Last night, Cristian Mijares returned to the light flyweight ranks for the first time in over two years, taking away the IBF title of Juan Alberto Rosas at Auditorio Municipal in Torreon, Mexico. The 29 year old former WBC/WBA champ had campaigned as a top level bantamweight since 2009 but …
Read More »Boxing In Mexico: Rosas vs. Mijares For IBF Super Fly Title
On Saturday at The Torreon in Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico, IBF super fly kingpin Juan Alberto Rosas meets the challenge of ex-WBC/WBA champion Cristian Mijares. 29 year old Mijares, 40-6-2 (18), will be returning to the division he sat atop of during six title defenses for the first time since …
Read More »Boxing In Mexico: Rosas Dethrones Nongqayi For IBF Title
The IBF super flyweight title changed hands last night at El Palenque De La Feria in Tepic, Mexico as South Africa’s Simphiwe Nongqayi was toppled by challenger Juan Alberto Rosas. 38 year old Nongqayi won the WBF super fly strap in just his 11th pro bout and after three defenses …
Read More »Boxing South Of The Border: Weekend Results
Two massive fight cards took place on Saturday night in Mexico and first, we’ll examine what took place at Auditorio Guelaguetza in Oaxaca as there were three world titles on the line. Mexico City’s Erik Ramirez, 25-6-1 (19), stepped up to challenge WBO Minimumweight Champion Donnie Nietes but the WBO …
Read More »Friday Night Boxing Results
We start off in sunny Spain where at Pabellon Central in Vigo, hometown hero Ivan Pozo, 28-5-1 (18), became the latest victim of WBO Flyweight Champion Omar Andres Narvaez, 27-0-2 (17), as the Spaniard could not come out for the eighth round. Narvaez, known as “El Huracan” in his native …
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