki-on-split-decision-to-win-the-contender-australia-final/feed/ 0 Kratingdaeng-Gym Retains WBA Crown/Uchiyama Is New Champ http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/kratingdaeng-gym-retains-wba-crownuchiyama-is-new-champ/ http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/kratingdaeng-gym-retains-wba-crownuchiyama-is-new-champ/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:36:34 +0000 fredannan http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/kratingdaeng-gym-retains-wba-crownuchiyama-is-new-champ/
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.

]]> http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/kratingdaeng-gym-retains-wba-crownuchiyama-is-new-champ/feed/ 0 Mundine Wins Easy But Laments Lack of Big Fights http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/mundine-wins-easy-but-laments-lack-of-big-fights/ http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/mundine-wins-easy-but-laments-lack-of-big-fights/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:36:34 +0000 fredannan http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/mundine-wins-easy-but-laments-lack-of-big-fights/
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.

]]> http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/mundine-wins-easy-but-laments-lack-of-big-fights/feed/ 0 Stieglitz Makes Successful First Title Defence http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/stieglitz-makes-successful-first-title-defence/ http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/stieglitz-makes-successful-first-title-defence/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:36:34 +0000 fredannan http://www.legendsofsports.co.uk/2010/01/15/stieglitz-makes-successful-first-title-defence/
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.

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