Michael Katsidis “The Great†has arrived in Las Vegas in preparation for his quest to become a world champion again. Katsidis has signed on to face Vicente Escobedo on September 19 at the MGM Grand for the current WBO interim lightweight title.
Edwin Valero continued the most impressive KO streak in boxing last night at the Frank Erwin Centre in Austin, Texas, moving to to lightweight and stopping heavy-handed Colombian danger man Antonio Pitalua to win the vacant WBC title. The Venezuelan southpaw had made four defenses of the WBA Super Feather crown and was going up…
© John Rivera Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions The American debut of boxing’s top slugger at any weight, Edwin “El Inca” Valero, headlines a big show tonight at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Venezuelan southpaw Valero, 24-0 (24), knocked out his first 18 opponents in the very first round and won the WBA…
© John Rivera Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions 12 rounds, vacant WBC Lightweight title Edwin Valero: 134.5 lb Antonio Pitalua: 135 lb
Former world champion Julio Diaz will now square off against Oxnard, California’s Rolando Reyes, who agreed to fight Diaz on the April 4 “Lightweight Lightning” card at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas after Joel Casamayor was forced to withdraw from the bout last week due to an acute lumbar spine sprain that will…
This biggest happenings this weekend in Asia took place last night in The Philippines, with a bill in Cebu City and one in Tagbilaran City. At the Cebu Coliseum, there were four title fights, all for WBO regional belts, with three of the contests ending in stoppages, providing a fireworks display for the packed audience….
In a hotly anticipated showdown between hard-nosed come-forward sluggers, lightweights Juan Diaz and Michael Katsidis went to war last night at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX, and after the dust settled Diaz had pulled out a split decision victory to capture the vacant IBO title. For the first half of the bout, Diaz engaged…
Fighting words were flying at today’s final press conference for the highly anticipated doubleheader featuring Houston’s former Three Time World Champion, Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz against Australian warrior Michael “The Great” Katsidis and Houston native and 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Ricardo Rocky Juarez against former Junior Lightweight World Champion Jorge “La Hiena” Barrios. Rocky Juarez:…
© Tom Hogan In classic boxer vs. puncher clash, WBC Lightweight Champion Joel Casamayor came from behind last night at the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, CA to stop WBO titlist Michael Katsidis in the tenth round. 36 year old Casamayor had started the bout on fire, decking Katsidis back to back twice in the very…