Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, New York-- The main event of Saturday's HBO doubleheader from New York failed to deliver any of the promised fireworks as rising star Mikey Garcia (34-0, 28 KOs) scored a one-sided decision over a reluctant Juan Carlos Burgos (30-2-2, 20 KOs) by scores of 118-110, 118-110, and 119-109. The Boxing Tribune scored the bout 119-109, also in … [Read more...]
Mikey Garcia vs. Juan Carlos Burgos: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Tim Harrison One of boxing’s bright young stars takes center stage this Saturday, January 25 on HBO’s Boxing After Dark series. WBO junior lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (33-0, 28 KOs) is set to defend his title against two-time world title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos (30-1-2, 20 KOs) in the main event, to be broadcast live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in … [Read more...]
When a good card goes bad: Garcia, Golovkin win, Burgos-Martinez draw in uneven HBO triple-header
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York-- Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia (31-0, 26 KOs) capped off an uneven HBO Boxing After Dark triple-header with a fittingly disappointing end to an otherwise terrific performance. Garcia took the WBO featherweight title via eighth-round technical decision against defending champ, Orlando Salido (39-12-2, 27 KOs) by scores of 79-70, 79-69 and … [Read more...]
FNF Year End Awards: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette How do you give awards to a year that was so completely disappointing from start to finish that award-winning performances were few and far between? Last year, ESPN2's Friday Night Fights series was so consistently excellent that choosing the very best stuff felt like a real revisit of an embarrassment of riches. Last year's FNF Fight of the Year … [Read more...]
Burgos Destroys Vazquez: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette Boxing Tribune #5 junior lightweight Juan Carlos Burgos (30-1, 20 KOs) showed Cesar Vazquez (25-1, 16 KOs) what happens when a fighter goes from the Mexican club circuit to fighting a legitimate world title contender on US soil, and it wasn't pretty, ending in the third round in the main event of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights. Meanwhile, in the co-feature, the … [Read more...]