Verdejo, Donaire win on TruTV
Puerto Rican star-in-the-making Felix “El Diamante” Verdejo (19-0, 14 KOs) defeated Josenilson Dos Santos (25-3, 15 KOs) via second round KO on Friday night at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A thunderous Verdejo right hand dropped Dos Santos, a man who has struggled to find the win
Verdejo to return October 31st
Red hot lightweight contender Felix ‘El Diamante’ Verdejo (18-0, 13 KOs) will return to the squared circle on October 31 at the Exhibition Center Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. The unbeaten Olympian will be defending his WBO Latino title against Brazilian Josenilson Dos Santos (27-3, 17 KOs) in a
Twitter reacts to HBO and Showtime cards
tNicholas Walters has crowd leave on him as main event I will forever hate Walters. #TeamDonaire Still sad about that one. — Robert Garcia Jr. (@_GarciaPita) June 14, 2015 That was not a "feeling out" opening round between Walters and Marriaga. Every shot thrown was hard, fast and accurate. #boxing
Verdejo dominates in HBO debut
130 lbs Puerto Rican super star Felix Verdejo (18-0 13KOs) dominated tough Ivan Najera (16-1 8 KOs) as he showed why he might just be the future of boxing. Verdejo showed impressive combination punches as he dominated each and every round of the fight , but most notable was a
Nicholas Walters misses weight, fight still on
Venue: Madison Square Garden Theater, NYC Television: HBO Nicholas Walters 127.4* vs. Miguel Marriaga 125.2 (WBA featherweight title) Felix Verdejo 133 vs. Ivan Najera 131.4 Sean Monaghan 175.8 vs. Fulgencio Zuniga 174.8 George Arias 227.2 vs. Eric Cason 198.2 Mike Reed 140.2 vs. Luis Joel Gonzalez 140.2 Jason Sosa 130.8
Walters vs Marriaga media day quotes
Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight world champion Nicholas “Axe Man” Walters of Jamaica, and the boxing gem of Puerto Rico, undefeated No. 3 world-rated lightweight contender Felix “El Diamante” Verdejo and their opponents, Top-10 contender Miguel “The Scorpion” Marriaga and Iván “Bam Bam” Najera, respectively, hosted a media workout
Boxing TV schedule for June 12-13
June 12th, Friday, Spike TV 9:00 EST/PST (tape delayed on west coast), Erislandy Lara vs. Delvin Rodriguez, Artur Beterbiev vs. Alexander Johnson – Lara is back in action in a made to order opponent that he should look very good against and Beterbiev should continue his knockout streak against a guy
NEXT SATURDAY! Felix Verdejo Bronx Public Workout & Fan Fest – 1 PM ET
BRONX, NY (May 21, 2015) — The boxing gem of Puerto Rico, undefeated No. 3 world-rated lightweight contender FELIX “El Diamante” VERDEJO will be celebrating his upcoming HBO Boxing debut by pressing the flesh and throwing some leather for his fans in New York. He will make a two-hour special
Nicholas Walters returns to HBO June 13th as headliner
Nicholas Walters is back in action on HBO and this time he will be main eventing a HBO card from Madison Square Theatre. The WBA featherweight champ, Walters, will take on Miguel Marriaga, a man with believe it or not a higher KO percentage than Walters. The two have history
With Win Felix Verdejo Set To Face Ivan Najera on HBO 6/13 in NYC
Lightweight Felix Verdejo earned a knockout victory over Marco Antonio Lopez in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico with a devastating fifth round knockout. Verdejo, whom is being touted as the next Puerto Rico superstar showed an ability to box, but then when comfortable to get off his offensive output as he stopped Morales with