East LA’s Shawn Estrada (12-0, 11 KOs) is set to make his Mexican debut when he takes on Alvaro Enriquez (11-8-2, 3 KOs) on August 13 at the Convention Center in Acapulco. Estrada, the 2008 US Olympian, is coming off a first round KO over Joe Gardner, the tenth 1st …
Read More »Gonzalez Stops Salado To Continue WBA Title Rule In Mexico
WBA light flyweight king Roman “Chocolaito” Gonzalez kept his title last night with a scintillating performance at Plaza de Toros in Cancun, Mexico. The undefeated 24 year old from Managua, Nicaragua had already defended the WBA minimumweight strap three times prior to capturing the light fly crown in March of …
Read More »ShoBox Results: Bogere Wins Difficult Decision Over Beltran
Up-and-coming lightweight prospect Sharif “The Lion” Bogere fought to a close – and bloody – unanimous decision victory over Ray Beltran by the scores of 97-93 and 96-94 twice from Buffalo Bill’s Star of the Desert Arena in Primm, Nev. In the co-feature, top American heavyweight prospect Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell …
Read More »ShoBox Weights And Quotes: Sharif Bogere vs. Raymundo Beltran
Up-and-coming and unbeaten lightweight prospect Sharif “The Lion” Bogere (19-0, 12 KOs) of Las Vegas, Nev., weighed in at 134 pounds and his opponent “Sugar” Raymundo Beltran (24-4, 16 KOs) of North Hollywood, Calif., at 135 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in from Buffalo Bill’s Star of the Desert Arena in …
Read More »Boxing Result: Kameda Retains WBA Bantam Title In Japan
WBA bantam boss Koki Kameda has been successful in the first defense of his title, belting out challenger Daniel Diaz this evening at Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. Osaka born southpaw Kameda, who won the title with a decision over Alexander Munoz last December, established his control of the bout …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: May 13 ShoBox Fight Card Announced
The May 13th edition of the hit Showtime series, ShoBox: The New Generation will feature some of boxing’s top unbeaten stars as they risk their “0’s” on a stacked card led by 19-0 Sharif “The Lion” Bogere, 21-0-1 Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell and 15-0 Gary Russell Jr. The action-packed “Night of …
Read More »Showtime Boxing Announcers Discuss Cotto vs. Mayorga
From the network that brought boxing fans the blockbuster fights of Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez, Showtime returns to the pay-per-view business with a cast and crew of veterans. The March 12 card headlined by Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga will be called by Steve Albert with Al Bernstein …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Don King, Bob Arum, Miguel Cotto, Ricardo Mayorga
© Chris Farina – Top Rank The always colorful and electric Don King, joined by fellow Hall of Fame Promoter Bob Arum for their first co-promotion in more than five years, entertained the Los Angeles press corps on Monday as “Relentless: Cotto Vs. Mayorga” Fight Week kicked off with a …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga
WBA Super Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto and two-division World Champion Ricardo Mayorga participated in a national media conference call to discuss the upcoming, highly-anticipated world championship event on Saturday, March 12, at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev., produced and distributed live on Showtime beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. …
Read More »Showtime Boxing Quotes: Miguel Cotto, Emanuel Steward
WBA super welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and his Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward met with the South Florida media on Tuesday to talk about the Pride of Puerto Rico’s upcoming matchup with two-division world champion Ricardo Mayorga, which will take place on Saturday, March 12, at MGM Grand in …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing “Relentless” features the Pride of Puerto Rico, Miguel Cotto defending his WBA super welterweight title against two-division world champion Ricardo Mayorga on Saturday, March 12, at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. Cotto vs. Mayorga will be produced and distributed LIVE on Showtime PPV, …
Read More »Golden Boy Boxing: Matthyse To Face Corley In Argentina
Following his controversial split decision loss to Zab Judah in November, top junior welterweight contender Lucas Matthysse demanded a return to the ring as soon as possible. On Friday, January 21, he gets his wish when he takes on former World Champion DeMarcus Corley in the 10-round main event of …
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