Terence Crawford bizarrely stops Amir Khan
WBO welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs) scored a sixth round TKO over former unified super lightweight world champion Amir Khan (33-5, 20 KOs) on Saturday night before a crowd of 14,091 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, but not without some debate. Crawford, who dropped
Christopher Diaz hopes to be next Puerto Rican champion
Undefeated Puerto Rican contender Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz hopes that he can add his name to the lineage of great Puerto Rican boxers from the ‘Island of Enchantment’. Diaz will fight Japanese veteran Masayuki Ito for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight title on July 28 at the Kissimmee Civic Center, this Saturday. That being
“Pitufo” Diaz ready to for world title shot in July
Total focus. Undefeated Puerto Rican contender Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz has only one goal on his mind: become a world champion. During a press conference held on Thursday afternoon at ‘The Island of Enchantment’, Díaz guaranteed that on July 28 he will leave the Kissimmee Civic Center as world champion. On that night, in front of
Jose Ramirez, Amir Imam make weight for New York City clash
Tomorrow live from the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, the vacant WBC super lightweight title is on the line as Jose Ramirez of Avenal, CA takes on Amir Imam on ESPN at 5 PM PST/ 8 PM EST. The bout will be the
Christopher Diaz, Shakur Stevenson and Conlan win on ESPN
Super featherweight Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz (22-0, 14 KOs) looked against Bryant “Pee Wee” Cruz(18-3, 9 KOs) , who took the fight on a week and a half’s notice as Casey Ramos was hurt in sparring and pulled out of the bout. Diaz dropped Cruz in the first round, twice in the second
Verdejo less than thrilling in return victory
Number one contender to the WBO lightweight title Felix “El Diamante” Verdejo (21-0, 15 KOs) picked up a ten round decision over Oliver Flores (27-4-2, 17 KOs) on Friday night in front of 7,143 boxing fans at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The performance was alright