There’s a good fight card this evening at Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City as local hero Luis Concepcion looks to up his Interim WBA super fly title status to full blown WBA champion as he meets opponent Hernan Marquez over 12 scheduled rounds. Concepcion has won 19 straight bouts, …
Read More »Boxing In Puerto Rico: Lopez KO’s Concepcion In Firefight
In a thrilling clash tonight for the WBO featherweight title, champion Juan Manuel Lopez had to climb off the canvas to defeat challenger Bernabe Concepcion at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The bout was a slugfest from the start and the massive punching local southpaw soon …
Read More »Boxing Weights: Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Bernabe Concepcion
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez (28-0, 25 KO’s) weighed in at 125.3 pounds and Filipino challenger Bernabe Concepcion (30-2-1, 17 KOs) measured 125 pounds during Friday’s weigh in at Coliseo de Puerto Rico, in Hato Rey, just outside San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Read More »Boxing In Mexico: Miranda Wins WBO Flyweight Title
The vacant WBO flyweight title was up for grabs last night at Centro de Convenciones in Puebla and longtime divisional contender Julio Cesar Miranda finally made his way onto the world stage in explosive fashion. Miranda was coming off a busy 2009, a year that saw him drop an Interim …
Read More »Boxing In Mexico: Solis, Chavez Jr Win In Hermosillo
Ulises Solis, 27-1-2 (20), led the way on a big card south of the border at Palenque De La Expo in Hermosillo, Mexico as the longtime IBF Light Flyweight Champion outpointed Filipino veteran Glenn Donaire, 17-4-1 (9), by wide margins to retain his crown for the seventh time. Rising light …
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