5/10 – Donny Nietes (32-1-4, 18 KO’s) vs. Moises Fuentes (19-1-1, 10) - SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines Nietes makes the fourth defense of the WBO light flyweight title in the headlining bout of “Pinoy Pride XXV”. The two fought to a majority draw in early 2013 with the champ defending the title once since. Fuentes has fought three times since the … [Read more...]
50-0-0: Who gets there first?
by Ted Sares “I know I’ll beat Juan Manuel Marquez—Cesar Cuenca After struggling with Marcus “El Chino” Maidana on May 3, Floyd Mayweather (now at 46-0) may no longer be the only viable challenger to reach and/or surpass Rocky Marciano’s record of 49-0 and then retire. Willie Pep (62-0), Julio Ceasar Chavez, Sr. (89-0-1) and Nino LaRocca (56-0) passed it but … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – November 27-December 3, 2013
11/27-- Bronco McKart (56-10-1, 34 KO’s) vs. Miguel Angel Munguia (29-30-1, 25 KO’s) – U.S.A. The 42 year old McKart is still at it. The former light middleweight and middleweight title holder picked up a win over Dan Wallace a few months ago after being stopped by Anthony Mundine last year. Munguia’s record speaks for itself. *McKart won by fifth round TKO 11/29-- Koki … [Read more...]
Mayweather, Guerrero, Alvarez & random tidbits: The Sunday Brunch
Greetings and welcome to another bombastic action-packed edition of the Sunday Brunch. Today we will be blowing it all out of the water with dual flame-throwing precision and I will personally be handling the double-barreled super-soaker of truth and righteousness. Some of the topics for today include: The recently announced battle plans for Floyd Mayweather: who's he fighting? … [Read more...]
Mucho Mas: Great Card At Arena Roberto Duran Saturday
By Fox Doucette Over the past couple of months we've gotten boxing shows that have been long on star power (including a pay-per-view by that name) and short on actual quality in the main event. The fight fan who is frustrated at the big names putting on mediocre fights (Pacquiao-Mosley, Mayweather-Ortiz, Hopkins-Dawson, the list goes on), if he can find an Internet stream or … [Read more...]