11/27-- Bronco McKart (56-10-1, 34 KO’s) vs. Miguel Angel Munguia (29-30-1, 25 KO’s) – U.S.A. The 42 year old McKart is still at it. The former light middleweight and middleweight title holder picked up a win over Dan Wallace a few months ago after being stopped by Anthony Mundine last year. Munguia’s record speaks for itself. *McKart won by fifth round TKO 11/29-- Koki … [Read more...]
The All-Magno Team; Magno’s Monday Rant
With baseball's All-Star Game approaching and boxing in its usual mid-Summer funk, I thought it would be interesting to try my hand at one of these corny little lists so prominently featured on A-1 supreme sources of info like Bleacher Reports and Spitbucketrejects.com. I'm going to go through each of boxing's seventeen weight divisions and list the character that most … [Read more...]
Arce-Martinez, Sanchez-Mayol Headline Los Mochis Card This Saturday
This Saturday, at the Gimnasio Polifuncional in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, Jorge "El Travieso" Arce (60-6-2, 46 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time since June's disappointing two-round no contest against Jesus Rojas. The 33-year-old veteran 4-division world champ will be taking on former world champ, Mauricio Martinez (36-12-1, 24 KOs). Arce, a native of Los … [Read more...]
Rankings Update: Kessler doesn’t make it, Sanchez debuts, more…
The Boxing Tribune's World Rankings have been updated and, with a light fight schedule last week, there are only a few movements worth noting: -- Mikkel Kessler made his debut at light heavyweight with a stunning fourth round knockout of Allan Green last Saturday and will likely make his way into many Top 10 lists at 175. However, as impressive as it was, this was a debut … [Read more...]
Sanchez dominates Rosas, Cuello blasts Lopez: The Mexican Fight Wrap-up
Arena TKT Box Tour, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico-- Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr. (14-1-1, 7 KOs) made the first defense of his IBF super flyweight title against former IBF super flyweight titlist, Juan Alberto Rosas (36-7, 27 KOs) via one-sided unanimous decision. Sanchez, a southpaw, was just too big, too athletic, and too good for the honest, earnest, but fairly pedestrian … [Read more...]