Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse Fight Preview
By Sev Sarkisian: Legend, icon and future hall of famer Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2) will make his long-awaited return to the ring this summer in a blockbuster matchup against hard-hitting reigning WBA world welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse (39-4) on July 14 th (US Time). This global event will take place in
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
Kavaliauskas vs. Abreu now headlines Fresno, CA ESPN card
The Jose Ramirez-Danny O’Connor WBC super lightweight title bout was called off after it was determined O’Connor was physically unable to compete. Ramirez will now make his first title defense at a later date, while the NABF welterweight title bout between Egidijus “The Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas and Juan Carlos Abreu has
Boxing Weekend Results: Zurdo Ramirez, Ruben Villa, Rodney Hernandez
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
“Zurdo” Ramirez, Saucedo press conference quotes for ESPN fight
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
Michael Conlan fights in Northern Ireland on Saturday
Michael “Mick” Conlan will make his long-awaited homecoming on Saturday when he headlines a card from The SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Conlan (7-0, 5 KOs) will face former world title challenger Adeilson Dos Santos (19-4, 15 KOs) in a scheduled 10-rounder, which will be streamed live and exclusively in the United States
Lamont Roach Jr faces Deivis Bassa on July 20th on ESPN
Lamont Roach, Jr. (16-0-1, 6 KOs) will make his third headlining appearance when he takes on Deivis Julio Bassa (20-4, 12 KOs) in a 10-round fight for the vacant WBO International Super Featherweight Title in the main event of the July 20 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at the Oasis Arena in Cancun, Quintana Roo,
Boxing Weekend Preview: Ruben Villa, Zurdo Ramirez, Michael Conlan
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
William Silva says he will shock Teofimo Lopez on July 14th
Lightweight William “Baby Face” Silva has an outstanding professional record of 25-1 with 14 wins by knockout. The Plant City, FL based Brazilian won most of his bouts comfortably and has been top 15 rated. Teofimo Lopez is considered a blue chip prospect though he’s yet to face a stiff
Joet Gonzalez vs. Rafael Rivera set for July 13th in LA
Rising featherweight contender Joet Gonzalez (19-0, 11 KOs) will battle for the vacant NABO 126-pound title against Rafael ‘Big Bang’ Rivera (25-1-2, 16 KOs) in the 10-round main event of the July 13 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. Doors to the event open at 3:00 p.m. PT, and the first