Last Friday night, WBC cruiserweight titlist Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (48-2-1, 34 KOs) made the fifth defense of his green belt, which turned into one of the most thrilling fights in his lengthy career. Wlodarczyk, dropped once in the third and badly do...
Rakhim Chakhkiev, one of the latest Russian Olympic gold medalists (captured the first place at heavyweight during the 2008 Beijing Olympics), put up a huge, willing effort on Friday at Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russian - only t...
Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia - Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (48-2, 34KOs) weathered a very strong early storm, including a knockdown in the third round, and scored four knockdowns of his own to retain the WBC cruiserweight title wit...
Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia - Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia - Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (48-2, 34KOs) weathered a very strong early storm and scored four knockdowns to retain his WBC cruiserweight title...
The weights are in for Friday's showdown in Moscow, Russia. Olympic gold medal winner Rakhim Chakhkiev (16-0, 12 KOs) - 196.2 will take on WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (47-2-1, 33 KOs) - 198.6 at the Dynamo Palace of Sports in Kryl...
On Friday, WBC cruiserweight champion - Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (47-2-1, 33 KOs) will take part in one of the toughest fights of his career. His opponent is an experienced amateur and professional - Olympic gold medal winner Rakhim Chakhkiev (16-0, 12 K...
The title is provocative; the realm, however, is not. For 30-year old Russian cruiserweight Rakhim Chakhkiev, narrowly (not widely) known as the Machine Gun, his Friday fight versus WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk will be the first ti...
On June 21, Rakhim Chakhkiev (16-0, 12 KOs), a highly regarded cruiserweight contender and 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medalist, will get his first shot at a world title. Chakhkiev, 30, who is ranked #2 by the WBC (as well as #5 by the IBF, #10 by the...
On June 21, undefeated Russian cruiserweight and 2008 Beijing heavyweight gold medalist for Russia, Rakhim Chakhkiev (16-0, 12 KOs), will perform a transition from a prospect to a contender of the championship level. Chakhkiev faces tough Pole Krzysz...
The upcoming fight between WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof “Diablo” Wlodarczyk (47-2-1, 33 KOs) and Rakhim Chakhkiev (16-0, 12 KOs), the 2008 Beijing heavyweight gold medalist for Russia, is now under the personal control of Yunus-Bek Evkurov, t...
A big press conference was held to officially announce a major event on June 21 in Moscow, where in the main event 2008 Olympic champion Rakhim Chakhkiev (16-0, 12KOs) will take the biggest step of his career when he challenges WBC cruiserweight cham...
WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (47-2-1, 33 KOs) of Poland has a high peak to climb on June 22. On this date, Wlodarczyk, making the fifth defense of his second run as a 200lb champion, will try to repel the challenge of a very highly...
There is a two-fight agreement in place for WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (47-2-1, 33 KOs) to defend his title against undefeated Rakhim Chakhkiev (16-0, 12 KOs) on June 22 in Moscow, Russia. The agreement, while not fully finalized...