by Fox Doucette Who says ESPN has no big fights? Take a former world champion in Serhiy Dzinziruk (37-1-1, 24 KOs) trying to put his career back together and throw him in against a live underdog in Brian Vera (21-6, 12 KOs) and you've got yourself one hell of a main event. In the co-feature, unbeaten Tony Luis (15-0, 7 KOs) gets a short-notice slappy in Jose Hernandez (13-6-1, … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
Women’s Boxing: Marcos, Bopp, & Knight defend titles this weekend
No weekly wrap up this week fans. With zero world title bouts and just a handful of four round fights taking place this past weekend, I’ve opted to look ahead at the three world title bouts taking place this week. Friday night in Argentina, WBO and WBA super bantamweight champion Yesica Patricia Marcos (21-0-1, 7 KO’s) will defend her titles against Marcela Eliana … [Read more...]
GGG, Canelo, and The Art of the Double Standard; Magno’s Monday Rant
This will likely be the least popular and least shared Monday Rant in a long while because it has to do with boxing fans and the double standard always at play when it comes to the sport. When the boxing media acts as lap dogs and publicists, it's understandable how fiction can be indistinguishable from fact and how reality, somehow, becomes up for debate. I've always said … [Read more...]
GGG, Garcia, Cloud, Campillo and more … This is the Sunday Brunch
There was quite a lot of action last night, so this week I'm dispensing with the usual formalities, introductions and clever quips and we'll jump straight into the fray. I gave you your instructions in the dressing room, what I say you must obey, cuidate, eschua me, toca los manos y buena suerte. Come out fighting at the bell! You know, I really wanted to root for Gabriel … [Read more...]
When a good card goes bad: Garcia, Golovkin win, Burgos-Martinez draw in uneven HBO triple-header
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York-- Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia (31-0, 26 KOs) capped off an uneven HBO Boxing After Dark triple-header with a fittingly disappointing end to an otherwise terrific performance. Garcia took the WBO featherweight title via eighth-round technical decision against defending champ, Orlando Salido (39-12-2, 27 KOs) by scores of 79-70, 79-69 and … [Read more...]