10/4 – Celestino Caballero (35-5, 24 KO’s) vs. Adrian Estrella (18-0, 7 KO’s) - Cancha de Usos Multiples Praderas de Villa, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico A former world champ in the super bantamweight and featherweight division, the 38 year old Caballero gets a shot at the WBC FECARBOX super featherweight title. Estrella’s made six defenses of the belt, and … [Read more...]
Boxcino Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal Wrap-up
Technical knockouts were the norm at the opening round of the 2014 Boxcino middleweight tournament. Young fighters were exposed, while older combatants were showed the door. And when the dust settled, we were left with what should be an evenly matched and equally entertaining Semi-finals. Brandon Adams (13-0, 9 KOs) defeats Daniel Eduard (23-5-2, 14 KOs) via RD 5 TKO. The … [Read more...]
Boxcino Tournament Series: Donatas Bondorovas
When the middleweight bracket of the 2014 Boxcino Tournament begins on February 28, there will be one fight in particular that screams “crossroads”; Donatas Bondorovas (18-4-1, 6 KOs) versus Willie Monroe Jr. (15-1, 6 KOs). Bondas (his boxing name) is coming off of an eventful 2013, where he had two victories and a loss to Brian Vera on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights”. The … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune’s Weekend That Was…
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...]
Vera stops Bondorovas via questionable ref call: Friday Night Fights Recap
What would a Friday Night Fights be without some sort of controversy? This Friday's edition from the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York was light on judging drama, but heavy on ref drama as the solid main event between Brian Vera (23-6, 14 KOs) and Donatas Bondorovas (17-4-1, 6 KOs) was stopped after seven entertaining rounds over, apparently, a … [Read more...]