*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...]
The “Baby Bull” Returns Saturday Night
This Saturday night, Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz (39-4, 19 KO’s) will look for his fifth consecutive victory when he faces Carlos Cardenas (21-8-1, 14 KO’s) at the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas. Diaz had a good run as the world lightweight champion, a reign that started just over 10 years ago. He’s held the WBA, WBA Super World, WBO, IBF, and IBO titles. After back to back … [Read more...]
Four Up, Four Down: The ShoBox Recap
Tonight’s ShoBox quadruple header at the Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Washington didn’t last anywhere near the scheduled four hour scheduled run time, as all four bouts ended inside the distance. In the night’s main event, J’Leon Love (16-0, 9 KO’s) out boxed Lajuan Simon (23-5-2, 12 KO’s) over five rounds before closing the deal in the sixth. Love staggered Simon, … [Read more...]