He may have lost the WBO super feather title Friday on the scales, but local hero Adrien Broner stamped his entry into the lightweight division with an authoritative fifth round battering of Vincente Escobedo at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH. Unable to make the super feather limit by more than three pounds the day…
Mike “El Cangri†Ruiz is the new World Boxing Federation Intercontinental Super Welterweight Champion after scoring an impressive ninth round stoppage over local favorite, and WBF North American titlist, Paul “The Truth†Delgado on Saturday night (July 21) at the beautiful Buckhead Theater in Atlanta, GA to pick up the vacant title.
The animal Elvin Ayala waited so long to unleash is finally on the loose. Working with new trainer Marshall Kauffman for the first time, Ayala (26-5-1, 12 KOs) let his hands fly Saturday night and earned a convincing knockout win over dangerous veteran John Mackey (13-8-3), stopping his opponent with a series of unanswered flurries…
Juan Carlos Burgos emphatically showed the world that he is ready to become a world champion as he stopped previously undefeated Cesar Vazquez to retain the WBO Latino Jr. Lightweight championship in round three of a scheduled ten round bout at the Edgewater Hotel Resort in Laughlin, Nevada.
Unbeaten Turkish welterweight contender Selcuk Aydin offended Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer and members of the international press last Thursday when he didn’t want to participate in a conference call for his July 28th WBC championship bout against Robert Guerrero at HP Pavilion in San Jose.
In a thrilling fight in the main event of an exciting doubleheader Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime, unbeaten Art Hovhannisyan (15-0, 8 KOs), of Glendale, Calif., turned back a determined bid by former WBA lightweight champion Miguel Acosta (29-6-2, 23 KOs), of Caracas, Venezuela, to win a hard-fought 10-round split decision.
Before he steps into the ring at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California on July 28th to throw heat against number one contender Selcuk Aydin for the vacant WBC Interim Welterweight Championship, Gilroy’s Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, a three-time world titleholder, will throw heat of another sort when he takes the mound at the…
Tonight at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH, local hero Adrien Broner throws his WBO super feather belt up for grabs when he faces the challenge posed by California’s Vincente Escobedo. Just 22 years of age, the fast handed Broner, 23-0 (19), will look to retain the WBO strap for the second time since annexing…
Carl Frampton will face Kiko Martinez for the European and IBF inter-continental super bantamweight titles on September 22 at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast live on Sky Sports in ‘Judgement Night’. Belfast star Frampton puts his unbeaten record on the line as well as his IBF belt as he welcomes the two-time European champ to…
With yet another dominant performance in front of his hometown fans, Vladine Biosse proved the city of Providence still belongs to him until further notice. Fresh off his masterful win over Joey Spina, “Mr. Providence†(14-1-1, 7 KOs) dominated Canadian challenger Michael Walchuk (9-6), stopping his opponent after five rounds Thursday night at the Twin…
Popular welterweight prospect Cletus “The Hebrew Hammer” Seldin headlines the undercard of Star Boxing’s “Rockin Fights 4” on Saturday, July 28th at The Paramount in Huntington, New York. Sporting an undefeated record of 7-0-0 with five knockouts, the 25-year-old Seldin has become a staple at The Paramount, with three straight wins by knockout at the…
The four fighters competing on an eagerly awaited doubleheader on ShoBox: The New Generation tomorrow/Friday, July 20, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, made weight on their first attempts Thursday at Chumash Casino Resort.