Uzcantegui, Mendez upset on FS1 card
In a massive upset Jose “Bolivita” Uzcategui (24-1, 20 KOs) scored a spectacular two-round stoppage of Julius “The Chef” Jackson (19-1, 15 KOs) on Tuesday night in San Antonio’s Cowboys Dancehall. Uzcategui dropped Jackson three times in round one before Jackson hit the deck less than a minute into the second
RECAP FROM CINCINNATI: BRONER TKOs ALLAKHVERDIEV WINS FOURTH WEIGHT DIVISION TITLE!
Former Three-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner (31-2, 22 KOs) won yet another world title in a fourth weight division, via 12th round TKO over Khabib Allakhverdiev (19-2, 9 KOs). The main event on this Showtime Championship card occurred on Saturday night at the U.S. Bank Arena in Broner’s hometown
Postol stops Matthysse to win WBC super-lightweight title
Viktor “The Iceman” Postol (28-0, 12KO) forced Lucas Matthysse (37-4, 34KO) to quit in order win the vacant WBC super lightweight title via tenth round stoppage on Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. In a bout dominated early by Postol saw Matthysse rally back with his power in
Fortuna stops Velasquez on FS1
WBA “regular” super featherweight champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 KOs) defend his title with a tenth round stoppage over Carlos Ivan Velasquez (19-2, 12 KOs) in the headline bout of Toe To Toe Tuesdays on Fox Sports 1 broadcast live from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Fortuna had his way
Notes from the weekend
This weekend was a weird one with a lot of boxing going on, but not a lot of the fights making their way to U.S. airwaves. Former heavyweight title challenger Derek Chisora (22-5, 14 KOs) scored a one-sided ten round decision, but that’s about it as the former heavyweight contender
Wilder stops Duhaupas, Breazeale ‘wins’
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs) successfully defended his world title with an eleventh round TKO over rugged Johann Duhaupas (32-3, 20 KOs) on Saturday night at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. The bout was competitive, but seemed to turn when Duhaupas was cut in round four.
Results from Lemoore, Ca
Heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr (25-0, 17 KOs) scored a one-sided eight round unanimous decision over late sub Joell Godfrey (17-15-1, 6 KOs) on Saturday night at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The bout was tough as Godfrey spent the majority of the time on the ropes
Williams, Flores win on FS1 midweek card
In the scheduled ten round main event, Philly’s Julian Williams blasted out Luciano Cuello of Madrid, Spain, after just 93 seconds into the opening round on Tuesday night at the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Williams wasted little time as he destroyed Cuello with body shots and rights to the
James, Lubin earn wins atop Bounce TV card
Despite a bizarre fight week that saw Caleb Truax pulled from headlining the card due to a failed physical, welterweight prospect Jamal James (18-0, 9 KOs) scored a spirited ten round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos “Merengue” Abreu (18-2, 17 KOs) on Friday night at Full Sail Live at Full Sail
Golden Boy Results: Quintero upsets Fontanez
Lightweight Marvin “Cachorro” Quintero (28-6, 24 KOs) scored an upset fifth round KO over Jeffery Fontanez (16-3, 12 KOs) on Friday night at the Belasco Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The knock truly proved troublesome for Golden Boy Promotions, the promoter, as Fontanez looked to be a fighter that they