Lucas Matthysse stops Emanuel Taylor in five rounds
In his welterweight debut, Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse (38-4 35KOs) knocked out game opponent Emanuel Taylor in the middle of the fifth round in a fight he was soundly dominating in the second televised pay-per-view fight of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. mega-fight from Las Vegas, Nevada
Sev’s Take: Lucas Matthysse vs. Emmanuel Taylor Preview
By Sevak Sarkisian: Fight fans around the world are eagerly waiting for the upcoming mega fight between two Mexican stars in Saul Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on May 6th in what promises to be an entertaining match up between two exciting fighters. However, the main event is not
Lucas Matthysse-Emmanuel Taylor set for Canelo-Chavez card
Argentinian slugger Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse (37-4, 34 KOs) makes his highly anticipated return taking on Emmanuel “Tranzformer” Taylor (20-4, 14 KOs) on the televised undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs. Julio César Chávez, Jr. mega-fight on Cinco De Mayo weekend. The event will take placeSaturday, May 6 at T-Mobile Arena
Antonio Orozco beats Emmanuel Taylor on TruTV opener
In a tough fight to be a judge for Antonio Orozco defeated in Emmanuel Taylor in a good bout the TruTV portion of Top Rank Promotions’ Friday night fight card in Phoenix, Arizona. In the first two rounds Orozco was able to close the distance and work combinations to
Weights from TruTV, Phoenix, Az card
Venue: US Airway Center in Phoenix, AZ Promoter: Top Rank Jose Benavidez, Jr. 139 vs. Jorge Paez, Jr. 140 (WBA interim super lightweight title) Antonio Orozco 141 vs. Emmanuel Taylor 141 Trevor McCumby 176 vs. Fabiano Pena 175 Abel Ramos 141 lbs vs. Angel Martinez 141 Carlos Castro 123 vs.
Boxing Schedule May 16th – May 17th
Friday, May 15th (ESPN2) 9:00 pm EST – Reynaldo Ojeda vs Monty Meza Clay, Luis Rosa vs Jonathan Perez. This is the second to last Friday Night Fights card before Al Haymon’s PBC takes over the programming. (truTV) 10:00 pm EST – Jose Benavidez Jr vs Jorge Paez Jr, Antonio Orozco
Jose Benavidez returns May 15th against Jorge Paez Jr.
PHOENIX, AZ (April 30, 2015) — Phoenix’s favorite son is coming home — to defend his world title. Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super lightweight world champion JOSE BENAVIDEZ, JR.will be making his first title defense, against Mexican buzz saw JORGE “Maromerito” PAEZ, JR., Saturday, May 15 at US Airways
