08 May 2023

Boxing Schedule: Top Rank Comes To Stockton

Saturday, May 13th, ESPN+ | First Fight 2:45 PM, Main Card 7 PM PST. Stockton Fights Janibek Alimkhanuly will face Steven Butler in Stockton Arena for Alimkhanuly’s second defense WBO middleweight title. I am going to be live for this event, but let’s be honest – the middleweight division is

Avatar photo 24
25 Apr 2023

Boxing Schedule: The Return of William Zepeda

Zepeda Returns. After one of the biggest pay-per-views of the year, we were originally set to be treated to a great follow-up bout – until Vergil Ortiz Jr., had to withdraw from his world title fight with current champion Eimantas Stanionis. In its place now is a lightweight contender bout

Avatar photo 8
13 Mar 2023

Showtime Boxing Returns To Nor-Cal, April 7th

Sampson Boxing and Paco Presents Boxing are bringing televised boxing back to Northern California, as ShoBox: The Next Generation will be broadcast live for the first time at Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brooks, California, on Friday, April 7.  Though the entire card will be announced soon, local Fairfield, California,

Avatar photo 1
09 Mar 2023

Thompson Boxing Weigh-In Results For March 10th, Lopez vs. Beltran

Louie Lopez 147 vs. Angel Beltran 145.7 Jesus Gonzalez 148.5 vs. Keon Papillion 150 Marcos Hernandez 167.2 vs. Jeremy Ramos 164.3 Rowdy Montgomery 169.1 vs. Antonio Duarte 164.3 “Path to Glory” will take place at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA on Friday, March 10th, 2022. Doors open at 6:00 pm PT, with a Tribute to Ken Thompson at 7:00 pm (promptly), followed by fights.

Avatar photo 3
06 Feb 2023

Nelson Oliva Training Camp Notes For Wayne Boudreaux Fight

Before the Super featherweights contender George “El Yuyu” Acosta (13-1, 1 KO) and Marlin Sims (8-1, 4 KOs) do battle, we will see a 6-round super welterweight bout showcasing “Nuckle” Nelson Oliva (5-0, 5 KOs) of Los Angeles, CA, as he takes on fellow undefeated foe, Wayne Boudreaux (2-0, 1 KO), of Marrero, LA. Oliva vs. Boudreaux will

Avatar photo 0
14 May 2022

Showtime Championship Boxing Results: 5/14

Jermell Charlo (34-1-1, 18 KOs) vs Brian Castaño (17-0-2 12 KOs) Undisputed Super Welterweight Championship, 12 Rounds The rematch for the undisputed title at 154lbs was our main event tonight on Showtime. The first fight was a fascinating clash of styles, and the second fight was a continuation of that.

Avatar photo 1
05 May 2022

Vargas Dynasty Takes on Triller May 14th

Fernando Vargas was a two-time junior middleweight world champion who competed against the very best during his career. At just 21 years of age, he became the youngest junior middleweight champion in the history of boxing. He dominated long time reigning champion Luis Ramon “Yuri Boy” Campas and forced him

Avatar photo 3
03 Mar 2022

Looking At The World Title Wins Of Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez’s Career

Basic Info: Largely considered the best flyweight since Michael Carbajal and Ricardo “Finito” Lopez, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez was ahead of his time, and a true pioneer in the modern era of ushering in lower weight fighters to streaming platforms, mainstream disturbution of fights. Gonzalez will face Julio Cesar Martinez, who

Avatar photo 0
02 Mar 2022

The Five Career-Defining Moments of Jose Ramirez’s Boxing Career

Basic Info: This week Avenal, California’s own Jose Ramirez, will return to the Fresno region that he built along with his manager during the last decade, transforming Central California into one of the boxing fight hubs of California. Ramirez, who last lost to Josh Taylor, becoming an undisputed world champion

Avatar photo 1
01 Mar 2022

Richard Torrez Jr., The Most Interesting Modern Heavyweight

An Olympic silver medalist at the super heavyweight division is something like a mythic cryptid as on a media call, he was en route to college for a tap-dancing class, as he is taking a full course load that includes philosophy, business, and a few other classes. “I was thinking

Avatar photo 1