Rodriguez upsets Gesta, Blair Cobbs wins title – Avila gets a draw
Super lightweight Juan Rodriguez (30-7, 26 KOs), promoted by Northern California promoter, Paco Damian, pulled off a massive upset in stopping Mercito Gesta (32-3-2, 17 KOs) in the ninth round on Thursday night at the Avalon in Hollywood, California on the Golden Boy main event. The bout was competitive the
Golden Boy Weigh-In Results: “Tino” Avila makes weight in return
Today from the Golden Boy Promotions office in downtown Los Angeles, California, Golden Boy Promotions held the weigh-in for their inital Thursday Night Fight card, which will feature the main three fights on DAZN, and the rest of the card featured either on Golden Boy’s social media and/or DAZN, it
Manuel “Tino” Avila returns Thursday on DAZN in Hollywood, CA
Photo: Lukie Ketelle / TRI Sport Agency Fairfield, CA’s Manuel “Tino” Avila (23-1 8KOs) is ready to return after a nearly sixteen-month hiatus from the ring as he faces former world title challenger Jose Santos Gonzalez (23-7 13KOs) at the inaugural Thursday Night Fight Series promoted by Golden Boy Promotions at
Manuel “Tino” Avila returns March 21st in Hollywood, Ca
Manuel “Tino” Avila (23-1, 8 KOs) of Fairfield, Calif. will return in an eight-round featherweight fight against Jose Gonzalez (23-7, 13 KOs) of Guadalajara, Mexico. Avila, who trains with Sean Sharkey at FightKore International in Martinez, Ca, will be returning after a sixteen-month layoff after injuring himself against Diuhl Olguin
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
Mercito Gesta, Manny Robles III win on Golden Boy card
Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (32-2-2, 17 KOs) of San Diego, Calif. captured the NABO Lightweight Title against Roberto “Tito” Manzanarez(35-2, 28 KOs) of Phoenix, Arizona via 10-round majority decision victory in the main event of the June 14 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. One judge scored
Diego De La Hoya media day workout for ESPN fight
Diego De La Hoya (20-0, 9 KOs) of Mexicali, Mexico hosted a media workout today at Wild Card Boxing Club ahead of the June 8 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. De La Hoya will defend his NABF and NABO Super Bantamweight Titles against Jose “Sugar” Salgado (35-4-2, 28 KOs) of Cozumel, Mexico in the
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
Lucas Matthysse, Jorge Linares win on HBO [Forum]
In the main event of an HBO Boxing “Boxing After Dark” Telecast, we saw a slow-paced main event as lesser-known Lucas Matthysse (39-4 36KOs) knocked out Tewa Kiram (38-1 28KOs) in a fight Matthysse lost every round up until the fateful stoppage in the eighth round. Kiram used his length and size to
Matthysse vs. Kiram Final Press Conference
Fighters on the special double main event of Matthysse vs. Kiram and Linares vs. Gesta held a final press conference today ahead of the explosive Golden Boy Promotions card that will take place this Jan. 27 at the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, Calif. In the first part of this spectacular main event, former interim WBC Super Lightweight Champion Lucas “La