Boxing Schedule: Joyce Vs. Zhang, ESPN+
To read the rest of my writing go to my newsletter. Joyce vs. Zhang on ESPN+ The big fight of the weekend will see two top-ten heavyweights do battle, but that comes secondary to the violence they both produce. Joe Joyce, the 2016 British silver medalist in the super heavyweight
Hollywood Fight Nights Boston Recap: Callum Walsh Impresses in Main Event, Danny O’Connor wins after five year layoff
Tonight there was a boxing card at Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Though I was not able to attend the event in person, I watched it live on UFC Fight Pass. It was promoted by Tom Loeffler and 360 Promotions, as well as UFC President Dana White. The main event
L.A. based flyweight Christian Robles Has Big Dreams For His Career
Christian Robles is more than likely a fighter you’re unfamiliar with fighting in a division, flyweight, that is often neglected by major television networks with the exception of superstars like Roman Gonzalez, Michael Carabajal, and Ivan Calderon, who forced major networks to take notice and televise their bouts. Robles is
Cornejo beats tough veteran Toughill in Sunday night bout
Well, it might not of been the most technical bout, ever, but Maricela Cornejo picked up a win over MMA pioneer Erin Toughill despite former WBC featherweight world champion, Kevin Kelly seeing it otherwise from his vantage point at the color commentary desk. The bout was rough as neither Cornejo
Maricela Cornejo not letting a loss define her career
Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo had the biggest fight of her career, the co-main event bout on ESPN, the Thursday before Gennady Golovkin versus Canelo Alvarez II, saw her lose to Franchon Crews-Dezurn in a tough ten-round bout that Cornejo never seemed comfortable in. The bout was for the WBC women’s
Cecilia Braekhus last headliner for HBO Boxing, Saturday
Unified women’s welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus will look to put all four of her major world title on the line the WBO/WBA/WBC/IBF on the line against lesser-known Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes in a 10-round main event to conclude HBO’s 45 year tenure with boxing, at the StubHub Center in Carson, Ca. Women’s
Cecelia Braekhus media workout for final HBO card of near-future
Unified women’s welterweight champion has the distinct honor of headlining the final HBO Boxing card (for now) on December 8th at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA, yet the historic night is falling into the shadows since Vasyl Lomachenko is returning the same night in New York and Golden Boy
“Chocolatito” Gonzalez off ill-fated final HBO card on December 8th
Former four-division world champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez has withdrawn from his Dec. 8 co-main event at StubHub Center after he injured a knee during training camp in Indio, Ca, for his fight against former WBC light flyweight world champion, Pedro Guevara. 360 Promotions’ Tom Loeffler is currently looking at Juan
Bruno Escalante preps for Super Fly 3 fight, September 8th
When I first started to cover boxing whenever that was at the start of this decade, Bruno Escalante was the biggest local star in Northern California, my region I covered. Many who read this might giggle or think that is small potatoes, but in the world of boxing is thankless
Shafikov, Ceballo and Bohachuk win a top Hollywood Fight Nights
Former world title contender lightweight Denis Shafikov picked up an eight-round decision win over durable and game professional opponent Hector Saurez in the main event of 360 Promotions weekday event from The Avalon in Hollywood, Ca. Shafikov who was coming off a devastating split decision loss to Rene Alvarado made