With just a handful of professional bouts on his resume, Naoya Inoue (6-0, 5 KOs) of Yokohama, Japan, scored an impressive sixth round TKO over WBC light flyweight champion Adrian “Confesor” Hernandez (29-3-1, 18 KO’s) to win his first world championship. Inoue was favored to win, though Hernandez was expected to put up a more difficult challenge and instead brought little to … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – April 3rd – April 9th, 2014
4/3 - Leonard Zappavigna (31-2, 21 KO’s) vs. Shuhei Tsuchiya (15-3, 13 KO’s) - The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia Zappavigna looked like he was headed for big things when he beat Ji-Hoon Kim in an IBF eliminator nearly four years ago. After losing his world title shot to Miguel Diaz, he was stopped in his next bout by Ammeth Diaz and has reverted to … [Read more...]
Hernandez vs. Rivera: “El Confesor” defends light flyweight title Saturday
WBC light flyweight champion, Adrian “El Confesor” Hernandez (28-2-1, 17 KO’s) returns to the ring this Saturday at the Estadio de Mexico in Huixquilucan, México to defend the world title against WBC Silver minimum-weight champion and former WBC FECARBOX title holder, Janiel Rivera (10-1-2, 6 KO’s). This will be the fourth defense for Hernandez, who won the world title in … [Read more...]
Boxing Rankings Update: Vazquez Jr, Fuentes move up, Hernandez Returns, More…
Wilfredo Vazquez Jr., with his impressive KO 7 win over Jonathan Oquendo moves up to #6 from his previous #10 spot in the junior featherweight division. On the same card in Puerto Rico, WBO strawweight champ, Moises Fuentes possibly ended the career of Ivan Calderon with a fifth round TKO and, at the same time, moved from #8 to #6 in the world at the 105 lb. … [Read more...]
Medina Beats Brewer; Wonjongkam, Hernandez Title Fight Results (with Video)
Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-- Michael Medina (25-3-2, 19 KOs) scored the upset and won the NABF junior middleweight title via unanimous 10-round decision from 41-year-old veteran, Grady Brewer (28-14, 16 KOs) by scores of 98-92, 99-91, and 98-92. 11th Inf Reg, Bangkok, Thailand-- The WBC flyweight defense between defending champ, Pongsaklek … [Read more...]