June 11th boxing returns to Oakland, CA
O.P.P. Presents Boxing is back on June 11th with an all-day boxing, Juneteenth Festival (music festival) and bike show. The event which will be titled “Unfinished Business” will take place outdoors at the historic 16th street station in West Oakland, CA at 1601 Wood Street with all the matches put
Adam Fiel-Alberto Torres fight for featherweight GBO title on May 21st
Featherweight prospect Adam Fiel (9-0 4KOs) of Vacaville, CA will face undefeated Alberto Torres (6-0-2 3KOs) of Sacramento, CA for The GBO featherweight title May 21st at the Richmond Auditorium in Richmond, CA in a bout that is rumored to be headlining the event. Fiel, a heavily touted amateur prospect
Troy King At: East Oakland Boxing Association
ITRBoxing.com presents a new series, Troy King At, in which undefeated welterweight boxer, Troy King, gets an action camera and gives the fans a candid look at events from a perspective rarely seen, the fighters. In this edition, Troy visit East Oakland Boxing Association during an amateur event.
Dalia Gomez reflects on EOBA amateur boxing event
Dalia Gomez is the head coach of East Oakland Boxing Association in Oakland, CA. Gomez reflects on the amateur event she held at her gym on 98th ave in East Oakland and the experience she had holding the event.
Amateur Spotlight: De’Von Abraham (King’s Boxing Gym, Oakland, CA)
De’von Abraham is a 132 lbs. amateur boxer who just recently won the Golden Gloves. Abraham trains out of King’s Gym in Oakland, CA under Alfredo Gomez.
Ward triumphant in return, Diaz Jr. impressive in HBO debut
Andre Ward, (29-0, 15 KOs) made his light heavyweight debut as he earned a twelve round unanimous decision over the Sullivan Barrera, (17-1, 12 KOs), a tough Cuban defector who was the #1 contender for the IBF light heavyweight title on Saturday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
Ward-Barrera weigh-in results
Andre Ward 174.8 Sullivan Barrera 174.4 lbs. Joseph Diaz Jr. 125.8 Jayson Velez Daniel Franco 126 German Meraz ??? Junior Younan 173.4 Christian Solorzano 176.6* Maurice Hooker 140.2 Wilfrido Buelvas 138.8 Aaron Coley 157.2 Urmat Ryskeldiev 155.8 Zhilei Zhang 253.4 Tyree Ortiz 282.2 Rudy Puga 162.8 Carlos Lozano 162.2
Results from Oakland, CA
Oakland, CA – In front of a sold-out crowd in Oakland, CA at the Oakland Marriott Civic Center, Jonathan ” El Carismatico” Chicas (14-2 7KOs) of San Francisco, CA stopped Bilal “Rebellious” Mahasin (7-3-1 1KO) in the fifth round of the main event on top of a stacked card that kicked
January 23rd Oakland full card announced
The full card for this weekend’s card in downtown Oakland was announced via social media late last night. The card headlined by a grudge match between a pair of junior welterweight champions as BKB junior welterweight champion Jonathan Chicas faces GBO junior welterweight champion Bilal Mahasin. The card as well
Ward rumored to face Barrera on March 26th in Oakland, CA
Andre Ward seems to be getting ready to get back to action to face one of the most feared light heavyweights out currently. Ward whom is largely reported to face Sergey Kovalev has been largely rumored to face IBF light heavyweight number one contender Sullivan Barrera, who is promoted by Kovalev’s