“I am not just happy to be there, I am going to take care of business.” These are some of the words that stood out to me from Top Rank super lightweight contender Arnold Barboza Jr, who is on the verge of a world title shot, but he will be

Perennial super lightweight contender Alex Saucedo (30-1, 19 KOs) thoroughly dominate defeating former prospect Sonny Fredrickson (21-3, 14 KOs) on Tuesday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Saucedo outworked Fredrickson to win 99-91, 98-92, 100-90. Saucedo’s pressure was too much for Fredrickson, who gave up his height early

WBO junior welterweight world champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (25-0-3, 17 KOs) refused to let the judges have any say on his title defense against Alex “El Cholo” Saucedo (28-1, 18 KOs) on Friday night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as Hooker stopped Saucedo in the

ESPN (9 PM PST) • Maurice Hooker 140 lbs vs. Alex Saucedo 139.4 lbs (Hooker’s WBO Junior Welterweight world title – 12 Rounds)   ESPN+ (3:30 p.m. PST) • Egidijus Kavaliauskas 146.6 lbs vs. Roberto Arriaza 146.8 lbs (Kavaliauskas’ NABF and Arriaza’s WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight titles – 10 Rounds) • Cletus Seldin 141.4 lbs vs. Nelson Lara 142.4 lbs (Super Lightweight – 10 Rounds) •Jonathan Guzman 122.6 lbs vs. Roberto Castaneda 122.8 lbs (Super Bantamweight – 10 Rounds) Albert Bell 132.4 lbs

Alex “El Chollo” Saucedo is a very likable, lightweight who has entertained the fans for years, to the best of my memory being his televised bout against Raymond “Tito” Serrano at Treasure Island, but more than likely it predates even that. On Friday, Saucedo will get his chance to get

Zurdo in a holding patterns Undefeated WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez made the fourth defense of his title on Saturday night in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma by defeating Alexis Angulo in a twelve-round main event. That is about where the flattery stops at. Ramirez looked flat getting buzzed, but

Tonight on ESPN, WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez will look to defend his title once again as he faces Roamer Angulo. The co-main event features a cracker-jack of a bout between hometown fighter, Alex Saucedo and Lenny Zappavigna. The fights are taking place at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma

The fighters sat on a podium atop the floor where the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder play, discussing Saturday’s ESPN-televised card (9 p.m. ET) at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The biggest card to hit The Sooner State in years will feature a local product, Oklahoma City native Alex “El Cholo” Saucedo (27-0, 17 KOs) against Lenny Zappavigna (37-3, 27

The Azteca Boxing Gym in Oklahoma City hosted a media workout for the biggest fight card to hit the city in years. In the main event, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (37-0, 25 KOs) will defend the WBO super middleweight title against fellow unbeaten Alexis Angulo (23-0, 20 KOs). And, in the

Zurdo on ESPN [Saturday, ESPN] Undefeated WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez will be making his fourth defense of his title on Saturday night in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma as he faces Roamer Alexis Angulo in a twelve-round main event. Ramirez at his best is a tricky southpaw who defies