Tag Archives: Juan Palacios

There was a good bill last night at Centro Banamex in Mexico City with Juan Palacios, 26-2 (21), stopping Eric Ramirez, 26-7-1 (19), in the tenth frame to retain the Interim WBC minimumweight title. Hard punching Nicaraguan Palacios has lived up to his “El Exterminador” nickname by posting his fifth …

Sichuan Gymnasium in Chengdu, China was the site of a Don King boxing card last night headlined by the triumphant return of Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera, 64-6 (43), who came back from a one year hiatus from the ring to stop lightweight Sammy Ventura, 25-20 (20), in the fourth …

Newly crowned International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko was to have made his first title defense against mandatory challenger William Gonzalez on Saturday in Ponce, Puerto Rico, but the match will not take place due to Gonzalez’s inability to obtain his travel visa.

Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko, who received a presidential parade in Ghana after winning his first world championship last year, will make the first defense of his IBF Bantamweight title against knockout artist William “Chirizo” Gonzalez on Saturday in Ponce, Puerto Rico.