Tonight at the Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Washington, interim WBA World featherweight champion Jesus Cuellar (26-1, 20 KO’s) retained the title with a fifth round stoppage of Ruben Tamayo (25-5-4, 17 KO’s) in the main event of a Showtime Extreme quadruple header. Tamayo had no answer for the pressure of the defending champion, and despite a four inch … [Read more...]
Jesus Cuellar headlines Showtime Extreme quadruple header this Saturday, December 20
by Tim Harrison Showtime closes out an up-and-down 2014 with a quadruple header on Showtime Extreme. Jesus Cuellar (25-1, 9 KOs) takes on Ruben Tamayo (24-4-4, 17 KOs) in the main event, while Gary Russell Jr. (24-1, 14 KOs) faces off against Chris Martin (28-4-3, 9 KOs) serve as the co-feature. Cuellar’s Interim WBA featherweight belt will be on the line. The card will also … [Read more...]
Rubio Stops Vanda, Fortuna Decisions Roman; Full Recap of the WBC Convention Card in Las Vegas
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada-- The WBC's top ranked middleweight contender, Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KOs) walked away from the ring at the Mandalay Bay Friday night with a TKO win over Matt Vanda (44-14, 24 KOs), but is leaving the WBC's annual convention a loser. On Thursday, Rubio's hopes of facing middleweight titlist, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. … [Read more...]