Undefeated lightweight prospect Felix “El Diamante” Verdejo (9-0, 6 KO’s) will make his return to the ring Saturday, January 25th at Madison Square Garden. The San Juan native will be facing Lauro Alcantar (8-0, 1 KO) in a non-televised six round contest on an HBO card headlined by Mikey Garcia vs Juan Carlos Burgos. The amateur standout suffered a minor setback last month, … [Read more...]
The Pacquiao-Rios Postmortem; Magno’s Monday Rant
To answer Brandon Rios' post-fight question to Max Kellerman: Yes, "Bam Bam" you were a punching bag Saturday night against Manny Pacquiao. I mean, that's why Brandon Rios was selected for this co-starring slot in the first place, right? Brandon Rios is Brandon Rios and that will never change. An "A" fighter in the pocket; A "C-" fighter in every other situation, the … [Read more...]
Pacquiao Dazzles in Destruction of Rios
Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macau, China-- Too fast, too mobile, just too good, Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 KOs) busted up and toyed with a one-dimensional Brandon Rios (31-2-1, 23 KOs) for an easy twelve round unanimous decision by scores of 120-108 119-109, and 118-110 Saturday night in the Asian gaming center of Macau. and via HBO PPV. Rios, the quintessential tough guy, … [Read more...]
Miguel Cotto Stops Delvin Rodriguez In Three & Undercard Results
Amway Center, Orlando, Florida - In the Main event of the evening, the come-backing Puerto Rican super star, Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31KOs) stopped a completely out-classed Delvin Rodriguez (28-7-3, 16KOs) in the third round of a scheduled 12. Cotto started off fast, sporting improved foot work from his previous outings at the weight and fighting with ultimate confidence. It … [Read more...]
Raymundo Beltran Easily Handles Ji-Hoon Kim
by Fox Doucette On a special Thursday night ESPN2 boxing special, Raymundo Beltran (27-6, 17 KOs) carried Korean Ji-Hoon Kim (24-8, 18 KOs) the ten-round distance en route to an easy unanimous decision victory. In the co-feature, Jesse Magdaleno (13-0, 9 KOs) took care of gatekeeper-in-the-making Jonathan Arellano (13-2-1, 3 KOs) en route to a similarly lopsided eight-round … [Read more...]