Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. won't be the only son of an 80's boxing legend in action this week. Hector Camacho Jr. (53-4-2, 28 KOs), the son of Hector "Macho" Camacho Sr. travels to the Princess Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana to take on Andrew "Six Heads" Lewis (23-4-2, 20 KOs). Camacho never quite came out of his father's shadow. His biggest wins came early in his career against … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
Berto to Have Surgery on Ruptured Left Biceps, Fight with Ortiz is Canceled
Victor Conte, the strength and conditioning coach for two-time welterweight titlist, Andre Berto, informed BoxingScene.com this morning of the severity of Andre Berto’s injury. “Andre ruptured the same left bicep that he had surgery on previously," Conte stated. “Andre is having surgery and I was told that the fight is definitely off.” Berto previously ruptured his left … [Read more...]
Vasquez-Spivey and Witherspoon-Quinn Headline in AC
By Gary Purfield This Saturday from the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, Dee Lee Promotions looks to put on a night of action fights with a card titled “Superbrawl 1.” The event features several fighters local to the Philadelphia and New Jersey area with nine total bouts, several of which look to be can’t-miss action fights. Headlining the card is a ten round … [Read more...]
Edison Miranda Takes On Isaac Chilemba: FNF Preview
By Fox Doucette Veteran light heavyweight Edison Miranda (35-6, 30 KOs) is set to face off against South African fringe contender Isaac Chilemba (18-1-1, 9 KOs) in the featured bout of ESPN2's weekly Friday Night Fights series this Friday, February 3rd. In the co-feature, pitter-pat lightweight Hylon Williams Jr. (15-0, 3 KOs) gets a who's-the-real-prospect contest, a … [Read more...]
Berto Suffers Injury in Training, February 11 Fight with Ortiz in Jeopardy
The February 11 welterweight rematch between Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KOs) and Andre Berto )28-1, 22 KOs) is in danger of being canceled or postponed. His personal and motorcycle accident attorneys from Lipcon & Lipcon, P.A. came forward and said that Berto suffered an arm injury in training today and reportedly went to the hospital to undergo an MRI to determine the extent … [Read more...]