isaac chilemba

Not much happened this past week that caused significant movement within THE RING’s divisional ratings but there were some results worth noting, mainly Carl Froch’s victory over Mikkel Kessler, which solidified his No. 1 spot at 168 pounds.

Tony Bellew outpointed fellow light heavyweight contender Isaac Chilemba in their rematch on the Carl Froch-Mikkel Kessler II undercard on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. RingTV.com contributor Tom Gray was ringside for this undercard report.

Action shots from Carl Froch's win over Mikkel Kessler, plus undercard fights Tony Bellew UD Isaac Chilemba, and George Groves TKO 5 Noe Gonzalez Alcoba. Photos by Scott Heavey-Gettyimages.

The big rematch in London on Saturday is between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler, but Tony Bellew’s immediate return match against Isaac Chilemba – who held “The Bomber” to a draw on March 30 – which is on the Froch-Kessler undercard, is also anticipated by British fans.

Mike Alvarado moved up two spots in THE RING’s 140-pound rankings with his stirring decision victory over fellow contender Brandon Rios. Tony Bellew moved up one spot after battling fellow light heavyweight contender Isaac Chilemba to a draw.

Tony "The Bomber" Bellew pulls no punches in the ring or when being interviewed. The British light heavyweight, who fights fellow contender Isaac Chilemba on Saturday, calls it how he sees it with Chad Dawson, Tavoris Cloud and Bernard Hopkins.

Junior middleweight Gabe Rosado will face Charles Whittaker in an IBF eliminator bout on Saturday night.

Undefeated two-division titleholder Zsolt Erdei has withdrawn from his fight on the Sept. 29th HBO Boxing After Dark card against light heavyweight contender Isaac Chilemba at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods after suffering a rib injury.

Edwin Roddriguez will face Jason Escalera in a clash of unbeaten super middleweights as part of an HBO-televised triple-header on Sept. 29.