3/13 – Cosme Rivera (37-19-3, 25 KO’s) vs. Sergey Lipinets (5-0, 4 KO’s) – A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, USA Rivera’s in his 22nd year as a pro, and the guy isn’t even 40 years old yet. Though his best years are behind him, he hasn’t slowed down, and fought four times in 2014. The undefeated Lipinets is new to boxing, but the former world kickboxing champ has … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: October 23rd – 26th, 2014
10/23 - Aaron Pryor Jr. (19-7, 12 KO’s) vs. Marcus Upshaw (17-13-2, 8 KO’s) - Renaissance Hotel, Washington, District of Columbia, USA After a four fight losing streak, Pryor comes in off three straight victories, winning the USNBC Silver super middleweight title in his last bout. Upshaw is 4-6 in his last 10, losing and eight round decision last time out. 10/24 – Manuel … [Read more...]
Saturday’s Fight Recap: Scribblings from the Tweety notebook.
What to do when the Editor in Chief is stuck without access to his website during an entire day of fight action? Grab a notepad and start scribbling observations the old fashioned way: Abner Mares (25-0-1, 13 KOs) UD 12 Anselmo Moreno (33-2-1, 12 KOs) Mares' star keeps rising. The 26-year-old fought the right type of fight against a guy like Moreno. He pushed forward and … [Read more...]
Salgado Defends IBF Title Against Barros on Saturday
Juan Carlos Salgado (25-1-1, 16 KOs) will defend his IBF super featherweight title against former featherweight world titlist, Jonathan Victor Barros (34-2-1, 18 KOs) on Saturday, August 18 at the Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo in Puebla, Mexico. Salgado is making the second defense of the vacant title he won in a 12-round battle with Argenis Mendez in 2011. The lanky Mexican … [Read more...]
Barros Retains Against Caballero in Controversial Split Decision
Polideportivo La Colonia, Mendoza, Argentina-- Despite suffering two knockdowns, in the first and the ninth, Jonathan Victor Barros (33-1-1, 18 KOs) retained his portion of the WBA featherweight title via controversial split decision against former jr. featherweight champ, Celestino Caballero (34-4, 23 KOs) Saturday night. The fight was competitive throughout, with each … [Read more...]