Panama's Luis Concepcion (22-1, 17 KOs) will take on Hernan "Tyson" Marquez (29-2, 22 KOs) for the WBA flyweight title April 2nd in the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City.Co Concepcion, who is recognized by the WBA as the interim flyweight champ, was set to take on full champion, Daiki Kameda for the WBA flyweight title until Kameda decided to vacate the title and moved up … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2011
Donaire-Montiel and The Karma of Good Matchmaking; Magno’s Monday Rant
(Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank) Howdy and welcome to another edition of Magno's Monday Rant, the only boxing column guaranteed to not be littered with fawning, drooling puff bios and re-written press releases. I believe in Karma. In my personal life, business, and everything in between. I've found that my conduct certainly, sooner or later, always comes back to me. Hence, my … [Read more...]
Donaire Crushes Montiel in Two; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
(photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank) Las Vegas, Nevada-- It didn't take long for Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KOs) to establish his place at the top of the stacked bantamweight division. It took one feeling-out round and about two minutes of the second before "The Filipino Flash" countered a Fernando Montiel (44-3-2, 34 KOs) hook with a left of his own that nearly decapitated the … [Read more...]
Giovani Segura: The Boxing Tribune Interview
Click on the video below for The Boxing Tribune exclusive interview by roving correspondent Rico Aguirre. Your Ad Here … [Read more...]
Guerrero Dominates in 3D; The Rest of Friday’s Action
Wicomico Civic Center, Salisbury, Maryland-- Middleweight prospect, Fernando Guerrero (21-0, 16 KOs), had little to worry about against opponent Derrick Findley (17-5, 11 KOs) while fighting in the main event of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights on the first 3D boxing telecast in US history. From the signing of the bout right through to the introductions, everybody knew how this … [Read more...]