Rafael “Chocho” Guzman is the new opponent for undefeated No. 1 featherweight contender Mikey Garcia in the co-main event of “The Son Also Rises: Sebastian Zbik vs. Julio César Chávez, Jr. World Middleweight Championship,” this Saturday at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The 10-round featherweight rumble will open the two-bout …
Read More »Christy Martin Makes Comeback In Dakota Stone Rematch
This Saturday at Staples Center, in Los Angeles, WBC female super welterweight champion Christy Martin returns to the ring for the first time in two years, completing a personal and professional comeback. Seeking her landmark 50th career victory, she will be facing Dakota Stone in a rematch of their 2009 …
Read More »Garcia vs. Beltran Jr Opens HBO BAD Telecast June 4
Top-rated contender Mikey Garcia will risk his undefeated record and No. 1 ranking when he faces the power-punching Miguel Beltran Jr. on June 4 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Garcia-Beltran 10-round featherweight rumble will be the co-main event on “The Son Also Rises,” headlined by the Sebastian Zbik …
Read More »Top Rank Boxing: Chavez Jr vs. Gomez December 4
The Son of the Legend, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, and The Contender alumnus Alfonso Gomez will collide Saturday, December 4, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., in a fight of seismic proportions. “In Harm’s Way,” the pay-per-view extravaganza, will be headlined by these Top-Five contenders, risking their imminent world …
Read More »Top Rank Boxing: Lopez vs. Marquez Tickets On Sale August 2
Fireworks will fly during Mexican Independence Day weekend in Las Vegas, Nev., when two-division world champions Juan Manuel Lopez and Rafael Marquez collide for Lopez’s WBO featherweight title, Saturday, September 18, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The 12-round world title tilt will be televised live on Showtime Championship Boxing. …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Julio Cesar Chavez vs. John Duddy
© Rafael Soto / Top Rank There was a standing room only media workout at the Jesse James Leija Champion Fit Gym in San Antonio, Texas with the principal boxers of “Latin Fury 15” meeting the press afterward.
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Vazquez, Mares Give Fight Fans Free Autograph Session
Three-time World Champion Israel Vazquez and top-rated contender Abner Mares served up a heapful of smiles and more during a free public autograph session at the famous Tacos Tombras A Tacos inside the Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles on Monday. In an eagerly awaited matchup, Vazquez will meet …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Vazquez vs. Marquez IV, Perez vs. Mares
Three-time World Champion Israel “Magnifico” Vazquez two-division World Champion Rafael Marquez, undefeated IBF Bantamweight Champion Yonnhy Perez and unbeaten top-rated contender Abner Mares participated in a media conference call to discuss their upcoming fights on Saturday, May 22 at Staples Center on Showtime Championship Boxing live at 9 P.M. ET/PT, …
Read More »Top Rank Boxing: Antonio Margarito Returns May 8 In Mexico
Three-time world welterweight champion Antonio Margarito will make his 2010 debut during Cinco de Mayo weekend, in a 10-round super welterweight rumble, against Texas toughman Roberto “La Amenaza” Garcia, headlining Latin Fury 14. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zanfer Promotions and Tecate, the four-bout Latin Fury 14 will …
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