Inaugural adidas Cup
The first ever adidas Cup gets underway this Sunday the 1st November in beautiful Perth, Western Australia. The event has already generated worldwide interest and is set to become a permanent fixture on the annual boxing calendar. The Inaugural event see’s Australia take on the best from New Zealand and has reignited friendly rivalry in this cross Tasman challenge. There are currently 17 bouts scheduled for the event, with the winning nation earning not only bragging rights, but the opportunity to host the following year’s event and of course their place on the cup itself.
Initially planned as an Australia Vs surrounding nation’s event, Alliance Sports Managing Director Chris Moar and organizers WA Boxing Inc expect the event to soon become international with countries boxing off against one another for the chance to compete for the cup.
The adidas Cup encourages and provides opportunity for all Amateur boxers to try out for their National team and represent their country as well as provide valuable competition experience. The prestigious event takes place at the Italian Club 219 Fitzgerald Street, Perth.
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17/10/2009
Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs - adidas equipped) opened the Super Six World Boxing Classic in style on Saturday night when he knocked out Jermain Taylor (28-4, 17 KOs) with six seconds to go in the 12th round. Fighting in front of a boisterous sell-out crowd of 14.200 fans at the famed o2 World in Berlin, Abraham connected with a huge right to the head to send the former undisputed middleweight champion down and out. "He was good, but I was better," Abraham said. "It was a great fight in front of a great audience. Now I look forward to returning to America."
After a slow start, Abraham gained control of the contest and was ahead on all three scorecards going into the final round. He hurt Taylor with a big right in the ninth but the American superstar proved his chin and continued. Just seconds before the final bell, Arthur then landed a devastating punch to clinch the first three points of the tournament. "I had been waiting for a hole in his guard the whole night," Abraham said. "I finally found it."
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adidas Sponsored Russian Nikolay Valuev claimed a majority points decision to defeat veteran American Evander Holyfield and retain his WBA heavyweight crown.
Holyfield, 46, was bidding to become the oldest and first five-time heavyweight champion but was well beaten in Zurich, Switzerland. Valuev now holds a 50-1 record with 34 knockouts, while Holyfield's 24-year-old boxing career looks to be over.
Two judges had the fight 116-112 and 115-114 with the other scoring it even. "I saw it the other way from the judges but I'm not disappointed by my performance," said Holyfield. "He's a tough opponent, the sheer size of him is of course the main factor but he fights well with it too and that's the problem."
Four-time world heavyweight champion Holyfield was conceding a massive 96lb in weight and 12in in height to 7ft Valuev. But despite Holyfield's greater mobility, the 35-year-old Russian edged the fight to take the decision. "He was a strong opponent and he made me work very hard for the win," said Valuev.
Holyfield had hoped to eclipse George Foreman's record of claiming the heavyweight title at the age of 45. Fellow American Foreman knocked out Michael Moorer in 1994 to win the IBF and WBA crowns. But Holyfield, who last won a world title when defeating John Ruiz in 2000, must now be seriously considering his future in the sport. He had not fought since losing a one-sided decision to then-WBO champion Sultan Ibragimov over a year ago.
"I thought I had done enough, now I will just have to go home and think about my future," said Holyfield.
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