It was announced late yesterday that super featherweight contender, Eloy Perez, tested positive for cocaine following his February 25th fourth round TKO loss to Adrien Broner in St. Louis. As a result of the positive test, Perez will have his license revoked indefinitely pending a hearing with the Missouri State Commission. Following the positive post-fight test, Perez's … [Read more...]
Is Broner the Next Mayweather?
By Sean Morehouse Saturday night in St. Louis, young junior lightweight champion Adrien "The Problem" Broner found himself across the ring from a man that many considered a top notch challenger. Eloy Perez had been unbeaten facing solid opposition, though not blessed with the promotional ties and advantages that have thrust Broner into the spotlight. "The Prince" had even … [Read more...]
Alexander Dominates Maidana, Broner Walks Through Perez
Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri--Yet another chapter was written in the Jekyll and Hyde career story of Devon Alexander (23-1, 13 KOs) as the 25-year-old St. Louis native rebounded from three consecutive poor performances with a dominant unanimous decision win over Argentina's Marcos Maidana (31-3, 28 KOs) by scores of 100-90, 100-90, and 99-91. Alexander fought … [Read more...]
Adrien Broner vs. Eloy Perez in a WBO Super Featherweight Title Bout on Saturday, February 25th
Adrien “The Problem” Broner (22-0, 18 KOs) will make his first title defense against Eloy “The Prince” Perez (23-0-2, 7 KOs) on Saturday, February 25th. The WBO super featherweight title bout will take place at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri and will air on HBO’s Boxing After Dark series at 10pm ET/PT. Broner is an exciting undefeated prospect ranked 3rd in the … [Read more...]
Concepcion, Perez, Gonzalez Victorious, The Rest of the Week’s Action
San Manuel Indian Casino, Highland, California-- Bernabe Concepcion (29-5-1, 15 KOs) SD 10 Aaron Garcia (10-3-2, 2 KOs) Scores: 96-94, 96-94, 93-97 Rodel Mayol (30-5-2, 22 KOs) TKO 4 Ernie Marquez (9-9-2, 3 KOs) Richie Mepranum (25-2-1, 5 KOs) UD 8 Rigoberto Casillas (7-6-1, 5 KOs) Scores: 78-74, 79-73, 79-73 PalaRockfeller, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy-- Moruti … [Read more...]