WBA Super World bantamweight champion Anselmo Moreno (30-1-1, 10 KO) will defend his title against veteran Lorenzo Parra (31-2-1, 18 KO) on Friday Night. This under-the-radar, but meaningful title fight will take place at Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama. After whispers of a possible unification bout with newly-crowned WBO/WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire … [Read more...]
The Bantamweights
(Photo: Courtesy Showtime) While the heavyweight and welterweight divisions stagnate under the rule of Kings Klitschko and Pacquiao, respectively, there are several other stacked divisions with plenty to get excited about. One of the most intriguing, boasting a Top 10 as deep and as talented as just about any other division in the sport, is the 118 lb. bantamweight … [Read more...]
The Weekly Weigh-in
by Chris Milton We start the week on Thursday in Australia with Alex Leapai taking on Owen Beck in a heavyweight contest. It’s a fight we normally wouldn’t care about, but after Leapai’s barn burner and potential FOTY against Travis Walker, its worth taking a look at this fight purely for the entertainment value. On Friday, we move to ESPN and to the Chris Arreola … [Read more...]
Saturday’s Results
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Ricky Hatton Humberto Soto TKO 9 Benoit Gaudet Daniel Jacobs UD 8 Michael Walker Matthew Hatton UD 8 Ernesto Zepeda Mike Alvarado UD 8 Juaquin Gallardo Abner Mares RTD 6 Jonathan Perez Bernabe Concepcion UD 6 Yogli Herrera Erislandy Lara UD 4 Chris Gray Matt Korobov TKO 2 Anthony Bartinelli Omar Chavez … [Read more...]