Super featherweight world champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (28-0-1, 20 KOs) takes on 2004 Puerto Rican Olympian Carlos “Twin Dream” Velasquez (19-1, 12 KOs) as PBC “Toe To Toe Tuesdays” on FS1 comes to the Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Tuesday, September 29. Televised coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m….
Fighting in his first world title bout on Tuesday September 29, 2015, Puerto Rican super lightweight contender Carlos Velasquez (19-1, 12 KOs) is eager to give undefeated WBA Champion Javier Fortuna (28-0-1, 20 KOs) a first loss. The PBC on Fox Sports 1 will televise the bout starting at 9PM ET Eastern Time/6PM PT. Velasquez,…
Puerto Rican twin brothers, Carlos and Juan Velasquez, are set to fight this Saturday at The Myth in Maplewood, Minnesota. Both fighters will campaign at super-featherweight in scheduled six round bouts. Carlos Velasquez (15-1, 11 KOs) will face Willshaun Boxley (6-9-1, 4 KOs) while Juan Velasquez (11-1, 5 KOs) will square off against Philip Adyaka…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Young prospect Erislandy Lara outworked and controlled his toughest opponent to date, Danny Perez, to remain undefeated by unanimous decision Friday evening on ShoBox: The New Generation. In the Showtime co-feature Carlos Velasquez impressed with a fourth-round knockout over late replacement Ira Terry to also remain undefeated.
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Undefeated Cuban junior middleweight rising star Erislandy Lara weighed in at 156.5 pounds and the dangerous Danny Perez measured 155.5 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. The two will square off in the main even…
A hand injury sustained by Alejandro Perez has forced a change in opponent for featherweight standout Carlos Velasquez who will now face Ira Terry in the co-featured attraction on the April 2 edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from The Joint at the…
For years, Showtime has featured boxing’s top prospects and future World Champions on its hit series ShoBox: The New Generation, giving boxing fans a glimpse of the World Champions of tomorrow today. On Friday, April 2, live on Showtime, Golden Boy Promotions is proud to present its first event on the series.
On July 24, 2009, the Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso, Texas, will host an exciting night of boxing that will be televised live on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights boxing series. The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and will feature super bantamweight sensation Antonio Escalante taking on veteran southpaw puncher Cornelius Lock…
Packed from top to bottom with boxing’s best young talent, Friday night’s “Blaze of Glory” card at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, is shaping up to be the hottest event of the summer. “Blaze of Glory” is headlined by the 10-round featherweight showdown between local El Paso hero Antonio Escalante (19-2, 13…
Tickets are now on sale for the June 12th battle between Gilroy, California’s own, former two-time world featherweight champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (23-1-1, 16 KO’s), against Johnnie Edwards (15-4-1, 8 KO’s)at HP Pavilion at San Jose in the main event of ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights”. The co-featured bout pits rising junior welterweight star Danny…
In preparation to Golden Boy Promotions annual “Fight Night At Sundance Square” in Ft Worth, TX tonight, the principal fighters weighed in yesterday. 10 rounds, middleweights Craig McEwan: 162.5 lb Brian Vera: 163 lb
It was announced today that Golden Boy Promotions prospect Victor Ortiz was named ESPN.com’s Prospect of the Year. The rising star had a spectacular 2008, racking up three wins by knockout in three fights and will set his sights on a world title fight in 2009. Earlier this month, Ortiz was also named Sports Illustrated’s…