Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico-- Sergio Thompson (23-2-1, 21 KOs) had a predictably easy time with Argentina's Juan Ramon Solis (17-6, 6 KOs) en route to a fifth round TKO victory, but also showed why his March victory over Jorge Linares could very well have been a fluke. Short-armed, crude, but aggressive, Thompson pursued a perpetually back-tracking … [Read more...]
Sergio Thompson: Promised DeMarco, has to settle for Solis, Saturday in Cancun
When Sergio Thompson (22-2, 20 KOs) stopped Jorge Linares in two rounds last March, not only was it an early candidate for Upset of the Year, but it meant that the Cancun native was headed for a title shot against WBC lightweight champ, Antonio DeMarco. Then Thompson was informed by Jose Sulaiman and the WBC that what was billed as a "WBC Lightweight Title eliminator fight" … [Read more...]