WBC light middle titlist Saul Alvarez kept hold of his belt for the second time with a sixth round finishing against veteran challenger Alfonso Gomez at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Former WBA welter title challenger Gomez started off by pressuring Alvarez, at 21 nine years younger than Gomez, but the champion proved able to…
WBC Welterweight Championship, 12 rounds Victor Ortiz: 147 lb Floyd Mayweather: 146.5 lb WBC Light Middleweight Championship, 12 rounds Canelo Alvarez: 153.6 lb Alfonso Gomez: 132.6 lb
All of the “Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” fighters will make their only appearance together for the “Star Power Star-Studded Photo-Op” at 5 Towers on Universal Studios CityWalk in Universal City, Calif on Monday, September 12 at 5PM. The event will kick-off fight week activities for the mega-event which is taking place at MGM Grand…
Throughout the history of boxing, generations of family members have come together to watch the sweet science. Whether it was fathers and sons watching fights together or grandfathers buying tickets to take their grandsons to stadiums or arenas, the sport has always been a family affair. Now, with top pay-per-view events being televised live nationwide,…
The sport of boxing has a rich history of families achieving pugilistic success as a group, be it fathers and sons, brothers (and occasionally sisters), uncles and nephews, or all of the above. Bloodlines run deep and this theme plays out in “Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz”, the September 17 mega-event which will be presented…
WBC Super Welterweight Champion Canelo Alvarez and super welterweight contender Alfonso Gomez officially announce their September 17, 2011 world title fight. Canelo Alvarez, WBC Super Welterweight Champion (37-0-1, 27 KO’s): “The only thing I want to say is I will prepare 100 percent for this fight and not take him [Gomez] lightly. “I don’t like…
“Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” just got propelled into another galaxy, as it was announced today that rising Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez will defend his WBC super welterweight championship against Alfonso Gomez on the televised undercard of the September 17 pay-per-view extravaganza featuring the WBC welterweight championship mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz. Making…
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 title shots, as they battle…
2008 US Olympic alternate Shawn “Showtime†Porter will lead superstar Manny Pacquiao into the ring Saturday night for his showdown with WBO Welterweight champion Miguel Cotto. Porter, 10-0 (8 KO’s), served as Pacquiao’s primary sparring partner and played the role of Cotto during his six weeks in camp. While swapping punches with the best fighter…
Three-time world champion and current WBA super welterweight champion Daniel Santos will defend his title against undefeated, WBA No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Yuri Foreman as the featured PPV match on the Pacquiao-Cotto “Firepower†card on Saturday from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas telecast live on HBO PPV at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto spoke with the media about his upcoming title defense against Manny Pacquiao on November 14. Question: What do you think about the history of Puerto Rican boxers and how you fit in? Miguel Cotto: Puerto Rico has a good boxing tradition with Wilfredo Gomez and Benitez, Carlos Ortiz and Felix…
Manny “PacMan†Pacquiao has been named a 2009 Gusi Peace Prize laureate, the only athlete in the elite group of 19 awardees from 16 different nations. Established 22 years ago by Ambassador Barry Gusi and his wife, Dr. Evelyn Gusi, the Gusi Peace Prize is awarded annually to distinguished individuals or groups worldwide with exemplary…