Rafael “El Torito“ Concepcion, 12-3, returns to the ring February 3 against former world champion Kermin Guardia, 37-8, in Brooklyn, New York. This will be Concepcion’s second fight back since his enthralling battle with Jorge Arce last September in Mexico and he has his sights firmly set on becoming world champion again.
World Super Flyweight Champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan weighed in at 123.6 pounds for his WBC mandated 30-day weigh-in, well below the maximum limit of 127 pounds. The weight was certified for the WBC by Gary Soo, M.D. Luis M. Escalona, Chairman of the WBC Safety Committee, informed promoters Gary Shaw Productions and Top Rank,…
Gary Shaw Productions and Top Rank announced today that the championship doubleheader featuring the rumble between World Super Flyweight Champion Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan and WBA interim super flyweight champion Jorge “Travieso†Arce, and the NABO lightweight championship battle between top contenders Antonio DeMarco and Almazbek “Kid Diamond†Raiymkulov, will take place Saturday, February 7…
Jorge Arce, one of boxing’s most brash talkers, is no longer clamoring for a fight against WBC super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez. Arce has now set his sights on WBC/WBA/IBF super flyweight champion Vic “The Raging Bull†Darchinyan. “Vazquez had his shot, but he waited too long to make a decision and quite frankly, I…
World super flyweight champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan is ready to give WBA interim super flyweight champion Jorge Arce, 51-4-1 (38) a shot at his titles. Darchinyan, 31-1-1 (25), from Sydney, Australia by way of his native Vanadzok, Armenia, responded to the challenge Arce made to him today.
Tired of the continuous taunting and excessive calls to fight, World Boxing Council Junior Featherweight Champion and “Pound for Pound†candidate Israel Vazquez has agreed to former world champion Jorge Arce’s demands to fight. “It’s getting ridiculous, at first when he started calling me out I didn’t take him seriously but this has been going…
Nonito Donaire retained his position as the top flyweight in the world with a sixth round cuts stoppage against South African challenger Mortui Mthalane to keep the IBF and IBO titles at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV. Donaire, 20-1 (13), won his 19th straight contest but it wasn’t easy as opponent Mthalane came to…
Top Rank puts on a big show tonight at the Mandalay Bay in Vegas with IBF/IBO Flyweight Champion Nonito Donaire putting his belts at risk against South Africa’s Moruti Mthalane as the headlining contest. Donaire, 19-1 (12), rocketed to prominence last year when he won his titles by knocking out previously undefeated KO artist Vic…
With just two weeks to go, Panamanian Rafael Concepcion is full of confidence for his first title defence against Jorge Arce in Mexico City on September 15. The interim WBA Super Flyweight title fight takes place on the Eve of Mexico’s Independence Day and will be a major highlight of this year’s fiesta.
Newly minted Interim WBA Super Flyweight Champion Rafael Concepcion of Panama will battle Mexican fighter Jorge Arce on Monday, September 15 in Mexico City, Mexico. Last night Damon de Berry of Optimum Sports Agency, who represents Rafael Concepcion, accepted the offer from international matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz for the proposed bout.
By Bongani Magasela courtesy The Sowetan The internationally acclaimed Branco Sports Productions (BSP) of top promoter Branco Milenkovic has pitted local fighters against the best in the world in the past three years.
By Mesuli Zifo Top Australian flyweight fighter Hussein Hussein arrived at the East London airport yesterday for his IBF world title elimination clash against Moruti Mthalane at Jan Smuts Stadium on July 5. Accompanied by his trainer/brother Billy and a sparring partner, Hussein chatted freely with reporters and described his visit to South Africa as…