Very few gave Jhonny Gonzales a chance against WBC featherweight champion Abner Mares but the Mexico City gunslinger upset the odds with a vicious first round destruction last night at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA. Mares had won three world titles in as many weight classes, going 6-0-1 in championship bouts since 2010, but…
Big show tonight at StubHub Center in Carson, CA where the outdoor venue sees two WBC title fights in the lighter weights. WBC featherweight ruler Abner Mares, 26-0-1 (14), looks to consolidate his hold atop the 126 pound division after winning world title belts as a bantam and super bantam, but the 27 year old…
WBA bantam king Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno made his 11th successful title defense last night as the local man handily outpointing challenger William Urina at Megapolis Convention Center in Panama City, Panama. Urina, 24-3 (20), had won seven in a row following his failed bid to unseat WBO super flyweight champ Omar Andres Narvaez two years…
Despite failing to make weight and losing the WBO featherweight crown on the scales, Mikey Garcia had no problems in wiping out former titleholder Juan Manuel Lopez at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX on Saturday night. The 25 year old from Oxnard, CA immediately imposed his authority on Puerto Rican left-hander Lopez, using an…
WBO featherweight champ Mikey Garcia is in action tomorrow night as he places his belt at risk for the first time when he meets heavy-handed southpaw Juan Manuel Lopez at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. Fresh off his manhandling of hard as nails Mexican pressure artist Orlando Salido to capture the WBO title in…
After more than a year of rumors, the highly anticipated pairing of Floyd Mayweather Jr and Saul Alvarez was announced earlier this week, with the MGM Grand in Las Vegas getting the nod as Mayweather Vs Alvarez hosting venue. It’s a very intriguing matchup to be sure, which is mostly down to age; Mayweather is…
Father Time may have finally caught up with WBO super flyweight king Omar Andres Narvaez as the 37 year old was pushed hard by 27 year old Mexican slugger Felipe Orucuta at Argentina’s famed Estadio Luna Park in Buenos Aires. Having won 25 previous world title bouts on being difficult to hit, southpaw Narvaez had…
Omar Andres Narvaez Vs Felipe Orucuta, In The Land of Silver on Saturday night, the action takes place at Buenos Aires’ famed Estadio Luna Park as masterful southpaw Omar Andres Narvaez puts his WBO super flyweight crown at risk against the challenge of Mexican puncher Felipe Orucuta. An amazing defensive technician with few equals, 37…
It wasn’t pretty but WBC middleweight champ Sergio Martinez kept his title against England’s Martin Murray last evening in front of over 40,000 people Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The stadium was packed for the fighting return of Martinez for the first time since 2002 and the 38 year old switch-hitting southpaw…
One of the world’s top light flyweights was in action last night as John Riel Casimero kept hold of his IBF crown against challenger Luis Alberto Rios at Megapolis Convention Center in Panama City, Panama. Casimero, 18-2 (10), is no stranger to fighting in his opponent’s back yard and that’s just what the 23 year…
Second time around proved to be the charm for super featherweight Argenis Mendez, who knocked out Juan Carlos Salgado last night to claim the IBF title at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, CA. The pair initially tangled over the vacant IBF strap in September, 2011, with Mendez losing a point in the fifth before he…
Nonito Donaire turned in yet another superb performance as the “Filipino Flash” retained his WBO super bantam crown with a stunning third round KO of former champion Jorge Arce at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. The battle of highly decorated multi-weight world champions had been highly anticipated with the mobility and power of Donaire…