Showing no signs of ring rust after a year and a half layoff, Floyd Mayweather Jr defeated reigning WBC welterweight titlist Victor Ortiz last night at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. Kicking off the fight, Mayweather stood right in front of vaunted powerpunching southpaw Ortiz, firing lead right hands that connected through the guard…
WBC light middle titlist Saul Alvarez kept hold of his belt for the second time with a sixth round finishing against veteran challenger Alfonso Gomez at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Former WBA welter title challenger Gomez started off by pressuring Alvarez, at 21 nine years younger than Gomez, but the champion proved able to…
WBC Welterweight Championship, 12 rounds Victor Ortiz: 147 lb Floyd Mayweather: 146.5 lb WBC Light Middleweight Championship, 12 rounds Canelo Alvarez: 153.6 lb Alfonso Gomez: 132.6 lb
This evening, we will see the return of Floyd Mayweather Jr, who has been absent from the ring for 16 months. His last outing was a 12 round dissection of Sugar Shane Mosley, albeit after a shaky start. The opponent this time round is Vicious Victor Ortiz, 29-2-2 22 KO’s. Ortiz’s WBC Welterweight belt is…
With just one day to go until the mega-fight between Six-Time World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and WBC Welterweight World Champion “Vicious” Victor Ortiz, top athletes, boxers and media members have weighed in on who they think will be victorious on Saturday night. “STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” takes place Saturday, Sept. 17 at MGM…
The biggest boxing event of 2011 is rapidly approaching, but before Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz show off their “Star Power” to fans in Las Vegas and around the world, some of boxing’s top seasoned veterans and up-and-coming talents will step into the ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. to…
An action packed night of world championship boxing from the El Paso Coliseum kicked off Mexican Independence Day with several Mexican fighters celebrating victories that showed their independence. The event, which aired on ESPN Deportes was co-promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions and Promociones Del Pueblo.
Robert Lloyd-Taylor became the first ever reserve fighter to win Prizefighter after defeating Nick Quigley in the Prizefighter Light-Middleweights II final at York Hall in Bethnal Green. Lloyd-Taylor won the coin-toss with fellow reserve Nathan Weise after JJ Bird fainted in the dressing rooms and was picked out of the hat first by former British,…
Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Six-Time and Five Division World Champion “I’m going to go in there with class and will leave there with class. Victor Ortiz said the fight won’t go the distance. So I say ok, it won’t go the distance. “I don’t have to brag, I don’t have to boast. I’m going to go…
Tonight at County Stadium in El Paso, TX, Jhonny Gonzalez puts his WBC featherweight crown at risk against two-time former world title challenger Rogers Mtagwa. WBC Featherweight Championship, 12 rounds Jhonny Gonzalez: 125 lb Rogers Mtagwa: 124 lb
Adam Etches believes teaming up with the renowned Ingle family will help take him to the next level. The unbeaten Sheffield light-middleweight prospect splits his training time between Bob Shannon’s HQ at Hatton Health and Fitness, Hyde, and the Ingles – Wincobank gym. Brendan and Dominic Ingle have been brought in after Etches recently split…
Ricky “The Hitman”: Hatton has been successful in applying to the British Boxing Board of Control for his seconds and trainers licences. The former two-weight world champion is now looking forward to training a successful stable of boxers based at the Hatton Health and Fitness gym in Hyde. Hatton, 32, who passed a battery of…