| The younger challenger kept throwing quick combinations to the fading titlist, winning an important point down the stretch. |
| From 1994 to 1998, as a member of the national Russian sports acrobatics team, he was a national championships medallist and an international competition titlist and medallist. |
| Defending champion Raed Himmo and former titlist Stephen Kellogg were other non-starters. |
| The former two-division titlist will make his lightwelterweight debut on the undercard of Sky Sports' Leeds show in a 10-round contest. |
| It was said that Bercow has watched the Grand Slam titlist play 65 times before Bercow nailed him for an interview. |
| Louisville plays its next three games at home, including an Oct. 27 showdown against Cincinnati that will go a long way toward determining the Big East titlist. |
