Rewinding to last Wednesday at BB Kings Blues Club and Grill in New York City, Brooklyn’s undefeated Heather “The Heat” Hardy (11-0, 2 KO’s) headlined the six bout card, facing Las Vegas’ Crystal Hoy (5-7-4, 2 KO’s) for the vacant WBC International super bantamweight title. Hardy displayed superior boxing skills over Hoy, setting the pace of the contest, but also displayed … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: October 10th – 15th, 2014
10/10 – Ronny Rios (23-0, 10 KO’s) vs. Robinson Castellanos (19-10, 12 KO’s) - Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA The undefeated featherweight prospect headlines Golden Boy Live against Castellanos, who is the former WBC Silver featherweight champ. Castellanos had an 11 fight win streak going until getting stopped in his last contest. 10/10 – Antonio Orozco … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Big upset in Japan this week. Tuesday night in Tokyo, Anabel Ortiz (12-3, 2 KO’s) dealt Etsuko Tada (12-1-2, 2 KO’s) her first defeat and won the WBA minimum weight title in the process. Ortiz, a former WBC minimum weight titlist and Mexico light flyweight champ, lost her last two world title bouts when she dropped the WBC minimum weight belt to Naoko Fujioka in 2011, and … [Read more...]