Brian Vera RTD 7 Donatas Bondorovas In the main event of Friday Night Fights, Brian Vera (23-6, 14 KOs) stopped a slightly overmatched, but determined Donatas Bondorovas (17-4-1, 6 KOs) via RTD 7 when an apparent misunderstanding between Bondorovas' corner and the ref resulted in the stoppage. The confusion centered around whether bleeding caused by cuts on the bridge of the … [Read more...]
Alvarado upsets Rios, sets up a potential trilogy
by Tim Harrison Mike Alvarado (33-1, 23 KOs) put on a masterful performance of sorts, sticking to his much-publicized plan to box, rather than stand and trade with Brandon Rios (31-1-1, 23 KOs). At the end of twelve hard-fought rounds Mike Alvarado had his hand raised in victory in a fight that mostly lived up to the lofty expectations set by their October 2012 fight. As … [Read more...]
Amir Khan Begins ‘Must-Win’ Leg of Career
"What once came easy to the young athlete, will, from here on out, become a series of must-win scenarios." Read the Rest at Yahoo! Sports, click HERE. … [Read more...]
The Business of Bullshit; Magno’s Monday Rant
Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York, Austin Trout scored a unanimous decision over Miguel Cotto. Years of hard work and dedication paid off for the Las Cruces, New Mexico native as he walked into Cotto's adopted home turf and affirmed his status as an elite junior middleweight. With the win, Trout now moves on to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and the type of money … [Read more...]
Breidis Prescott and Frankie Figueroa in Action on Saturday Night in Miami
Breidis “Khanqueror” Prescott (25-4, 20 KOs) and Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa Jr. (20-4-1, 13 KOs) will face off in an eight-round jr. welterweight fight at the Doubletree Miamimart Hotel in Miami, Florida on Saturday, August 18. Prescott, who has drafted on his one-round obliteration of Amir Khan four years ago, is coming out of the second set of back-to-back losses in his … [Read more...]