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WAR ON MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY! THE UNDEFEATED WILLIAM “EL CAMARÓN” ZEPEDA STOPS MERCITO “NO MERCY” GESTA AND RETAINS WBA CONTINENTAL AMERICAS TITLE IN FRONT OF SOLD-OUT CROWD  VICTOR MORALES JR. SHOWS WARRIOR SPIRIT IN ALL-OUT BRAWL AGAINST EDWIN PALOMARES AND HOLDS WBA INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE Click HERE for PhotosClick HERE for Scorecards …

Venezuelan Jonathan Hernandez easily dispatched Colombian Alan Baleta and retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin crown with a three-round knockout on Saturday in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  The owner of the Latin belt of the pioneer organization was going into a fight that did not look easy on paper as …

OSCAR “EL PUPILO” COLLAZO’S HISTORY MAKING DEFENSE ENDS IN A SUCCESSFUL TKO VICTORY IN HIS NATIVE PUERTO RICO OSCAR “EL PUPILO” COLLAZO’S HISTORY MAKING DEFENSE ENDS IN A SUCCESSFUL TKO VICTORY IN HIS NATIVE PUERTO RICO Click HERE for PhotosPhoto credit: Miguel Cotto Promotions / Julian Herencia SAN JUAN, PUERTO …

William “Camaron” Zepeda put on another great performance and retained his Continental Americas lightweight belt with a six round knockout victory over Mercito Gesta this weekend. As the featured fighter of the night at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, the Mexican looked strong against a very experienced opponent and …

Super welterweight Mason Smith captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) Oceania East/West belt after defeating Marcus Heywood on Saturday by unanimous decision at The Melbourne Pavilion in Flemington, Australia.  The Australian faced the New Zealander and got a wide victory with cards of 98-92, 97-93 and 99-91 in an outstanding …

On the eve of Mexican Independence Day, Victor Morales Jr. wore the colors of his heritage and made a tough defense of his World Boxing Association Inter-Continental Featherweight belt against Mexican native Edwin Palomares. Morales’ won unanimously with scorecards that read: 96-94/100-90 and 99-91 at the Commerce Casino in California, …

Kenshiro Teraji defended his World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Light Flyweight belt for the second time with a technical knockout over Hekkie Budler on Monday.  The Japanese fighter went all out at the Ariake Arena in Koto-Ku to defeat the South African in the ninth round and remain the WBA …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) regrets the death of Argentinean trainer Diego Arrúa this Friday, in Tijuana, Mexico, at the age of 58. The South American, trainer and husband of Sabrina Perez, collapsed after his pupil’s fight against Skye Nicholson and was taken to a local hospital. Minutes later it …

Ramón Cárdenas struck an authoritative blow and knocked out Rafael Pedroza in two rounds on Friday night to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Latin America belt at the Boeing Center at Tech Port, in San Antonio, Texas.  Cardenas had said he wanted to win a new WBA belt …

Mirco Cuello defeated Rudy Garcia by wide unanimous decision and retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) International featherweight championship this Friday night.  The Argentinian returned to the United States, specifically to the Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, and gave a great performance to win the decision on a …

Erika Cruz returned to the ring in great shape on Friday night and won the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas super bantamweight belt by defeating Melissa Odessa Parker at the Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, in Tijuana, Mexico.  The former world champion won by unanimous decision with cards of …

” The best always misses one pray”, says an old saying, and I missed not one but four, in the recent and extensive work on the prominent presence of Mexican boxers in the universal arena. I missed  four names in the account I wrote almost from memory, using The Record …