Jamie Cox’ Commonwealth Win
Six years after winning British ABA title and five years after collecting Commonwealth gold under the guidance of Islan Eltuyev, Jamie Cox has secured a Commonwealth light-middleweight title via a unanimous decision over previously undefeated Ghanaian champion Obodai Sai. It was a fight surrounded by controversy. Throughout the 12 rounds long battle Jamie Cox survived a cut over his left eye from a clash of heads, and a cut to his right eye from an illegal elbow. But he gave as much as he took, coming close to disqualification for repeated low blows. This conduct led to a number of...
read moreWhat is Russian Boxing Style
With the rise of such MMA fighters as Igor Vovchanchyn and Fedor Emelianenko, plus a recent win of Wladimir Klitschko over David Haye, we see a lot of renewed interest in Russian style of boxing. However, there seem to be a lot of confusion as to what exectly is a “Russian style”. Some people claim that “Russian style” is characterised by long looping punches, others insist that it can be recognised by upright posture and heavy footwork movement. So, the question is, who is right? When talking about “Russian style”, one of the most important things to...
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