Caleb Plant wins IBF World title over Uzcategui
From the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California Caleb Plant (18-0, 10 KOs) made a childhood dream come true as he picked up twelve round unanimous decision over Jose Uzcategui (28-3, 23 KOs) to capture the IBF super middleweight title from the former champion Uzcategui, in the first fight of
Prospect of the Year (under 10 fights) Chris Colbert
Chris Colbert is a unique fighter in the sense that he has fought at least three step-up bouts before he has had ten professional fights. The New York native who came off immature in the Jay Bulger doc “Counterpunch”, has done a feat not a lot of fighters prior to
Prospect of the Year (under 15 fights): Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Super lightweight Vergil Ortiz has star written all over him as he has won all eleven of his professional fights by way of knockout and his last one being the most impressive beating Roberto Ortiz. Now like all prospects, the caliber of opposition has been limited and rightfully so since
2018 Prospect of the Year: Maxim Dadashev
Not a lot of casual fans might know who Maxim Dadashev is, but the 28-year-old Russian is quietly amassing an impressive resume and with Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney already advanced the prospect point, we figured we’d give this award to someone very deserving and hardly ever talked about in
2018 Knockout of the Year: Naoya Inoue KOs Payano
[THIS VIDEO WAS NOT UPLOADED BY US, BUT IS ON YOUTUBE AND LINKED TO THE EXACT VIDEO ON ANOTHER SITE.] “The Monster” Naoya Inoue is already a top 5 pound-for-pound fighter, but the sense is that once he comes to North America it is only a matter of time before
Top Rank signs Jeremy Adorno and Sonny Castro
Top Rank is proud to announce it has signed two of the East Coast’s brightest amateur stars — Puerto Rican-born super bantamweight Jeremy “Magic Hands” Adorno and South Philadelphia-born heavyweight Sonny Conto — to multi-year contracts. Conto and Adorno will make their professional debuts in four-round bouts Friday, Feb. 8
2018 Northern California Fight of the Year: Ryan Bourland vs. Jose Hernandez II
In a rematch of their bout earlier this year in which Jose Hernandez picked up the decision over the hometown Bourland for the regional light heavyweight GBO title, Bourland made his last fight before retirement a good one. In a close and competitive bout, that saw both men have their
Jose Ramirez vs Jose Zepeda Undercard for Sunday, February 10th | FRESNO
Before 2012 U.S. Olympian and WBC super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez does battle against Jose Zepeda, who is trained by his former coach Freddie Roach, February 10th at the SaveMart Center in Fresno, Ca broadcast worldwide by ESPN and ESPN+, the night will be filled with action from the
2019 Boxing Trainer of the Year: Sean O’Hagan
Sean O’Hagan, the father of Josh Warrington, took Warrington on a terrific year, having his son pull off two upsets defeated heavily acclaimed Lee Selby as well as former world champion Carl Frampton. O’Hagan, who is not a household name is deserving of this as he took a fighter who
Northern (and Central) California Fighter of the Year: Jose Ramirez
With the retirement of Andre Ward, the biggest fights in California taking place in Northern and Central California take place with WBC super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez. Ramirez, who has spent the majority of his career fighting in Fresno, CA, a short drive from his hometown of Avenal, Ca,