Day: March 10, 2016

Braehmer and Gutknecht exchange words as World title goes missing

Things are heating up ahead of Saturday night’s WBA World Light Heavyweight title fight between Juergen Braehmer (47-2, 35 KOs) and Eduard Gutknecht (29-3-1, 12 KOs) at the Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg, Germany. The domestic rivals do battle for a second time following a closely contested European title fight in February 2013, which saw Braehmer take the belt from Gutknecht with a closely contested points decision. With the rematch approaching, the fighters wasted no time trading verbal jabs at the final pre-fight press conference, where there was one notable absentee, the coveted WBA title, which had mysteriously disappeared. Gutknecht, who is aiming to get his hands on the missing belt, hit back at claims from Braehmer’s camp that he is a ‘dirty fighter’, and said his Read more [...]

Braehmer vs. Gutknecht: Tale of the Tape

On Saturday night, Juergen Braehmer (47-2, 35 KOs) defends his WBA World Light Heavyweight title against Eduard Gutknecht (29-3-1, 12 KOs) at the Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg, Germany.

The German fighters meet for a second time following their February 2013 European title fight, which saw Braehmer take the belt from his domestic rival with a closely contested points decision. Ahead of their hotly anticipated rematch, we take a look at how the two fighters measure up with the ‘Tale of the Tape’.

The WBA World Light Heavyweight title fight between Juergen Braehmer and Eduard Gutknecht is available to watch live on SAT.1 in Germany and Sky Sports in the UK.

Final 10 Bells for DeGuardia Family Patriarch

New York, March 10, 2016 -The DeGuardia family and Star Boxing would like to thank the boxing world and everyone else for their tremendous outpouring of support and kind words for a man who was truly special.   Joseph DeGuardia SR., (AKA DioGuardi) a lifelong resident of the Bronx and resident of Morris Park for over 50 years, died on March 8, 2016. He was 86.  Mr. DeGuardia was born on February 27, 1930 in New York City to the late Dominick and Emilia (Leone) DioGuardi. He was a professional boxer who founded the Morris Park Boxing Club and BATOY (Better America Through Our Youth). Through these organizations he trained and mentored an entire generation of boxers. He was active in the Morris Park community and owned and operated 'Clowntown' on Morris Park Avenue. Mr. DeGuardia, a Read more [...]