MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada-- Floyd Mayweather (47-0, 26 KOs) successfully defended his WBA/WBC welterweight titles against Marcos Maidana (35-5, 31 KOs) via unanimous decision and looked significantly sharper than the first time the two met in May. Looking to move and keep the fight in the middle of the ring, Mayweather swept the first three rounds, landing some crisp … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: September 11th – 16th, 2014
9/11 – Golden Boy Live - Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Jamel Herring (8-0, 5 KO’s) vs. Luis Alberto Pelayo (11-4, 7 KO’s) Errol Spence (13-0, 10 KO’s) vs. Noe Bolanos (24-10-1, 16 KO’s) Undefeated U.S. Olympians fight on the under card in a pair of eight round contests. Read the full events preview HERE 9/13 – Erik Skoglund (20-0, 11 KO’s) vs. Stefan … [Read more...]
Mayweather-Maidana Mayhem: The Only Preview You Need
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26 KOs) and Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs) square off at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday night on pay-per-view for the WBC welterweight title, the WBA Super Duper Ultimate Turbo Edition With Extra Cheese welterweight belt, and (bonus!) the WBC/WBA 154-pound straps, a case of weight class gymnastics at least as absurd as Sugar Ray Leonard … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – June 14th – 18th, 2014
6/14 – Humberto Soto (63-8-2, 35 KO’s) vs. Wilfrido Buevas (15-1, 9 KO’s) - Explanada Municipal, Tlalnepantla, México, Mexico Soto, the former WBC lightweight champ, has lost just once in nearly six years: a fifth round stoppage to Lucas Matthysse in 2012. He’s won five straight since then and holds the WBC International Silver light welterweight and the World Boxing … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – March 22nd – 26th, 2014
3/22 - Jorge Paez Jr. (37-4-1, 22 KO’s) vs. Vivian Harris (31-9-2, 19 KO’s) - Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico “El Maromerito” has won 10 straight since a close decision loss to Jose Lopez in 2011 and along the way defeated Omar Chavez twice, and won the interim WBC Youth World welterweight, WBC International Silver light middleweight, and WBC International … [Read more...]