Francisco Vargas vs. Rod Salka set for April 12th
Two-time Fight of the Year winner and former WBC Super Featherweight World Champion Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas (24-1-2, 17 KOs) will continue his effort to regain a world title as he faces “Lightning” Rod Salka (24-4, 4 KOs) in a 10-round super featherweight fight in the main event of the April 12 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on
Joseph Diaz Jr, Vergil Ortiz win, Chimpa Gonzalez loses!
In the main event of a nearly sold-out show from Indio, CA, Golden Boy Promotions #1 rated featherweight by two sanctioning bodies, Joseph Diaz Jr picked up a win over Victor Terrazas. Diaz Jr dropped Terrazas twice in the first round with a body shot the first time and a
Oscar Negrete wins regional title on ESPN2
Longtime friend of the blog bantamweight Oscar “Jaguar” Negrete (17-0, 7 KOs) scored the biggest win of career with an eighth round TKO against Sergio “El Frio” Frias (18-6-2, 9 KOs) to claim the vacant NABF title at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. The fight was supposed to
Oscar Negrete makes weight for ESPN Title fight
Tomorrow, June 30th, at the Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino in Indio, Ca and broadcast worldwide on ESPN2, Golden Boy Promotions returns with a triple-header, headlined by Oscar Negrete. Negrete, who was originally supposed to fight Randy Caballero, who got injured is now facing a last-minute replacement opponent for a
Marlen Esparza soundly defeats Sazoff in pro debut
Marlen Esparza (1-0 1KO) started her career off right as soundly beat an overmatched Rachel Sazoff (0-3) to open the ESPN broadcast from Fantasy Springs Casion and Resort in Indio, CA. Esparza, a decorated amateur had little to no trouble at all landing at will against the overmatched foe, who
Oscar De La Hoya picked up for DUI
Oscar De La Hoya, days before promoting his first major fight card of 2017, has been arrested and is out on bail after being charged with a DUI (Driving Under the Influence). The news which first broke on TMZ is rather alarming since he is promoting a fight with one of
Tureano Johnson, Sadam Ali top Vargas vs. Berchelt undercard
As the boxing world prepares to witness the epic WBC Super Featherweight clash between Mexican warriors Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas (23-0-2, 17 KOs) and Miguel “El Alacran” Berchelt (30-1, 27 KOs), Golden Boy Promotions has announced a stacked undercard of fan favorite all-stars coming back in to action on Saturday,
Bernard Hopkins-Joe Smith Jr Press Conference Quotes
Former Two-Division World Champion and Future Hall of Famer Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins(55-7-2, 32 KOs) and Light Heavyweight Contender Joe Smith Jr. (22-1, 18 KOs) today hosted a Los Angeles press conference to discuss their 12-round battle set for December 17 at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. and to be
Shabranskyy-Barrera set for HBO Latino December 16th
Los Angeles-based undefeated Vyacheslav “Lionheart Chingonskyy” Shabranskyy (17-0, 14 KOs) will look to continue his impressive run up the light heavyweight ladder, but standing in his way will be his toughest competition to date in the form of Cuban standout Sullivan Barrera (17-1, 12 KOs), as the two warriors go
Perez, Petrov make weight for WBA eliminator
Tonight Michael “The Artist” Perez takes on Petr Petrov to see who will be the #1 contender to Jorge Linares WBA lightweight title. The bouts are taking place at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, CA and televised on Estrella TV and RingTVLive.com Golden Boy Promotions is promoting the event.