WBA featherweight monarch Johnathan Victor Barros survived a few tough moments to retain his title after 12 rounds against challenger Miguel Roman at Polideportivo Colonia in Junin, Argentina. In what was supposed to be a hometown coronation of Barros, who was making the first defense of his belt, the 27 year old from Mendoza was…
An excellent WBA featherweight title clash takes place on Saturday at Polideportivo La Colonia in Junin, Argentina as champion Jonathan Victor Barros meets challenger Miguel Roman. Barros, 31-1-1 (18), is making his first defense since winning the vacant belt via seventh round stoppage against Irving Berry this past December while Roman, 33-7 (25), is participating…
Former Miami Hurricane star running back Quadrine Hill’s pro boxing career just went national, when fight promoter Roy Englebrecht announced today that Hill’s four round bout with Yohan Banks will be part of the DirecTV & Dish Network Pay Per View portion of his Viva Mexico at Las Vegas championship boxing show, Wednesday, September 15th…
It was the first Fight of the Year candidate of 2010 as Antonio Escalante and Miguel Roman delivered the goods in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday night. When the grueling, back and forth, all out action war was over, Escalante emerged victorious via a…
Former World Light Heavyweight Champion Roy Jones Jr, 53-5 (39), made a successful comeback following his loss to Joe Calzaghe last November with a fifth round stoppage of former super middle world title challenger Omar Sheika, 27-9 (18), at the Civic Center in Jones’ hometown of Pensacola, FL. On the support bill, undefeated cruiserweight contender…
38 year old Colombian slugger Antonio Pitalua showed a stunning return to form last night at Arena Coliseo in Monterrey as the Mexico City based veteran knocked out former WBC interim champion Jose Armando Santa Cruz to win a WBC Lightweight title eliminator. At 5 foot 10, Santa Cruz towered over Pituala but the native…
The authentic bold Mexican beer Cerveza Tecate presents another hot-action boxing night from Corpus Christi, TX, as part of its continued efforts to bring the power of the sport to fans across the country. Tonight, the weekly Telefutura box series “Solo Boxeo Tecate†will showcase Miguel Angel Huerta, 26-9-1 (18) and Juan Ramon Cruz, 15-4-1…
There were two very big boxing bills last night south of the border with shows in Gomez Palacio and Auguascalientes. At the Auditorio Centenario in Gomez Palacio, the slick boxing skills of WBC Super Flyweight Champion Cristian Mijares, 35-3-2 (14), won out over the big bombs of WBA Champion Alexander Munoz, 32-3 (27), in a…