Tag Archives: Mexico

It was going to be a November to remember for boxing fans, as Mexican knockout artist Alfredo Angulo was scheduled to make his return to the HBO airwaves for a WBC title elimination bout against unbeaten Vanes Martirosyan in a dynamite matchup of former Olympians…or so fight fans thought. Instead, …

Mexico City’s Pablo Cesar “El Demoledor” Cano, the WBC’s leading available contender and a young and hungry Mexican phenom has agreed to step in and face Erik Morales on next Saturday’s “Star Power” mega-event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas which will be televised live on HBO …

Two big Mexican names were in action last night south of the border with ex-three weight world champion Humberto Soto and former world middleweight title challenger Marco Antonio Rubio treading the boards on separate fight cards. Soto, who gave up his WBC lightweight crown in July after four successful title …

WBC Featherweight Champion Jhonny Gonzalez (49-7, 43 KOs) of Mexico City, Mexico puts his title, and his pride on the line as he fights on his country’s Independence Day, Thursday, September 15 at the County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas as he takes on the Tanzanian slugger, Rogers Mtagwa (27-14-2, …

The big mid-week action of August’s last days takes place Wednesday night at Nihon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan with the both the WBA bantam and super flyweight titles at risk in another installment of the Mexico vs. Japan rivalry of the lighter weight classes. Tokyo based WBA 118 pound king …

After traveling the world and doing battle in Denmark, Canada and Germany, fighting brothers Librado Andrade and Enrique Ornelas have one stamp missing stamp in their fistic passports – their native Mexico. On Saturday, August 27, that will be rectified when they fight for the first time in their home …

Reigning WBC super flyweight champion Tomas Rojas was unseated last night by local man Suriyan Sor Rungvisai at Khunmuangsri Stadium in Muang, Thailand. Southpaw Rojas used his height advantage in the early rounds, keeping Rungvisai at a distance but the Bangkok based challenger patiently made the most of opportunities as …

Erik Morales Good afternoon to everyone. How is everybody? I’m very happy and very excited to be fighting September 17 for the WBC Super Lightweight title. And I’m very excited to be doing it against a very good, very dangerous, very strong fighter like Lucas Matthysse, and one thing’s for …

One of the most exciting fighters in the sport of boxing today, Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo has an aggressive style and knockout power that has made him a must-see competitor for years. Now, Angulo will continue his attack on the junior middleweight division as a member of the Golden Boy …

In an eagerly awaited matchup this Saturday, Aug. 13, Joseph King Kong Agbeko will defend his IBF bantamweight title against unbeaten WBC Silver Bantamweight Champion Abner Mares in The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All live on Showtime (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

Undefeated rising star and WBC Silver 118-pound titleholder Abner Mares participated in a Los Angeles media workout on Thursday, just nine days before he will take on IBF bantamweight champ Joseph King Kong Agbeko in The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All on Saturday, August 13, live on Showtime (10 …

Top Rank in association with Peltz Boxing will present a fight for the vacant UBO Inter-Continental Lightweight title on August 13 at the Grand Ballroom at Bally’s Atlantic City between undefeated Karl Dargan and hard-punching Juan Suazo. Fox Sports will televise the show.