World championship boxing returns to The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas this Saturday. Former two-division world champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley, Jr. is back in the ring, facing former interim world champion Diego “La Joya” Chaves, in a 12-round welterweight rumble. The co-main events will feature two world …
Read More »Garcia Retains Titles But Has Hands Full With Cagey Herrera
It was an awkward, messy and difficult to score fight last evening at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico as Philadelphia’s Danny Garcia retained his WBC and WBA light welterweight belts via majority decision over California’s Mauricio Herrera. Herrera fought the first four rounds on the backfoot, maintaining distance …
Read More »Herrera Says He’s Fought Tougher Than World Champion Garcia
Reigning light-welterweight king Danny Garcia believes Mauricio Herrera has no idea what he has gotten himself into when the pair clash this weekend. The 25-year-old Philadelphia native puts his world titles on the line as he goes in against the tricky Herrera in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, this Saturday night, live …
Read More »Will Distracted Danny Garcia Fall Prey To Motivated Challenger Herrera?
Unified Light-Welterweight World Champion Danny Garcia is unfazed at being overlooked as Floyd Mayweather’s next opponent. The undefeated 25-year-old knows that victory this Saturday night against Mauricio Herrera, live and exclusive on BoxNation, will herald further calls for him to be the next man to face pound-for-pound king Mayweather.
Read More »WBA Update: Garcia vs. Herrera Officials, The Maidanas Welcome Child
The officials were announced for the bout between the 140 lb super champion of the World Boxing Association, Danny “Swift” Garcia and Challenger Mauricio Herrera, to be held on Saturday at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
Read More »Danny Garcia, Mauricio Herrera Go Head To Head in Puerto Rico
Danny Garcia, WBC/WBA Super Lightweight Champion: “I am a Puerto Rican. I could have been born on the moon, but I’m still Puerto Rican. [On fighting in Puerto Rico] “It means a lot to me. Everybody in the stands is going to be Puerto Rican. I’ve never had that before. …
Read More »Danny Garcia To Defend WBA/WBC Titles Against Mauricio Herrera
After a stellar 2013 that included impressive wins over Zab Judah and Lucas Matthysse, WBC/WBA Super Lightweight Champion Danny “Swift” Garcia will kickoff his 2014 campaign with one of the most important fights of his career as he pays homage to his Puerto Rican heritage on Saturday, March 15, live …
Read More »ShoBox Weights And Quotes: Hernandez vs. Anchondo
All four fighters stressed the importance of what tomorrow night means to them at Thursday’s weigh-in, just one day out of their appearance on ShoBox: The New Generation tonight, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast. Both main event boxers, world-ranked welterweight Freddy “El Riel’’ …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Jones Stops Brunson On ShoBox
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing In two contrasting fights, “Kid” Carson Jones dealt Tyrone “The One” Brunson the first loss of his career in the main event while former WBO junior lightweight world champion Mike Anchondo won an eight-round split decision over previously undefeated Mauricio “El Maestro” Herrera in …
Read More »Boxing Weights And Quotes: Carson Jones vs. Tyrone Brunson
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Playing the role of the experienced, veteran boxer, “Kid” Carson Jones said moments after he weighed in at 154 ¼ pounds that it was his plan to start to talking in Tyrone “The One” Brunson’s ear as soon as he saw him on Thursday.
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Juan Carlos Burgos vs. Vyacheslav Gusev
© Mike Worden / Saddo Boxing Moving his way further up the ladder of the featherweight rankings, WBC #3 ranked Juan Carlo Burgos, 22-0 (15), pulled out a scrappy ten round decision over Russia’s Vyacheslav Gusev, 16-2 (3), on Friday night in order to retain his WBC CABOFE title. Dubbed …
Read More »Boxing In America: Weekend Results
Aside from Miguel Cotto’s WBA title defense against Joshua Clottey on Saturday, there were a few good shows in America on Friday night. Former WBA light welter Diosbelys Hurtado, 42-3-1 (25), won a 12 round unanimous decision over Manuel Garnica, 25-11 (13), in defense of the WBO Latino strap and …
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