Rotten scores from inept judges marred this week's edition of Friday Night Fights from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois as two solid victories were somehow mangled into split decision draws. In the main event, Donovan George (24-3-2, 21 KOs) outworked veteran David Lopez (41-13-1, 23 KOs) over ten rounds in a super middleweight contest, winning seven of those frames on … [Read more...]
Thompson, Cano, Soto-Karass Victorious; The Mexican Boxing Recap
Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico-- Sergio Thompson (23-2-1, 21 KOs) had a predictably easy time with Argentina's Juan Ramon Solis (17-6, 6 KOs) en route to a fifth round TKO victory, but also showed why his March victory over Jorge Linares could very well have been a fluke. Short-armed, crude, but aggressive, Thompson pursued a perpetually back-tracking … [Read more...]
Trout Outboxes Lopez in Sweltering Heat; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Auditorio Miguel Barragan, San Luis Potosi, Mexico-- Austin Trout (23-0, 13 KOs) made the first defense of his WBA jr. middleweight title in the sweltering heat of San Luis Potosi by outworking and outboxing Mexico's David Lopez (40-13, 23 KOs) and taking the wide unanimous decision. From the very beginning, Trout moved effectively and showed himself to be too talented and … [Read more...]
Trout in Sink or Swim Bout with Lopez, June 11th
WBA jr. middleweight titlist, Austin Trout (22-0, 13 KOs) will make the first defense of his belt this Saturday against tough veteran, David Lopez (40-12, 23 KOs) at the Auditorio Miguel Barragan in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The 25-year-old southpaw from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Trout, won the vacant title in February via one-sided unanimous decision over lackluster Rigoberto … [Read more...]