Boxing update

Perhaps you recall about a year ago The Sun covering a fight at Suffolk County Community College in Selden.
The bout pitted Patchogue-Medford graduate Derrick Rossy (pictured) against "Fast" Eddie Chambers in a battle of unbeatens that was aired live on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights."
While neither Selden, Patchogue nor Medford is in our coverage area, we thought "Ah, what the heck. When are we ever gonna get the chance to cover a fight so close by?"
As it turned out, the bout was a solid one, with Chambers knocking out Rossy in seven rounds.
The other day I was wondering what each of those fighters is up to. What I found is they both fought abroad this weekend in major bouts.
Rossy, who won the Hansen Award while playing football for the Raiders in 1997, secured a unanimous decision over "Merciless" Ray Mercer — yes, he's still fighting — in China Saturday. The bout was for the WBO NABO heavyweight title, the vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council heavyweight title, WBF International heavyweight title.
Mercer is a 46-year-old former WBO heavyweight champ with a resumé that includes fights with Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko, Shannon Briggs, Larry Holmes and Tommy Morrisson (the lone victory on that list). The fight was broadcast in 150 million homes in China.
Rossy extended his record to 18-1 (10).
According to boxing Web site secondsout.com, "Rossy bossed the fight for long periods and had Mercer in all sorts of trouble, but it was the 46 year-old veteran that floored his fellow American in the 12th and final round."
Chambers 30-1 (14), meanwhile, suffered his first loss, a narrow decision, Saturday against Alexander Povetkin (14-0) in Berlin. The bout, which was aired on HBO as a prelude to the Jones/Trinidad replay, was to see who would get a crack at Klitschko for his IBF belt.