\ by Fox Doucette We've got mighty mites in the arena tonight, as Ricardo Lopez, perhaps the greatest minimumweight/strawweight/call it what you will at 105 pounds fighter of all time, gets into the time machine to take on Ivan Calderon, and as a bit of a sop to Calderon's lack of punching power, this fight is at a 107-pound catchweight mainly so we can grab him from the … [Read more...]
Vazquez Jr. Stops Oquendo, Fuentes Finishes Calderon; Results from Bayamon
Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico-- In a back and forth seven round battle of junior featherweight contenders, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (22-2-1, 19 KOs) overcame a sharp and motivated Jonathan Oquendo (22-3, 15 KOs) to take a well-earned seventh round TKO victory in the main event of an independent pay-per view. Oquendo, in his first bout since the tragic ATV … [Read more...]
Redemption in Bayamon: Calderon and Vazquez Jr. look to get back on the main stage
Exactly two years ago, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. was a well-regarded, hotshot 26-year old prospect who had just captured his first world title and Ivan Calderon was a 35-year-old veteran cruising into the final stages of a Hall of Fame career. Two years can be an eternity in boxing. Since then, the two Puerto Rican stars are a combined 2-4 and have fallen from boxing's main … [Read more...]
Calderon Returns, Martirosyan Triumphs, Ndlovu Defends; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Coliseo Mario 'Quijote' Morales, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico-- Former strawweight and junior flyweight champ, Ivan Calderon (35-2-1, 6 KOs) took a ten round split decision from journeyman, Felipe Rivas (9-10-1, 4 KOs) by scores of 97-93, 96-94, 94-96. Former junior featherweight champ, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1-1, 18 KOs) stopped Roberto Carlos Leyva (27-15-1, 21 KOs) in the … [Read more...]
Ivan Calderon Returns, Faces Felipe Rivas, Saturday October 29th
Former two-division world champion, Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon (34-2-1, 6KOs) will step in the ring Saturday, October 29th against Felipe “Panterita” Rivas (9-9-1, 4KOs). Both fighters are competing for the vacant WBO Latino belt in the 105lb division. Puerto Rico's Calderon holds the better record as well as experience with elite fighters in the ring. His last two fights … [Read more...]