by Paul Magno The BIG one and three entertaining "little" ones. Here's a look at this week's noteworthy fights: 7/1-- Mark Melligen (21-2, 14 KOs) vs. Sebastian Lujan (37-5-2, 23 KOs) Lujan is taking the place of Freddy Hernandez and is probably a bigger test for welterweight prospect, Melligen. The veteran from Argentina has faced the better overall opposition with … [Read more...]
Tyson Marquez – Edrin Dapudong in Big, Little War for Flyweight Gold
The next chapter in the budding rivalry between Mexico and the Philippines will be written this Saturday when Hernan “Tyson” Marquez defends his WBA flyweight title against Edrin “The Sting” Dapudong in Hermosillo, Mexico. Marquez (30-2-0, 23 KOs) won his title in a thrilling fight of the year candidate, traveling to Panama to stop Luis Concepcion in April. In that fight … [Read more...]
The Morehouse Weekly Awards
FIGHTER OF THE WEEK: GIOVANI SEGURA Last year, Segura (27-1-1, 23 KOs) upset then unbeaten Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon in a classic brawler vs. boxer match-up when the latter was forced to submit to Segura’s savage body attack in the eighth round. In Saturday’s rematch, Calderon (34-2-1, 6 KOs) was finished far more quickly. After boxing well for the first two rounds, … [Read more...]
Luis Concepcion-“Tyson” Marquez, April 2nd for WBA 112 lb. Title
Panama's Luis Concepcion (22-1, 17 KOs) will take on Hernan "Tyson" Marquez (29-2, 22 KOs) for the WBA flyweight title April 2nd in the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City.Co Concepcion, who is recognized by the WBA as the interim flyweight champ, was set to take on full champion, Daiki Kameda for the WBA flyweight title until Kameda decided to vacate the title and moved up … [Read more...]
Fernando Montiel Back in Action, December 11th
Reigning WBC/WBO bantamweight champ, Fernando Montiel (43-2-2, 33 KOs), is back in action December 11th following a leg injury earlier in the year. His opponent will be fellow Mexican, Eduardo Garcia (21-5-1, 9 KOs). Garcia, a 30-year old, 11 year pro, is best known for a wide unanimous decision loss to Japan's Nobuo Nashiro for the WBC super flyweight title in 2006 and a … [Read more...]