Former featherweight and super featherweight world titlist, Robert Guerrero, will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his injured left shoulder next week and is looking at approximately six months on the shelf. "After talking to Dr. Dillingham today, Robert will undergo an arthroscopic shoulder surgery procedure to take a closer look at the damage done to his rotator cuff," said … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2011
4-Round Boxing News Brief (Escobedo-Juarez, Star Power PPV Card Rounded-Out, More)
-- Lightweight contender, Vicente Escobedo (23-3, 14 KOs) will be taking on former six-time world title challenger, Rocky Juarez (28-8-1, 20 KOs) September 23 at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. Juarez is 0-4-1 in his last five. -- Daniel Attah (26-7-1, 9 KOs) is signed to face veteran, Edner Cherry (28-6-2, 16 KOs) in a 10-round lightweight bout, September 23 … [Read more...]
Senchenko Defends, Gomez Wins; The Rest of Friday’s Action
Donbass Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine-- Defending WBA welterweight titlist, Vyacheslav Senchenko (32-0, 21 KOs), stopped Marco Antonio Avendano (30-8-1, 22 KOs) in six rounds for the third defense of his belt. Karoly Balzsay (24-2, 17 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Stanyslav Kashtanov (28-1, 15 KOs) for the "regular" WBA super middleweight title. UIC Pavilion, Chicago, … [Read more...]
The Dream Fight Series (Part Five)
The best part of boxing is that there are so many available match-ups, so many possibilities for stellar bouts and brutally entertaining wars. And the worst part? The best fights often get bogged down in boxing politics and ridiculous promotional turf wars. Often, the hardcore boxing dream fights don't get made and, if they do, they get signed years after they make … [Read more...]
Former Olympian Deontay Wilder Continues Pro Career Saturday
2008 American Olympian Deontay Wilder will continue his professional career in his home town of Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Saturday night. Wilder will be facing journeyman Dominique Alexander of Topeka, Kansas. Wilder (17-0-0, 17 KOs) won a bronze medal in 2008 despite having very little amateur experience, and is considered one of the few bright spots on a rather bleak … [Read more...]