-- Amidst rumors of weight issues and concerns about the competing Saul Alvarez-Alfonso Gomez card, it was reported today that a cut suffered on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s hand will likely force him to pull out of his scheduled September 17 bout with Ronald Hearns. According to Chavez's manager, Billy Keane, the WBC middleweight titlist cut his hand on a ceiling fan a few weeks … [Read more...]
Solis, Hernandez win gold in rematches
from Bad Left Hook.com While UFC 129 did the big business north of the U.S. border, boxing's biggest Saturday night fights were happening in Mexico and Argentina. A night of "little guy" fights saw three alphabet belts at 108 pounds change hands in rematches. In Argentina, Ulises Solis got revenge for a terrible decision in December against Luis Alberto Lazarte, sneaking … [Read more...]
Keb Baas to Defend WBC Title Against Former Conqueror, Hernandez
Unlikely world champion, Gilberto Keb Baas (35-20-4, 22 KOs) will make the second defense of his WBC jr. flyweight title against former vanquisher, Adrian Hernandez (20-1-1, 12 KOs) April 30th at the newly-dedicated Coliseo Don King in Texcoco, Mexico. Keb Baas won the title in October of last year by upsetting Omar Niño Romero via Majority decision. In his first title … [Read more...]
Big Travesty in “Little” WBC Title Fight
by Paul Magno Leave it to Jose Sulaiman and the WBC to ruin even the most feel-good of feel-good stories. In a close runner-up to Litzau-Caballero for Upset of the Year, Gilberto Keb Baas (34-20-4, 21 KOs), the most unlikely of Cinderella stories, upset Omar Niño Romero for the WBC's jr. flyweight title back in November of last year. It was a beautiful story for a guy … [Read more...]