It's been nearly two years since Yuri Foreman's fans saw him in the ring. Foreman (28-2, 8 KOs) weighed in at 154 pounds for his comeback fight, scheduled for Wednesday night at BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York, New York. His opponent, Brandon Baue (12-8, 10 KOs), weighed in at 157.5 pounds.
Foreman is on a two-fight losing streak against world class opponents. Baue, who has faced good competition, but never a world class fighter, has lost his past five. This fight is scheduled for six rounds.
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Groenteman Back on Winning Track
Barry Groenteman defeated Samir Boukrara by six-round unanimous decision last night at Wellness Profi Center in Purmerend, Netherlands. This was Barry's first win in his last three fights. In Groenteman's previous two fights, he had suffered a disputed split decision loss to Andrea Carbonello last March and earned a draw with Tarik Madni in October.
Groenteman came away from his fight with Boukrara with a lot of respect for the Moroccan. He told The Jewish Boxing Blog, "He is a dangerous journeyman" and noted that Boukrara threw "very hard punches." But Barry believed he was able to secure the victory because, "My timing, technique, and speed was much better."
Groenteman improves to 8-5-2 with 2 KOs and he's now 5-1 with 2 KOs at the Wellness Profi Center (his lone loss was to Carbonello). Boukrara falls to 12-17-1 after enduring his fifth consecutive loss. Groenteman is scheduled to face Jarkko Putkonen (7-0, 4 KOs) on April 6. The fight will take place in the undefeated 28 year old's home country of Finland. Groenteman will mark Putkonen's toughest opponent of his career. He has never faced a man with a winning record before. Conversely, Groenteman has battled six men with winning records in his career.
Groenteman came away from his fight with Boukrara with a lot of respect for the Moroccan. He told The Jewish Boxing Blog, "He is a dangerous journeyman" and noted that Boukrara threw "very hard punches." But Barry believed he was able to secure the victory because, "My timing, technique, and speed was much better."
Groenteman improves to 8-5-2 with 2 KOs and he's now 5-1 with 2 KOs at the Wellness Profi Center (his lone loss was to Carbonello). Boukrara falls to 12-17-1 after enduring his fifth consecutive loss. Groenteman is scheduled to face Jarkko Putkonen (7-0, 4 KOs) on April 6. The fight will take place in the undefeated 28 year old's home country of Finland. Groenteman will mark Putkonen's toughest opponent of his career. He has never faced a man with a winning record before. Conversely, Groenteman has battled six men with winning records in his career.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Barry Groenteman vs. Tarik Madni
October 15, 2012
Theater Carré
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Groenteman: black trunks, white trim
Madni: black and white trunks
Theater Carré
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Groenteman: black trunks, white trim
Madni: black and white trunks
Friday, January 11, 2013
Yuri Foreman's Comeback Fight
Former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman will begin his comeback on January 23 at BB King's Blues Club and Grill in New York, New York. His scheduled opponent is Brandon "The Business" Baue.
Foreman (28-2, 8 KOs) has not fought since March of 2011 and has lost his last two fights. Those losses were to world class opponents, Miguel Cotto and Pawel Wolak. While Baue (12-8, 10 KOs) has been busier than Foreman- he fought three times in 2012- he has lost his previous five fights, all to solid opposition. He's been knocked out in three of those five.
Baue's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to undefeated middleweight Cerresso Fort. In that bout, Baue did more trash talking than punching. He managed to land a couple of hard left hooks, but he spent most of the contest on the ropes donning earmuffs.
Yuri said he won't be bothered if Baue tries to play mind games, telling The Jewish Boxing Blog, "I don't really care for trash talk. I have a pretty good control over what I let go to my head." Foreman added that he won't change his preparation to fit Baue's style. "I have to focus on what I do well and not let my opponent change my game plan," he said.
Yuri said he won't be bothered if Baue tries to play mind games, telling The Jewish Boxing Blog, "I don't really care for trash talk. I have a pretty good control over what I let go to my head." Foreman added that he won't change his preparation to fit Baue's style. "I have to focus on what I do well and not let my opponent change my game plan," he said.
Foreman's speed will likely be too much for Baue to handle. The big question is whether or not Foreman will have too much ring rust. He'll have six rounds to find out.
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