Thursday night at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California, Josesito Lopez (31-6, 18 KOs) takes on Aaron Martinez (19-2-1, 4 KOs) in a "small" bout with big ramifications. Lopez, still looking to rebound from a hellacious one year stretch in 2012-2013 that saw the overachieving battler sustain some major damage, is fighting his second straight tune-up bout and … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2013
There were a lot of bright, glowing moments in 2013 for long-suffering hardcore boxing fans. A return to stacked (or semi-stacked) undercards saw some solid PPV co-features as well as some genuinely entertaining triple and quadruple-headers on HBO/Showtime. The cold war between Top Rank-Golden Boy and HBO-Showtime, instead of "ruining" the sport, actually saw all parties … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – December 13th – 18th, 2013
12/13 – Lucas Browne (19-0, 17 KO’s) vs. Clarence Tillman (11-15-2, 6 KO’s) II – Victoria, Australia Aussie heavyweight Browne has gained quite a following recently. After a one sided decision over James Toney in April, he stopped Travis Walker and Richard Towers in just over a three month period. He’s been lobbying for a bout with U.K. fighter David Price, who’s coming off … [Read more...]
The weekend recap plus random insights & musings: This is the Tuesday Meal Ticket!
Hello team and welcome to a belated edition of boxing's favorite Sunday Brunch (tentatively titled today as the Tuesday Meal Ticket). Today we're chopping up most of the big fights from over the weekend; from Maidana's big win, Lara's stoppage of the tough Perro Angulo and other delectable random musings and insights. This episode is the double rainbow that shone above the … [Read more...]
Maidana and Lara Rise To Occasion in Night Of Wars
Home Depot Center, Carson, California-- In a Showtime-televised candidate for Fight of the Year, Marcos Maidana (34-3, 31 KOs) stopped Josesito Lopez (30-6, 18 KOs) in the sixth round after heated back and forth action throughout the contest. In the beginning, it was obvious that Lopez was trying to box a bit more than usual and he did a decent enough job against the … [Read more...]