World Boxing Association (WBA) number 7 welterweight contender, Gabriel Maestre, delivered a second round technical knockout to prospect Travon Marshall this weekend at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The Venezuelan fighter and two-time Olympian was facing an opponent that looked complicated because of his physical strength and boxing, besides being considered one…
Puerto Rican Nestor Bravo will clash with American Will Madera this Saturday for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Latin America super lightweight title. The bout will be the highlight of the BoxLab Promotions evening at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida, this weekend, an event that promises great fights and lots of…
Puerto Rico’s Lopez becomes a two-time IBF World Bantamweight World Champion, scoring three knockdowns on the gritty Lopez to win a wide decision in a PBC main event Saturday night on SHOWTIME. Emmanuel Rodriguez became a two-time IBF Bantamweight World champion Saturday night, securing a unanimous decision over Melvin Lopez in headlining action live on…
Two of the best at 118-pounds will throw down for the vacant IBF Bantamweight World Championship Saturday night atop a PBC triple-header on SHOWTIME. This Saturday, August 12, live on SHOWTIME, former world champion Emmanuel Rodriguez (21-2, 13 KOs) takes on highly-regarded contender Melvin Lopez (29-1, 19 KOs) for the vacant IBF Bantamweight World Championship…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the loss of fighter Emiliano Fabricio Priotti, who was dead on Wednesday in an apartment in Barrio Porteño de Saavedra, in Argentina, on Tuesday. The fighter, who was only 22 years old, stood out both in amateur and professional boxing, where he was undefeated in his still early career. …
Anthony Joshua and Robert Helenius met the weigh-in for their heavyweight bout that will take place at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London. Joshua marked 250 pounds, while Helenius stopped the scales at 249.25 pounds and both are ready for their showdown in the English capital. Former world champion Anthony Joshua is on the mend…
Panama, Latin America and the boxing world woke up this Friday morning, August 11, with sad news: Francisco ‘Tolete’ Arroyo, trainer and forger of several world champions passed away at the age of 60. Arroyo entered the boxing world as a fighter in 1982. In professional boxing he fought 24 times, winning 15 fights (6…
Nicaraguan boxing idol, Román “Chocolatito†González, has put the flag of his country on high thanks to a great boxing career. He has taken the baton of the national sport, obviously inspired by the great legend of the nation, Alexis Argüello. Gonzalez was fortunate to have been guided by Argüello since his beginnings and to…
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On Wednesday, August 9, the Continental tournament organized by the International Boxing Association (IBA) in Cali, Colombia, came to an end. The Venezuelan delegation finished in second place, behind Canada, with three gold medals and three bronze medals. The Venezuelan team completed a good tournament thanks to the performances of the fighters who came to…
Otar Eranosyan maintained his undefeated record by defeating Roger Gutierrez by technical knockout in the eighth round, during the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Featherweight eliminator bout on Wednesday at the Whitesands Events Center, in Plant City, Florida. After the end of the first round of the contest in which both fighters measured their strength…
World boxing pages are full of countless fights and names of memorable names for boxing fans. Those were battles and stars that left a permanent mark in the memory of those who had the pleasure of enjoying and watching them, and there are other more recent battles that are discussed from time to time in…