The weights are in for today's fight in Frankfurt, where Polish cruiserweight prospect Mateusz Masternak (24-0, 18 KO) will take on former World Amateur champion, respected Michael Simms (22-15-2, 14 KO). Masternak weighed 196.2 pounds while Simms was 199.9 pounds. Sauerland's show will be headlined by the world championship cracker - Cunningham-Hernandez II. Fantastisch.

Last Saturday's fight in Tunica was a stern test for one of the most exciting featherweight prospects, Polish youngster Kamil Laszczyk (7-0, 5 KO). Samuel Sanchez (5-4, 1 KO) came to fight and hit ''Little Tyson'' with some decent shots. Nevertheless, Laszczyk was the better, faster and more accurate man and remained victorious, winning 60-54 on the scorecards. Pole captured the Mid-South featherweight title, his first belt in pro ranks.

Prize Fight and Global Boxing make a triumphant return on January 28th as it presents the latest installment of "Fights at the Fitz" from the Grand Ballroom at Fitzgerald's Hotel & Casino in Tunica, MS. There have been many first class line ups featuring many world class boxers during the impressive seven year run of the "Fights at the Fitz" series, but the January 28th show may showcase the best match-up ever during this record breaking series. Boxing fans are in for an amazing fight as undefeated rising prospect Kamil Laszczyk 6-0 (5 KO's) from North Bergen, NJ meets Texas Champion Samuel Sanchez 7-2 (5 KO's) for the vacant Mid-South Featherweight Championship. Laszczyk, 21, rose to prominence in his homeland Poland as he was a multiple Polish National Champion. Mid-South fight fans will remember Laszczyk as the buzz saw who dismantled Terrance Roy this past October at the Fitz. Laszcyk's foe for the main event will be the heavy hitting Samuel Sanchez from Dallas, TX. Sanchez has made a name for himself throughout Texas by crushing opponents with a heavy right hand and crisp left hook. The Main Event between Kamil Laszczyk and Samuel Sanchez is scheduled for six rounds.

As if the stellar main event wasn't worth the price of admission alone, Prize is set to deliver a star studded four bout undercard. One of the fights featured on this undercard is the return to the ring of super middleweight Mean Joe Greene 22-1 (14 KO's). The southpaw Greene was on the rise to stardom when he met another undefeated prospect in Vanes Martirosyan on June 5, 2010 in Yankee Stadium. Joe Greene lost the fight to Martirosyan by unanimous decision in a bout that was filled with low blows from each side and tenth round knockdown of Greene. After the loss to Martirosyan, Greene has taken some time away from the ring and is now ready to return against Nathan Bedwell of Jackson, TN in an eight round super-middleweight bout.

Another intriguing match-up on the card is a four round female bantamweight clash between the beautiful Kristin Treadway and the ferocious Savannah Hill. Treadway brings her model good looks and expert boxing ability into the fight against the upset minded Hill. Hill has fighting in her blood as she is the daughter of a prize fighter and is married and trained to pro boxer Brad Hill.

Rounding out the exciting night of fights will be an exciting bout between undefeated heavyweights Mike Wessel and Emmanuel Wright, local fan favorite and undefeated MMA star Codie Shuffield makes his professional boxing debut against Joey Crawford.

Huge Polish heavyweight Mariusz Wach (26-0, 14 KO) blended with legendary Gangstarr? Check out this amazing stuff in new promo made by Adam Jurkowski. ''Viking'' is ''2 Deep'' in this pro shit to be overlooked. Global Boxing was a good choice.

A new member to the Global Boxing Team, four time Polish amateur champion, Michal Chudecki, joined Wach and Laszczyk in training. The 25 year old lightweight, has come to the States in preparation to compete in the 2012 Olympic qualifying trials, which will take place in April.

“It was exciting to see how eager the fighters were to beginning their training. It’s seeing the excitement of the fighters that motivates me to strive for the best for my team.” - said Global Boxing CEO Mariusz Kolodziej.

Heavyweight contender Andrew Golota (41-8-1, 33 KOs) still has dreams of continuing his sports career.

The Chicago resident told the Polish Times that he recently started sparring and wants to make his return in the near future, with a tune-up, and then a fight against an opponent who is ranked in the top ten.

Golota said his left hand is working properly and there are no issues in the gym. The 44-year-old fighter has been out of boxing since being knocked out by his countryman Tomasz Adamek in October 2010.

One of the biggest hopes of Polish boxing, undefeated prospect Mateusz Masternak (24-0, 18 KO) has debuted in ''The Ring'' cruiserweight ranking. ''Master'' is currently tenth. Polish WBC cruiserweight champion, Krzysztof Wlodarczyk is third. Cuban Yoan Pablo Hernandez leads the ranking.

Masternak entered the prestigious list after Marco Huck's recent move (for at least one fight) to heavyweight division. ''Master'' will make his debut under Sauerland Event on 4th of February in Frankfurt. He will take on Michael Simms (22-15-2, 14 KO).

Mariusz Kolodziej, Global Boxing CEO, was awarded Promoter of The Year by the editors of bokser.org, the biggest European boxing website. In addition to Kolodziej’s award, two of Global Boxing’s fighters,heavyweight Mariusz Wach, and super featherweight Kamil Laszczyk, also had the honor of receiving awards.
 
Mariusz Wach won KO of The Year over his 4th round victory KO against Kevin McBride. The undefeated super featherweight prospect Kamil Laszczyk was awarded Debut of The Year. Laszczyk turned pro in March 2011. Since his debut, the young Laszczyk has had six fights and still remains undefeated. "2011 was a very busy year for Global Boxing. Thanks to the team's hard work, we managed to accomplish a lot. I am glad that our work has been appreciated" - says Mariusz Kolodziej.

Former two division world champion Tomasz Adamek (44-2, 28 KOs) admitted that he is not enthusiastic about a rematch with the returning Andrew Golota (41-8-1, 33 KOs), but at the same time the boxer has definitely not ruled out the possibility. According to Adamek, the 44-year-old Golota is in constant contact with Ziggy Rozalski, who manages Adamek and used to manage Golota when he was active.

"He constantly calls Ziggy and urges us to hold a rematch. He says that he is in very good shape. I have not said no. Andrew is my friend, I certainly would not want to fight him again. However, if Andrew really insists, if he really thinks that he can beat me, and Ziggy says that we should give him one more fight, then I'll think about this proposal," Adamek told Polish Times.

One of the most exciting world's boxing prospects, Polish cruiserweight Mateusz Masternak (24-0, 18 KO) will make his debut under Sauerland Event on 4th of February in Frankfurt.

Masternak will take on Michael Simms (22-15-2, 14 KO), United States Amateur, National Golden Gloves, and World Amateur Light heavyweight champion in 1999. Simms won the world amateur tournament in Houston in 1999. He was dropped from the Olympics 2000 team for breaches of discipline. His professional career is disappointing but he was knocked out only once (by Rakhim Chakhkiev last year) and caused a lot of problems for the cruiserweight elite, providing decent tests.

''Master'', who's just entered promotional contract with German stable, is still working with Andrzej Gmitruk - one of the most respected European trainers.

Frankfurt's show will also bring us two other, very interesting cruiserweight battles - Hernandez-Cunningham II and Licina-Alexeev. Two big belts (Cunningham IBF's and vacant EBU) are on the line.

Former two division world champion Tomasz Adamek (44-2, 28KOs) was angry with a recent story being circulated by WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25KOs). According to Huck, he sparred Adamek a few years back and battered the Polish star. Adamek disputes Huck's account of the sparring session, claiming the German star was fouling and trying to turn a friendly bout of sparring into a street fight.

When asked for a response, Adamek replied - "This is total crap. He sparred with me for four rounds. He fouled and wouldn't fight fair...to the extent that his own coach started screaming at him. After four rounds, the sparring was over and Huck left the ring. My coach, who at the time was Andrew Gmitruk, he saw everything. I remember that on that day I was a better fighter than Marco Huck. That's all."

Extremely promising cruiserweight contender Mateusz Masternak (24-0, 18KOs) has recently signed promotional agreement with European powerhouse Sauerland Event. Masternak, who's trained by legendary Andrzej Gmitruk, has knocked out ten of his last eleven opponents. Check out Polish hope's latest training with Gmitruk. Cruiserweight division gonna change soon. You can take our word for that.

Rising Polish heavyweight prospect Artur Szpilka (9-0, 7KOs) will return to the United States for an eight round bout on February 3rd at the Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. He faces Terrance Marbra (6-1, 5KOs). 

On March 30th at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Mariusz Wach (26-0, 14 KO), known as the "Polish Giant" at 6'7, will take on a fighter who is even bigger, Tye Fields (49-4, 44 KO), who stands at 6'8. As previously reported, ESPN will televise the bout as part of their Friday Night Fights series. Wach is familar with Fields. The two of them were working with Samuel Peter in 2010, when the Nigerian boxer was preparing for his rematch with unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.

Wach doesn't have a high regard for Fields' chin and plans to test his resolve after the early rounds, where the Polish boxer considers Fields to be at his most dangerous.

"There is no wool in my hands, only hammers. And when they land, the impact is hard. Fields is a great guy. He is taller and heavier than me, a left-hander. You have to be fully focused from the beginning [of the fight]. We were once together in [camp] with Peter. I watched him fight. I know all about Fields. He has a soft jaw. [Fields] is dangerous in the early rounds, but what happens after that? From the fourth round, I will dominate," Wach said.

Former two division champion Tomasz Adamek (44-2, 28KOs) is bulking up for a possible ring return in March 2012. The Polish superstar is training very hard with Roger Bloodworth and looking to come back strong from September's technical knockout loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Adamek, a former light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion, has added some muscle to his heavyweight frame. He usually weighs around 215-217-pounds for his heavyweight bouts, but now he's around 224-225-pounds.

"One thing is for sure in 2012, I want to prove that despite the passage of time, I can still get a big fight to win a belt in the heavyweight division. I very much believe that the next time everything will go my way. It comes down to hard training and work and the whole team. After my defeat against Klitschko, a lot of things were confirmed and I won't make those same mistakes in the future. I weigh about 102 kilograms, which means that I added a few pounds of muscle mass and I gained it where it counts," Adamek said.

WBC International heavyweight champion Mariusz Wach (26-0, 14 KO) retained his position in the new World Boxing Council rankings. The WBC placed him right before another Polish heavyweight, Tomasz Adamek, who is currently ranked #10. The new rankings were released on Wednesday, December 14th - the day of Mariusz Wach's birthday.

It was a night filled with knockouts at Windy City Friday Fight Night 20 as WBO NABO light heavyweight champion Andrzej Fonfara (20-2, 11 KOs) knocked out Phil Williams (11-5-1, 10 KOs) in the third round at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.

During the opening round, 6’2 tall Fonfara used his long reach to keep his shorter opponent at bay. As the fight progressed, Williams attacked the body of Fonfara, and clinched more frequently in an effort to avoid Fonfara’s attack.

Fonfara came out swinging in the third round, looking to put Williams away. Suddenly, a strong right hand struck the head of Williams followed by a left hook. Williams was down and out of the count. The victory marked the eighth consecutive knockout win for Fonfara.

Legendary two-time Olympic Champion Jerzy Kulej, one of the best amateur boxers ever is in the coma after suffering a heart attack on Saturday during a celebration in Warsaw's theatre. Former boxer's in serious but stable condition.

Kulej twice won the gold medal in the light welterweight division at the Summer Olympics in 1964 and 1968. He also twice won the gold medal at the European Amateur Championships in 1963 and 1965, and he won the silver medal in 1967. Following his boxing career, Kulej became an actor in Polish movies. In 1976 he appeared in the cult movie ''Przepraszam, czy tu biją?'' directed by Marek Piwowski. He is currently a boxing commentator for Polish TV station Polsat Sport.

World boxing community is praying for Mr. Jerzy's health. We're with You, Champion.

Junior middleweight Pawel Wolak abruptly retired on Wednesday, according to postings on his official Twitter and Facebook accounts just four days after he lost via unanimous decision in a rematch with Delvin Rodriguez. “With heavy heart, I announce my retirement,” Wolak wrote on Twitter. “U need heart, passion, desire 2 compete, but the mind needs to know when it is time.”

The 30-year-old, who is 29-2-1 with 19 knockouts, expanded further on Facebook: “I am at peace with my decision to retire from boxing,” he wrote. “I left it all in the ring and I have absolutely no regrets. I got to do what most people will never be able to and I couldn’t be more proud to have been part of the best sport in the world.

“I will stay active, busy and in boxing shape as I have done since 17 years old, but I hope to help other fighters in the NY area in their careers. The list of people to thank is too long but you all know you are. Thank you to my core team, my family, my friends and the fans who have made me a better husband, man, father, son and fighter. I am forever grateful.

“Thank you to Top Rank for always having my back and to the boxing media who have always been fair and treated me with respect. I am not going to do any interviews at this time. While I am retiring I am staying under contract for the duration of my contract terms with both Top Rank and my manager, Cameron Dunkin. Please direct all questions to Cameron. Onwards and upwards.”

WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (46-2-1, 33 KO) spoke to Polish reporters, who mobbed him upon his Friday morning arrival at the airport in Warsaw. Wednesday's TKO victory over Danny Green (31-5, 27 KO) in Australia was one of the biggest achievements in Diablo's career.

- During the training camp I thought only about the win. I knew that winning away by decision will be very hard. Everything went according to plan, left hand landed right on the button. I didn't have any doubts but in the later rounds I spent too much  time looking for the one big shot. My conditioning was perfect, I wasn't physically tired at the end of the fight - Wlodarczyk said.

- Green surprised me with his speed, his preparation was great and fight was harder than I expected. I could finish it in the second round but I let him off the hook and he hurt me in the fifth. After reprimand from my trainer I managed to execute Danny. Finally, I wanna say thank you to all the Polish fans who supported me in Australia. It was a great experience - he added.

In the headliner of Saturday's Wojak Boxing night in Warsaw's Hilton Hotel Dawid ''Gypsy'' Kostecki (38-1, 25 KO) knocked out former super middleweight champion Byron ''Gator'' Mitchell (29-9-1, 22 KO) cold in the very beginning of the fourth round. Kostecki continues his steady march towards world championship shot. He's presently ranked #2 by the WBA and #4 by the WBC and by the IBF.

Popular ''Gypsy'' didn't waste his time, starting with throwing powerful right hands. In the last seconds of the first round he caught Mitchell with the left hook and knocked him down. In the next two stanzas Kostecki dominated Mitchell and never allowed him to land anything meaningful. American fighter was just a shadow of his old self, although you gotta give props to Kostecki for proving that his combos are increasingly fluid and accurate. Beginning of the fourth round was explosive. ''Gypsy'' seriously hurt Mitchell with looping right hook which was immediately followed by right cross. Good night ''Gator''.

Madison Square Garden, New York City - Junior middleweight Delvin Rodriguez (26-5-3, 14 KOs) won a clear ten round unanimous decision over Pawel Wolak (29-2-1, 19 KOs) . The scores were 98-91, 98-92 and 100-90. In July, they fought to a ten round majority draw. The action was non-stop and their first meeting is a serious contender for "Fight of The Year" honors.

Rodriguez looked strong at the start. He was outboxing and outlanding Wolak with ease. In the fourth, Rodriguez started giving Wolak a beating with multiple hard combinations landing flush. The rematch was a far cry from the first meeting. Rodriguez fought smart and continued to catch Wolak coming in nearly every time. Wolak couldn't get off with his punches and allowed Rodriguez to move him around. Around the seventh round, Rodriguez appeard to slow down a little while Wolak was comimg forward and trying to hunt him down. Rodriguez would spin away from the ropes almost every time and tried to keep Wolak in the center of the ring. Wolak rallied well in the late rounds. Rodriguez answered back with every charge, while outlanding and outworking Wolak during close exchanges. In the tenth and final round, Rodriguez had Wolak in trouble after he unloaded with a lot of flush punches to Wolak's head. At certain points Rodriguez was measuring Wolak and landing big punches with both hands and the referee was getting close to stopping it. Wolak was close to going down in the closing seconds but stayed on his feet.

Cruiserweight titlist Krzysztof Wlodarczyk defeated Danny Green in hostile territory, scoring an 11th round stoppage in their title fight main event Wednesday at Challenge Stadium in Mt. Claremont, Australia.

Wlodarczyk was fighting for the first time since an accidental overdose on sleeping pills in July. Stories surrounding the Polish cruiserweight suggested the end of his career and a fight for his life, but rumors of lying on his potential death bed were greatly exaggerated as he was released less than a day later and back in training. Soon to follow were successful negotiations for this fight, which served as the third successful defense of the alphabet title he acquired in a rematch win over Giacobe Fragemoni last May.

The fight itself was not nearly as spirited, or celebrated by the crowd on hand. Both fighters came out cautious to begin, and the action never really picked up at any point until the sudden ending. Green attempted to press at several points in the evening, including a big fifth round which saw the Aussie land several right hands that momentarily had Wlodarczyk in trouble. The sequence was shortlived, with apparent fatigue already kicking in. Green twice lost his mouthpiece in a sixth round that was otherwise uneventful. Most of the rest of the fight saw Wlodarczyk control the tempo and the distance between the two. Referee Michael Griffin was forced to work much harder than anticipated, with an increasing number of clinches between the combatants as the fight went deeper. Green was limited to fighting in spurts in the later rounds due to a busted nose that compromised his breathing, while Wlodarczyk was content to fight at the leisurely pace offered. Everything changed in one fell swoop late in the 11th round, when Wlodarczyk connected with an overhand right to freeze Green along the ropes. A follow-up left hook landed flush to produce the bout’s lone knockdown and ultimately the end of the fight. “I was the bigger puncher of the two, and knew I had to end the fight,” Wlodarczyk insisted afterward, although he seemed in control for much of the fight. “It was a great fight, he’s a very tough guy.” Green showed his mettle in bravely rising to his feet in his best effort to beat the count. Referee Michael Griffin reached nine, but looked into the eyes of the 38-year old and saw a man who had enough, waving off the fight without another punch being thrown. The official time was 2:15 of the 11th round.

The weights are in for tomorrow's fight in Perth, where WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof ''Diablo'' Włodarczyk (45-2-1, 32 KO) will take on Australian puncher Danny ''The Green Machine'' Green (31-4, 27 KO). Włodarczyk weighed 199 pounds while Green was 197.3 pounds. Sympathy for the Devil.

Doudou Ngumbu of France is the new World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Light Heavyweight Champion after impressively beating Aleksy Kuziemski for the vacant title in Bialystok, Poland on Saturday night, November 26. Ngumbu got the unanimous decision by scores of 118-11 and 116-113 twice, and improved his record to 28-3 (11). Kuziemski is now 22-4 (6), and came up short for the third time in world championship fights.

Both contestants entered the bout brimming with confidence, and with an enthusiastic crowd cheering him on Kuziemski was by many considered the favorite to win. But Ngumbu had other plans, and quickly established himself as the quicker and more dynamic of the two. The Frenchman got off to a good start and never really let Kuziemski into the fight. In round five Ngumbu caught the hometown-hero with a swift combination that had Kuziemski visibly hurt, and only the vast experience of the Pole kept him from suffering a knockdown. Kuziemski did have his moments, and at times managed to keep Ngumbu at bay with long straight punches. But it was only moments, and the visitor always seemed to come back to take control. After twelve somewhat one-sided rounds, nobody really had any doubts that Ngumbu deserved the unanimous decision. He showed his world-class qualities, and is a worthy new world champion.

Our man in Sydney, professional fighter Ben Wrotniak interviewed Australian boxing star Danny Green (31-4, 27) ahead of his fight against Polish WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (45-2-1, 32 KO). Check out this really great behind the scenes piece.

Boxing is full of surprises when it comes to the judges' decision. You can now score every fight with the Boxing Scorecard App on Iphone, Itouch, Ipad and Android - and it's available worldwide.

The Boxing Scorecard App has been on Iphone for three months and has been given the thumbs up by Antonio Tarver, Elie Seckbach, Eddie Hearn, Lou Dibella, Nathan Cleverly, Paulie Malignaggi and many more fighters, writers and fans.

As junior middleweights Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito and thousands of fans who bought tickets fanxiously await the New York State Athletic Commission's decision on whether they will grant Margarito a boxing license to face Cotto in New York on December 3rd at New York's Madison Square Garden, the fighters scheduled to appear on the undercard have almost become forgotten.

If Margarito is unable to secure a license in New York, the fight may move to Denver or Texas. Pawel Wolak is scheduled to face Delvin Rodriguez in a rematch of their Fight of the Year candidate that took place earlier this year. BoxingScene.com caught up with Wolak to get this thoughts on a potential venue changer and how it might affect him.

"For me I have no issue.  I have known the NYSAC for a very long time and Top Rank promotes me. Both sides are good people and have always treated me well. I just hope they work it out," stated Wolak. Wolak said that regardless of where the fight takes place he will be ready. He also said that while he looked forward to fighting in front of his East Coast fans that he wouldn't mind gaining new fans should the venue change.

"Nothing changes for me. Familiarity is always good but I also enjoy new places and the chance to make new fans. Kind of like how I much more prefer being an underdog than a favorite but these things are out of my hands," said Wolak to Boxingscene.com The fighter of Polish descent finished our conversation by saying that no matter where the fight ultimately ends up that he will put on a good show for the fans. 

The Australian star Danny Green (31-4, 27 KO) will face WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (45-2-1, 32KOs) of Poland on November 30th at Perth's Challenge Stadium. Future of both fighters will be decided - they're at crossroads in their careers and this fact makes this classic showdown even more exciting. Let's get ready.

One of the biggest hopes of Polish boxing, cruiserweight Pawel Kolodziej (29-0, 17 KO) showed that he's constantly improving and possible fights against biggest names in his division can be his truly glorious championship nights. Tall and talented ''Harnas'' (''Mountain Gangsta'') was untouchable for Argentinian banger Mauro Adrian Ordiales (26-9, 24 KO) in the headliner of Saturday's Wojak Boxing Night in Gdynia. Pole's footwork, variety and counters were just too much for the strong yet primitive rival.

''Harnas'' quickly established his jab and set his pace, using the reach advantage supported by world class dancing skills. Pawel's game's based on controlling the distance with fast, straight punches and he's adding beautiful counter left hooks to his arsenal. Still, the punch which finished Ordiales in the second round was a direct right hand - business as usual for Kolodziej.