Hola familia y amigos, welcome to another star-spangled, shit kickin' edition of Central Florida's highest rated, most money spinning proper pugilistic paper, The Sunday Brunch - We are predicting that Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs' obscenely muscular physique will betray him in five years time and he will begin to look like a melted fudgesicle a la Hulk Hogan. This week we're … [Read more...]
Russell Rocks, Stops Gonzalez To Win WBC Belt
Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada-- Few active fighters have been as maligned on their road to a championship as the 26-year-old Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs). But all of that talk about being spoon fed a series of soft touches in spotlight squashes has to end with his fourth round TKO over veteran defending WBC featherweight champ Jhonny Gonzalez (57-9, 48 KOs) Saturday … [Read more...]
Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Gary Russell Jr.: The Boxing Tribune Preview
On Saturday, March 28, at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas and live on Showtime Championship Boxing, Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs) will be taking on Gary Russell Jr. (25-1, 14 KOs) in an attempt to make the third defense of his WBC featherweight title. It's hard to believe that Gonzalez, who is a sixteen-year veteran with a solid 11-4 record in world title fights is … [Read more...]
Gonzalez-Arce Draws More Than 28 MIllion Viewers, Highest Rating of 2014
Once again Mexico proved two things when it comes to the sport of boxing: 1. Boxing can and does thrive on free, national television and 2. The Mexican fight fans are among the very best and most loyal in the world. Last Saturday's bout between WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez and Jorge Arce drew phenomenal ratings in Mexico, home country to both fighters. Despite … [Read more...]
Gonzalez Forces Ref Stoppage, Didn’t “Have Heart to KO Arce”
Cancha de Usos Multiples Praderas de Villa, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico-- By the seventh round, it became clear that WBC featherweight champ, Jhonny Gonzalez (56-8, 47 KOs) was carrying Jorge Arce (64-7-2, 49 KOs). By the ninth, the veteran multi-time world titlist, Arce, had stopped shouting at his rival, had stopped daring him to come forward. By the tenth, the fans in Los … [Read more...]