Kanat Islam added to Roy Jones Jr. “Skill vs. Will” PPV
World ranked junior middleweight Kanat Islam will battle tough Brazilian Robson Assis in the scheduled 10-round co-feature bout on Friday night, February 17th at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware. The bout will support the previously announced 12-round WBF Cruiserweight title bout featuring legendary Roy Jones Jr. battling Bobby Gunn. The
Ray Beltran stops Ivan Najera in two, Saucedo decisions Lacerda
Lightweight Ray Beltran (30-7, 18 KOs) returned after a year long suspension after a failed drug test to knockout Ivan “Bam Bam” Najera (16-3 8 KOs) on Saturday night at the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas in the second round. Beltran overpowered Najera who then was eventually taken out with
Weights from Laredo, Texas (TOP RANK Solo Boxeo UniMas card)
In Laredo, Texas at the Laredo Energy Arena Top Rank Promotions will return with a catchweight bout between former world title contender Ray Beltran taking game veteran Ivan Najera. The bout will be broadcast nationwide by UniMas. Ray Beltran 137 vs. Ivan Najera 138 Alex Saucedo 142.2 vs. Claudinei Lacerdo
Ramirez, Rodriguez win on TruTV
Super middleweight contender Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (33-0, 24 KOs) made it look easy with a ten-round unanimous decision victory over Gevorg Khatchikian, (23-2, 11 KOs) in the main event of truTV’s MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout series at the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Ramirez won every second of the
Weights from Las Vegas, NV (Top Rank Promotions)
Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas TV: truTV Gilberto Ramirez 167.5 vs. Gevorg Khatchikian (WBO International super middleweight title) Saul Rodriguez 131 vs. Ivan Najera 134.6 Casey Ramos 132 vs. Adones Aguelo 132 Konstantin Ponomarev 150 vs. Ramses Agaton 147.8 Oleksandr Gvozdyk 174.5 vs. Cleiton Conceicao 176.5 Toka Kahn Clary
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
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