by Paul Magno After a supremely significant 30-day run, the dust in the featherweight division has finally settled. Here's a look at boxing's 126 lb. division-- where's it's going, where it's been, what's in store : Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 16 KOs) affirmed his dominance of the division with a four-round annihilation of super featherweight belt holder, Jorge Solis (40-3-2, … [Read more...]
Gonzalez Stops Hasegawa in Four
In an almost mirror image of his TKO 4 loss to Fernando Montiel last year, defending WBC featherweight champ, Hozumi Hasegawa (29-4, 12 KOs) was stopped in four rounds by Mexican veteran, Jhonny Gonzalez (48-7, 42 KOs) at the World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan. In the first two rounds, Hasegawa carried a slight advantage, working from the southpaw stance and managing to … [Read more...]
Hasegawa Takes on Gonzalez in Somber Japanese Homeland
WBC featherweight champ, Hozumi Hasegawa (29-3, 12 KOs) is set to defend his title against former bantamweight champ and mandatory contender, Jhonny Gonzalez (47-7, 41 KOs) this Friday in Kobe, Japan. With the island nation still reeling from the March 11th 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami, which resulted in over 28,000 people dead or missing, the stacked … [Read more...]
Hasegawa-Gonzalez Headlines Championship Triple Header in Tokyo, April 8
Former bantamweight and current WBC featherweight champ, Hozumi Hasegawa (29-3, 12 KOs) will defend his title against veteran Mexican former champ, Jhonny Gonzalez (47-7, 41 KOs), April 8th in Tokyo, Japan as part of a championship triple header. Hasegawa will be making the first defense of the title he won by beating Juan Carlos Burgos in November of last year. Previously, … [Read more...]
He said what? The Boxing Week in Quotes
“He had no amateur career to speak of and had to learn as a professional which is hard enough. Now he is coming into his own and is a late bloomer. Matthew has achieved more than anybody could have envisaged in their wildest dreams. He is physically stronger and looks the part now.If he won a world title I would be as proud as I was myself everytime I won a big fight.”-- … [Read more...]