Antonio DeMarco (25-2-1, 18 KOs) and Jorge “El Nino de Oro” Linares (31-1, 20 KOs) will square off on the undercard of the Hopkins-Dawson Pay-Per-View card on Saturday October 15. The WBC lightweight title recently vacated when Humberto Soto moved up to the jr. welterweight division, will be up for grabs. DeMarco will be making his second attempt at the WBC’s version of the … [Read more...]
Believe It Or Not: The Only Preview You Need (Part Two)
By Fox Doucette A defensive, low-action boxing fight is often referred to generically as a “chess match”. Well, Saturday night on pay-per-view, fans will get the Sweet Science's answer to Garry Kasparov vs. one of those IBM-built chess computers that will enslave the human race once they become sentient. Chad Dawson is playing the human here, while the role of our new robot … [Read more...]
BODY BLOW #162: BUFFALO SOLDIER
BODY BLOW #162: BUFFALO SOLDIER 1. Which Chad Dawson is BHop fighting - the 2007 or 2011 version? 2. What will BHop do to neutralize Dawson? 3. Why BHop avoided this fight for so many years? 4. Will Dawson overcome his mental challenges? 5. Antonio DeMarco vs. Jorge Linares breakdown 6. Kendall Holt vs. Danny Garcia breakdown Master Feeds for all the shows on … [Read more...]
Linares Impresses, Chavez Does Not; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Centro de Convenciones, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico-- Former featherweight and super featherweight world titlist, Jorge Linares (31-1, 20 KOs) was just too skilled and talented for Adrian Verdugo (18-5-1, 15 KOs), stopping his game opponent in the seventh round of their scheduled ten round lightweight contest. Despite a spirited early effort by the Mexican that produced a cut … [Read more...]
Jorge Linares Back in Action This Saturday, May 28
Former super featherweight titlist, Venezuela's Jorge Linares (30-1, 19 KOs), will be back in action this Saturday against Colombian Francisco Cordero (24-1, 16 KOs) in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Linares dedicated 2010 to rebuilding a career trajectory that had been derailed by his shocking first round TKO loss to Juan Carlos Salgado in late 2009. Last year Linares, scored … [Read more...]