3/13 – Cosme Rivera (37-19-3, 25 KO’s) vs. Sergey Lipinets (5-0, 4 KO’s) – A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, USA Rivera’s in his 22nd year as a pro, and the guy isn’t even 40 years old yet. Though his best years are behind him, he hasn’t slowed down, and fought four times in 2014. The undefeated Lipinets is new to boxing, but the former world kickboxing champ has … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: November 13th – 19th, 2014
11/13 - Joseph Diaz Jr. (12-0, 8 KO’s) vs. Roberto Castaneda (21-7-1, 15 KO’s) - Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA This is the headlining bout on Thursday night’s Golden Boy Live card; Diaz is a 2012 U.S. Olympian and Castaneda has become a stepping stone opponent to rising prospects the last two years. 11/13 – Carlos Cuadras (30-0-1, 24 KO’s) vs. Marvin … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: September 3rd – 10th, 2014
*All bouts listed below are subject to change or cancellation 9/3 – Ali Raymi (22-0, 22 KO’s) vs. Abdu Rafik (4-0, 1 KO) - 22 May Sports Stadium, Sanaa, Yemen This bout was mentioned in last week’s UTR, but Raymi snuck one in on us, and took a rematch with Prince Maz over the weekend and won by seventh round KO, ending his first round stoppage streak. So if this goes off as … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: August 30th – September 3rd 2014
8/30 Marco Huck (37-2-1, 26 KO’s) vs. Mirko Larghetti (21-0, 13 KO’s) - Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Huck defends the WBO cruiserweight title for the 13th time. The champion has suffered just one loss since 2007, dropping a close decision to Alexander Povetkin for the WBA heavyweight crown. The Italian challenger holds the EBU-EU cruiserweight belt, … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – July 17th- 19th, 2014
7/17 - Ali Raymi (21-0, 21 KO’s) vs. Prince Maz (8-1, 6 KO’s) - 22 May Sports Stadium, Sanaa, Yemen Raymi’s no title holder, but the 40 year old minimum-weight version of Butterbean has racked up a 100% KO record with all stoppages coming in the first round. Both fighters careers have been based solely Sanaa, Yemen, which is also hometown to both. *Raymi won via RTD 1. Maz … [Read more...]