Madison Square Garden, New York-- For all intents and purposes, this high stakes middleweight title bout was over after the very first round. Early in the first, a quick left hook from Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) badly wobbled the legs of Sergio Martinez (51-3-2, 28 KOs) and led to a three-knockdown first that had the defending champ beginning the second round already four … [Read more...]
Cotto vs. Martinez: The Undercard
Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (23-3-1, 19 KO’s) vs. Marvin Sonsona (18-1-1, 15 KO’s) II The son of the famed three division world champion, Vazquez Jr. hasn’t fared well in recent years. Once an undefeated WBO super bantamweight champ, he’s run up a .500 record over the last three years, losing his title and two other title opportunities. In his previous outing he took a unanimous … [Read more...]
Fortuna nearly decapitates hapless Zamudio at the Tropicana: FNF Recap
An ugly mismatch headlined this week's Friday Night Fights card from the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey as Javier Fortuna (22-0, 16 KOs) blew right through hapless, hopeless Miguel Zamudio (25-2-1, 13 KOs) with a brutal first round knockout. The 23-year-old Fortuna, who lost his WBA interim featherweight title on the scale, came out swinging while … [Read more...]
Javier Fortuna vs. Miguel Zamudio: The Friday Night Fights Preview
This week's Friday Night Fights main event from the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey has the potential to be a real mismatch. But, then again, not enough is known about one of the fighters to really make that call. Interim WBA featherweight titlist, Javier Fortuna (21-0, 15 KOs) will make the first defense of his belt against unknown entity, Miguel … [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...]