Verdejo less than thrilling in return victory
Number one contender to the WBO lightweight title Felix “El Diamante” Verdejo (21-0, 15 KOs) picked up a ten round decision over Oliver Flores (27-4-2, 17 KOs) on Friday night in front of 7,143 boxing fans at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The performance was alright
Franco wins atop LA Fight Club card
With his talents on full display for the entire Belasco Theater to witness, San Antonio, TX native Joshua “The Professor” Franco (8-0, 4 KOs) gave opponent Victor Pasillas (8-6-2, 5 KOs) of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico a lesson in their super flyweight main event fight with a technical knockout in the
Luis Collazo knocks out Sammy Vasquez on FS1
Premier Boxing Champions returned with a Thursday night installment of “Toe-to-Toe Tuesdays” from the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Mississippi that saw Luis Collazo (36-7 20KOs) knockout Sammy Vasquez Jr. (21-2 15KOs) in the sixth round. Collazo dropped Vasquez earlier in the fight with a hook then finished the deal
Leo Santa Cruz outlasts Carl Frampton to win rematch
Leo Santa Cruz (33-1-1, 18 KOs) evened the score against Carl Frampton (23-1, 14 KOs) with a twelve round majority decision to reclaim the WBA featherweight title on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The fight was competitive throughout and was a reverse of the first bout as
Berchelt stops Vargas, Miura stops Roman
In a tough week for Golden Boy Promotions in which their ill-fated lawsuit against Al Haymon was dismissed, CEO Oscar De La Hoya was arrested for driving under the influence and now one of the five profitable fighters in Golden Boy Promotions roster lost as Francisco Vargas took a bad
Mikey Garcia knocks Dejan Zlaticanin out cold in three rounds
In the co-main event bout of the evening at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) of Oxnard, Ca picked up another title at a third weight class as he knocked out cold Dejan Zlaticanin (22-1, 15 KOs) to win the WBC lightweight title. Garcia out
De Leon, Barboza Jr. win in Studio City, Ca
By Mark Luketic Highly touted 130 lbs. Erick De Leon (15-0, 9 KOs) scored a fourth round knockout over Jose Salinas (10-3-1, 5 KOs) on Friday night at the famed Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California. De Leon stopped Salinas with a brutal body shot. Welterweight Arnold Barboza Jr. (15-0,
Selina Barrios wins pro debut by knockout
This past Saturday in her pro debut at the San Antonio Shrine Auditorium, on the “Famoso’s Night of Champions” card in San Antonio, TX, hometown native, Selina “Aztec Queen” Barrios (1-0, 1 KO), scored a spectacular first round knockout against, Tammy Franks (2-27-1). Barrios took charge from the opening bell
Erislandy Lara generates major ratings on Spike TV
Erislandy Lara, the WBA/IBO 154-pound champion, scored two knockouts in his match against Yuri Foreman in Miami on Premier Championship Boxing on Spike TV last Friday night. One in the ring to retain his world titles and another in the ratings. An average of 547,000 viewers, with a peak audience
Alberto Torres defeats Adam Fiel in Pleasanton, Ca for regional title
In front of a sold-out crowd (that saw many turned away at the door including media) at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Ca, Alberto Torres (8-0-2 4KOs) of Sacramento, Ca won the featherweight Square Warriors Championship as he defeated Adam Fiel (10-1 4KOs) of Vacaville, Ca in the main