4/22 – Juan Carlos Reveco (35-2, 19 KO’s) vs. Kazuto Ioka (17-1, 10 KO’s) - Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Osaka, Japan Defending the WBA flyweight title for the ninth time, Reveco fights for the second time in Japan. The two division world champ hasn’t lost since 2007 and has won 12 world title bouts since then. Ioka is a former minimum-weight and light flyweight champ … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: December 11th – 13th, 2014
12/11 – Fedor Chudinov (12-0, 10 KO’s) vs. Ben McCulloch (14-1, 11 KO’s) - Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia Undefeated contenders face off for the interim WBA super middleweight title. Chudinov won his last three inside the distance, and McCulloch has stopped his last eight opponents. Both fighters hold regional titles. *Chudinov won via KO … [Read more...]
Prospect Watch: 20 prospects to watch in 2015, Part 2
With 2014 quickly wrapping up, it’s time to look ahead to 2015. On the prospects to watch series, I’ll discuss 20 fighters who I believe will make, or break, their careers, in the next year. Now, I do not believe these are necessarily the 20 best prospects in boxing, just the top 20 with name recognition, ability and potential to breakout in the upcoming year. Let's take a … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: October 4th – 8th, 2014
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...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines: January 24th – 29th 2014
1/24 - Dominic Breazeale (8-0, 8 KO’s) vs. Homero Fonseca (10-6-3, 3 KO’s) - California, USA The heavy handed US Olympian continues his career building efforts on the under card of a Fox Sports card headlined by the Antonio Orozco-Miguel Angel Huerta and Cornelius Bundrage-Joey Hernandez bouts. Breazeal's kept a steady pace of fighting just about every two months, keeping busy … [Read more...]