Several ranked fighters were in action this week, but only two changes in the rankings were registered: Leo Santa Cruz, with a dominant win over Vusi Malinga to capture the vacant IBF bantamweight title debuts at #10 in the 118 lb. class. Rolly Matsushita, a Filipino based in Japan, has been moved out of the Top 10 to make room for Santa Cruz. Normally, only a win over a Top … [Read more...]
Freitas Stops Oliveira, Shumenov Blanks Ornelas, The Rest of Saturday’s Action
For Results of the "Four Warned" Card from The Home Depot Center, Click HERE Hotel & Casino Conrad, Punta del Este, Uruguay-- Acelino Freitas (39-2, 33 KOs) proved that a world class fighter, eight years and three weight classes beyond his best, is still better than a prime, over-hyped club fighter as he tore right through fellow Brazilian, Michael Oliveira (17-1, 12 … [Read more...]
Beibut Shumenov To Defend Title vs. Enrique Ornelas
by Fox Doucette WBA 175-pound titlist Beibut Shumenov (12-1, 8 KOs) defends his piece of the alphabet soup crown against fringe contender Enrique Ornelas (33-7, 21 KOs) Saturday night in Shumenov's adopted hometown of Las Vegas, where he now trains after beginning his career in his native Kazakhstan. Shumenov is one of those “champions” who may hold a world title belt but who … [Read more...]
Andrade, Solis, Garcia in Action; Saturday’s Mexican Fight Report
Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico -- Defending IBF junior flyweight champion, Ulises Solis (34-2-3, 21 KOs) had to deal with twelve rounds of head-first charges from Filipino challenger, Jether Oliva (17-1-1, 11 KOs), but he ultimately came away with a near-shutout unanimous decision by scores of 118-110, 119-109, 120-108 Oliva was plenty tough, but was … [Read more...]
Librado Andrade, Enrique Ornelas in Guanajuato Homecoming, Saturday
Former super middleweight title challenger Librado Andrade (29-4, 22 KOs) returns to action against Matt O’Brien (18-2, 7 KOs), on Saturday August 27 from El Centro de Espectaculos de la Feria Leon, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. The fight will be shown on Televisa in Mexico, and shown live online by At&T U-Verse. After suffering an upset majority decision loss to Aaron Pryor … [Read more...]