(Photo: Ed Mulholland) Ballroom at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City-- Featherweight titlist, Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 16 KOs) allowed Mexican challenger, Jorge Solis (40-3-2, 29 KOs), one round of thinking he was in the contest before turning up the speed and ending the contest via dominant fourth round stoppage on HBO's World Championship Boxing. Gamboa would send his … [Read more...]
Pirog to Defend Against Maciel, March 26th in Russia
Russian WBO middleweight champion, Dmitry Pirog (17-0, 14 KOs) will make the first defense of the title he won by knocking out Daniel Jacobs in July of last year. Amidst rumors involving Ishe Smith and Bronco McKart, Pirog finally settled on Argentina's Javier Francisco Maciel (18-1, 12 KOs) as an opponent. The title fight is booked for March 26th in Pirog's native Russia. … [Read more...]