If 2013 was considered a fan's year in terms of matchmaking and entertainment, 2014 has to be seen as a frustrating disappointment in those same areas. Although we did get served a nice portion of quality action over the course of the year, 2014 will go down as the year many of boxing's top stars decided to forego large chunks of career in exchange for more favorable business … [Read more...]
Cuellar stops Tamayo: The Showtime Extreme Recap
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...]
JuanMa Lopez on Career: “It’s Over”
Two-division former world champ, Puerto Rico's Juan Manuel Lopez was counting on a victory Thursday night, the WBA interim featherweight title, and one more big payday before officially retiring. Unfortunately for "JuanMa," he couldn't get past the hard-punching Argentine, Jesus Cuellar and wound up blitzed in two rounds by his younger, fresher, more aggressive … [Read more...]
Ortiz Stops Kayode in One, Cuellar Stops JuanMa in Two, More Results from GBP/Fox Sports 1 Card
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada-- In the heavyweight main event of a Fox Sports 1 Golden Boy card, Luis Ortiz (22-0, 19 KOs) stopped former cruiserweight contender Lateef Kayode (20-1, 16 KOs) in the first round of a scheduled 12-round bout. Kayode looked over his head in his heavyweight debut, dropped by Ortiz at the 37-second mark of the first round and … [Read more...]