by Tim Harrison Former lineal junior flyweight champion Giovani Segura (30-3-1, 26 KOs) and former flyweight titlist Hernan “Tyson” Marquez (36-3, 26 KOs) clash in a 12-round non-title bout, set to take place at el Centro de Usos Multiples in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. This fight will be televised in the United States on Univision’s “Solo Boxeo” series. Due to the small … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
Gennady Golovkin vs Curtis Stevens: Middleweight Explosion…
When Gennady Golovkin 27-0 (24kos) faces Curtis Stevens 25-3 (18kos) at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, this Saturday, it promises to be an explosive confrontation. This will be Golovkin’s eighth defense of his WBA world middleweight title, since he won that belt in Dec 2010. In the three years since winning his title, the Kazakhstan born champion has steadily built up … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – November 1st 2013
Zahir Raheem (33-3, 20 KO’s) vs. Tim Coleman (19-3-1, 5 KO’s) - Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, USA Raheem made a name for himself in 2005 when he defeated Erik Morales in what was Morales’s tune up fight for his rematch with Manny Pacquiao. Unfortunately the victory didn’t get Raheem the Pacquiao bout, it still went to Morales, but he did get a shot at the WBO … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
It was a busy week for the women: female fight action kicked off mid-week with a seven bout, all-female card in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on Wednesday night. Headlining the card was Westbury, N.Y.’s Alicia Ashley (20-9-1, 2 KO’s) defending the WBC super-bantamweight championship against Zenny Sotomayor (10-6-2, 8 KO’s). The challenger didn’t have what it takes to hang … [Read more...]
No One Here Gets Out Alive (Who Really Killed Frankie Leal?)
I never met Frankie Leal, but if the young battler from Mexicali, Baja California was like most fighters, he began his career with stars in his eyes-- Fantasies of sports cars, title belts, and the kind of money and fame poor kids from the wrong side of the tracks can only get by sports, music, or organized crime. But not everyone is built to be a superstar fighter and, at … [Read more...]