by Tim Harrison On Saturday, December 1, 2012, Miguel Cotto, former two-division world champion, would lose a 12-round decision to Austin “No Doubt” Trout. The loss to Trout would be his second in a row. This loss came after a spirited losing effort against Floyd Mayweather on May 5, and was a clear sign that the end of the road for Cotto was nigh. The once-feared Boricua got … [Read more...]
Miguel Cotto Makes His Comeback – Live From The Amway Center In Orlando, Florida
This Saturday night from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, Miguel Cotto (37-4, 30 KOs) of Caguas, Puerto Rico will square off against Danbury, Connecticut’s Delvin Rodriguez (28-6, 16 KOs) in a 12 round junior middleweight non-title fight. Also appearing on the HBO televised card will be 26 year-old Terence “Hunter” Crawford (21-0, 16 KOs) of Omaha, Nebraska as he takes on … [Read more...]
Chavez Jr. – Coddled And Protected? “Superman” Stevenson’s Super Performance: The Sunday Brunch
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to a Guajillo chili, Oaxaca cheese and Abuelita chocolate milk flavored edition of your Sunday Brunch. Boxing’s number one mid-Sunday afternoon, loosely food themed, quasi-comical pugilistic paper on the sport’s most relevant and newsworthy figures and events. We are the most educational, informative and important boxing column that you will ever … [Read more...]
Delvin Rodriguez: The Exclusive Boxing Tribune Interview
by Phil Rivera Junior Middleweight contender Delvin Rodriguez has been on the losing end of some controversial decisions over the course of his career. The last one came in 2010 against Ashley Theophane. Teddy Atlas said the scorecards were the result of “bad judging” and Rodriguez abruptly left the ring immediately after the decision was read. But in his last six fights he’s … [Read more...]
Delvin Rodriguez vs. Freddy Hernandez: FNF Preview
by Tim Harrison Delvin Rodriguez (27-6-3, 15 KOs) returns to ESPN’s Friday Night Fights after a dominant stoppage win over an overmatched George Tahdooahnippah in February, to take on former welterweight world title challenger Freddy Hernandez (30-4, 20 KOs) at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. In the co-feature, Chris Howard (15-2-1, 7 KOs) takes on Issouf Kinda … [Read more...]