Last night at Pepsi Pavilion in Memphis, TN, ex-WBO Light Welter Champion Randall Bailey, 39-6 (35), won an IBF 140 lb title eliminator in emphatic fashion by knocking out Frankie Figueroa, 20-3 (13), in the fourth round. 34 year old Bailey won the WBO crown in 1999 and made two defenses before losing it on…
NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato†Figueroa feels every fight is like a chess match and he plans to put former two-time world champion Randall Bailey into a checkmate position Friday night on ESPN2 during their scheduled 12 round IBF title eliminator in Memphis. The winner between IBF No. 3 rated Bailey, 38-6 (34),…
NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato†Figueroa, 20-2 (13), now known as Gato Figueroa, gets the opportunity that he’s worked hard for on April 3 when he takes on former WBO light welterweight champion Randall Bailey, 38-6 (34), in an IBF title eliminator shown live on ESPN from Memphis, TN.
Veteran boxing manager Sal LoNano has brought his fighter, NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato†Figueroa, in from his Bronx home to the Boston area for a five-week training program at the famed Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning in Winchester, Massachusetts.
In a battle of two of the most decorated fighters of the past two decades, Joe Calzaghe climbed off the canvas to hand Roy Jones a twelve round unanimous decision defeat at Madison Square Garden in New York last night. Calzaghe was winning the first round off the southpaw jab when he crouched on the…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing On Saturday, November 8, 2008, two of boxing’s best will step into the ring at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the “Mecca of Boxingâ€, in an HBO PPV event dubbed “Battle of the Superpowersâ€. Undefeated Light Heavyweight Champion Joe “Super†Calzaghe, 45-0 (32), will face eight-time world…
NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato†Figueroa, recently signed to a promotional contract by Roy Jones, Jr.’s Square Ring Promotions, will now take on the unofficial gatekeeper of the light welterweight division, veteran Emanuel “Drunken Master†Augustus, in the opening bout on the November 8 Jones-Calzaghe HBO PPV card at Madison Square Garden in…
NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa has signed a promotional contract with Roy Jones, Jr.’s Square Ring Promotions and the Bronx fighter has been added to the November 8 Jones-Calzaghe HBO PPV card at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Figueroa, 19-2 (13), has been in Las Vegas training for his November…