13 Jul 2018

Boxing Weekend Preview: Pacquiao returns, Teofimo Lopez on ESPN

Manny’s back? The man who carried most of my young adulthood interest in boxing, Manny Pacquiao will return this weekend on ESPN+ as part of the main event feature against Lucas Matthysse in Malaysia. Pacquiao is a huge question mark at the moment as he left his longtime coach Freddie

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18 May 2018

Erick De Leon signs with Split-T Management

Split-T Management has signed undefeated junior lightweight contender Erick De Leon to an exclusive managerial contract. De Leon, 26 years old of Detroit by way of Sabina Nuevo Leon, Mexico has a record of 17-0-1 with 10 knockouts. Before turning professional, De Leon was a three-time (2009-2011) National Golden Gloves champion as

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29 Apr 2018

Boxing Recap: Dogboe new champ, Real Deal tournamnet, Daniel Jacobs and more

Dogboe stops Magdaleno Issac Dogboe of Ghana, Africa stopped former WBO super bantamweight champion Jessie Magdaleno in the main event of a card that took place at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Dogboe was dropped in the first round by Magdaleno. Dogboe exploited a right hand to the body

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12 Mar 2018

Boxing Weekend Recap: Boxing in the Rain, Mikey Garcia gets another belt and more

Skillful Violence, Valdez beats Quigg ? A post shared by Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) on Mar 11, 2018 at 9:25am PDT In a delightful main event between Oscar Valdez and Scott Quigg that was marred badly by Quigg missing weight by 2.8 lbs, which hung an ugly stain over an

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11 Mar 2018

The Night Boxing Wept: Stone, Stewart watch Vences vs. De Leon from above

Coming into the fight I knew I had a bias and when someone in the media room called Andy Vences, “the b-word” I nearly snapped as well, albeit it was a teenage fighter who was supposed to be there, but still. That being said I try to be as fair

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11 Mar 2018

Valdez wins with broken jaw, Vences-De Leon draw

WBO featherweight champion Oscar Valdez (24-0, 19 KOs) won an action-packed main event that saw Scott Quigg (34-2-2, 25 KOs) on Saturday night at a rainy StubHub Center in Carson, California as both fighters left injured, Quigg with a broken nose and Valdez with a broken jaw. Quigg also missed

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08 Mar 2018

Andy Vences, Erick De Leon Media Day Quotes

ANDY ‘El Tiburon’ VENCES and ERICK “Drywall” DE LEON are putting their undefeated records on the line when they face off in an intriguing 130-pound battle, this Saturday at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. It will be the ESPN-televised co-feature for the Oscar Valdez vs. Scott Quigg World Boxing Organization (WBO) Featherweight world title fight. Vences and De Leon

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07 Mar 2018

Boxing Weekend Preview: Top Rank at StubHub, Lipinets-Garcia and much more

Oscar Valdez vs. Scott Quigg In one of the most entertaining fights which might only be rivaled by the co-feature, featherweight powerhouse and two-time Mexican Olympian Oscar Valdez takes on Scott Quigg in a truly interesting ESPN main event promoted by Top Rank Inc as the promotion continues putting on

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01 Mar 2018

Alex Saucedo ready to make a statement March 10th in Carson, CA

ALEX ‘El Cholo’ SAUCEDO (26-0, 16 KOs) is closing in on a junior welterweight title shot. It’s only a matter of time, he believes. He trains here at trainer Abel Sanchez’s Summit Gym, alongside some of the world’s best fighters, a firm believer in the phrase, “Iron sharpens iron.” Saucedo is

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28 Feb 2018

Andy Vences vs. Erick De Leon set to steal the show March 10th

For ERICK DE LEON and ANDY ‘El Tiburon’ VENCES, the path to a super featherweight title shot will be forged on Saturday, March 10, when the undefeated contenders clash for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas & World Boxing Organization (WBO) International Titles on the Oscar Valdez vs. Scott Quigg undercard at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. The Valdez vs. Quigg world championship

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