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There was a lot of action this past weekend but despite a few high-profile fights not much significant movement in THE RING’s divisional ratings apart from at cruiserweight, where inactive Guillermo Jones re-entered after his 11^th-round KO of Denis Lebedev.

Lucas Matthysse finally claimed a signature victory by blowing out IBF 140-pound titleholder Lamont Peterson in three rounds Saturday night in Atlantic City, N.J.

In a Fight of the Year candidate and major upset, 41-year old veteran Guillermo Jones reclaimed his WBA cruiserweight title against Denis Lebedev with an 11th-round TKO in a slugfest that took place on Friday at Crocus City Hall in Moscow.

Miguel Cotto's monster left hook against Austin Trout was captured by Tom Hogan, whose photo will be honored as the best action shot of the year by the Boxing Writers' Association of America. 

Steve Cunningham's four-year appetite for revenge against Tomasz Adamek conjures comparisons to grudge matches like Thomas Hearns-Sugar Ray Leonard II and Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao IV. 

Heavyweight Tomasz Adamek said that he will be a "different" fighter for his Dec. 22 rematch with Steve Cunningham, whom he defeated by split-decision as a cruiserweight four years ago.

Steve Cunningham's rematch with Tomasz Adamek represents his second fight in the heavyweight division.

Tomasz Adamek will face Steve Cunningham in December, nearly four years to the day from when he vanquished Cuningham by split-decision when they were cruiserweights.

Philadelphia-based cruiserweight Steve Cunningham, who is promoted by a German company, is better known in Germany than he is in America. He will fight Yoan Pablo Hernandez in Germany on Saturday in a rematch with THE RING's vacant title on the line.

Don King will miss Saturday's Selcuk Aydin-Jo Jo Dan rematch in earthquake-ravaged Turkey, and is rumored to be meeting with cruiserweight Guillermo Jones regarding a bout with Marco Huck.