Boxing Recap: Spence is the Truth, Roman underrated, Manny Robles BIG WIN
Errol Spence is SOLID IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr made his second title defense of his title in his home state of Texas, Frisco, Texas to be exact against Carlos Ocampo, whom he stopped in one round. It doesn’t take a boxing genius to understand Spence Jr’s nickname, “The
Vergil Ortiz, Hector Tanajara Jr media day for June 23rd fight card
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (9-0, 9 KOs), the rising knockout artist and pride of Dallas, Texas, hosted a media workout at Westside Boxing Club ahead of his fight against former world champion Juan Carlos Salgado (27-8-1, 16 KOs) in a 10-round super lightweight fight in the main event. In the co-main event, Hector “Finito” Tanajara Jr. (13-0, 5 KOs) of San Antonio,
Boxing Recap: Badou Jack impresses, Gary Russell still has it
Badou deserves praise, Stevenson at the end In probably the most interesting bout of the weekend, Badou Jack fought to a twelve round draw with Adonis Stevenson in which Stevenson retained his WBC light heavyweight title despite essentially losing six straight rounds after a solid start. Jack, who lost essentially
Mercito Gesta faces Roberto Manzanarez on June 15th
Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (31-2-2, 17 KOs), the former world title challenger of Cebu, Philippines will battle 135-pound contender Roberto “Tito” Manzanarez (35-1, 28 KOs) of Phoenix, Arizona in a 10-round fight for the NABO Lightweight Title in the main event of the June 14 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. ESPN
Romero Duno wins on ESPN2, gains momentum towards title shot
Rising lightweight knockout artist Romero “Ruthless” Duno (17-1, 14 KOs) of General Santos City, Philippines defeated Gilberto “Flaco” Gonzalez (27-5, 22 KOs) of Mexico City, Mexico via 10-round unanimous decision in the main event of the May 17 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. Duno landed the harder shots in
Vasyl Lomachenko stops Jorge Linares to make history
Boxing superstar Vasyl Lomachenko is now walking the path few have walked previously after stopping WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares in the tenth round of their world championship bout from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The bout was closely contested as Lomachenko and Linares battled in
Sadam Ali, Jaime Munguia come in underweight for title fight
Tomorrow night from the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, NY, Golden Boy Promotions in association with Zanfer Promotions and Promociones del Pueblo present the WBO super welterweight title fight between Sadam Ali and Jaime Munguia. In the co-main event, Rey Vargas will defend his WBC super bantamweight title
Joseph Diaz Jr media day for Gary Russell Jr fight
Undefeated featherweight contender and former U.S. Olympian Joseph“JoJo” Diaz Jr. (26-0, 14 KOs) hosted a media workout in Los Angeles at Azteca Boxing Club. Diaz, Jr. will challenge Gary Russell, Jr. (28-1, 17 KOs) for the WBC World Featherweight World Title on Saturday, May 19 in a clash televised live on SHOWTIME from MGM National Harbor in
Ryan Garcia, Jayson Velez make weight on second attempt
In a bizarre turn of events, tomorrow nights headlining bout between 19-year-old boxing phenom Ryan Garcia and Puerto Rico’s Jayson Velez saw both men come in overweight on their first attempt at the scales. To add confusion, essentially no official word from the press core at the event or the promotion
Ryan Garcia awaits big moment on May 4th
Ryan Garcia (14-0 13KOs) is headed to the StubHub Center one day prior than Gennady Golovkin, a star in the sport of boxing, as Garcia faces veteran Jayson Velez on Friday, May 4th in a headlining bout that will also be shown on ESPN. Garcia, a 19-year-old super featherweight seems