Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California-- It was hardly a night of surprises at the Los Angeles Sports Arena Saturday night as headliner, Amir Khan (27-3, 19 KOs) beat up on lightweight import, Carlos Molina (17-1-1, 7 KOs) over the course of ten one-sided rounds until referee Jack Reiss had seen enough. Overmatched and undersized, the light-hitting Molina took his whupping … [Read more...]
Wlad, Russell, Donaire and Alfredo Angulo’s hair: The Sunday Brunch.
As I've long maintained, Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder is the future undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. It came as no surprise to me when I read about Wilder being utilized as a sparring partner for one Wladimir Klitchko ahead of his fight with Mariusz Wach. What's that old saying about keeping your enemies close? The Bronze Bomber not only holds slight … [Read more...]
Saturday’s Fight Recap: Scribblings from the Tweety notebook.
What to do when the Editor in Chief is stuck without access to his website during an entire day of fight action? Grab a notepad and start scribbling observations the old fashioned way: Abner Mares (25-0-1, 13 KOs) UD 12 Anselmo Moreno (33-2-1, 12 KOs) Mares' star keeps rising. The 26-year-old fought the right type of fight against a guy like Moreno. He pushed forward and … [Read more...]
Alfredo Angulo Freed, Planning Return to Ring
Former top junior middleweight contender, Alfredo Angulo (20-2, 17 KOs), has been released from an immigration detention center in El Centro, California after a seven month incarceration and is reportedly targeting a return to the ring by the end of this year. The Mexican national was last in action in November of 2011, when he was stopped in a six-round thriller by James … [Read more...]
Has Martirosyan Reached His Ceiling?: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Vanes Martirosyan fights Ryan Davis this Saturday. All I can say to that is “what a disappointment.” Because this is now the Armenian's 33rd pro fight, and despite calling out Saul Alvarez and insisting in an interview with your columnist here at the Tribune last year that Alfredo Angulo couldn't handle him, Martirosyan has yet to fight anyone who would … [Read more...]