Luis Garcia, Prenice Brewer win in Pleasanton, CA
In front of a sold-out crowd in Pleasanton, CA at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, Squarevision Entertainment returned with its inaugural champion, Luis “Vicious” Garcia (10-1-1 7KOs) got a seventh-round TKO victory over Jhonathan Zamudio (1-5-4 1KO) in an action-packed main event. Zamudio started strong, but the pressure and power of Garcia started to effect Zamudio. The
Ward triumphant in return, Diaz Jr. impressive in HBO debut
Andre Ward, (29-0, 15 KOs) made his light heavyweight debut as he earned a twelve round unanimous decision over the Sullivan Barrera, (17-1, 12 KOs), a tough Cuban defector who was the #1 contender for the IBF light heavyweight title on Saturday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
Ward-Barrera weigh-in results
Andre Ward 174.8 Sullivan Barrera 174.4 lbs. Joseph Diaz Jr. 125.8 Jayson Velez Daniel Franco 126 German Meraz ??? Junior Younan 173.4 Christian Solorzano 176.6* Maurice Hooker 140.2 Wilfrido Buelvas 138.8 Aaron Coley 157.2 Urmat Ryskeldiev 155.8 Zhilei Zhang 253.4 Tyree Ortiz 282.2 Rudy Puga 162.8 Carlos Lozano 162.2
Ward-Barrera Undercard announced
The non-televised undercard of Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) and Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) in a twelve round IBF eliminator for the mandatory position at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on March 26 has been announced.as previously known the HBO telecast will begin with Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez in
Mendez wins split decision, Vences looks sensational in co-main slot
Salinas, CA – Super middleweight Paul Mendez (19-2-2, 9 KOs) won a ten round split decision over former world title challenger David “The Destroyer” Lopez (41-16-1, 25 KOs) on Friday night at the Salinas Storm House in Salinas, California. The major story line for the fight was the size difference
