American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas-- The idea that Mikey Garcia (32-0, 27 KOs) was expected by some to walk through the heavy-handed Juan Manuel Lopez (33-3, 30 KOs) seemed far fetched as fight night approached, especially considering Garcia's inability to make the 126 lb. limit the day before. But, on paper, a one-sided blow-out seemed like the only logical outcome. … [Read more...]
Mikey Garcia vs Juan Manuel Lopez… Duel in Dallas…
Mikey Garcia (33-2, 30kos) makes the first defense of his WBO world featherweight championship this Saturday against former champion Juan Manuel Lopez, in what could be a very interesting encounter, at the American Airlines Centre, Dallas, Texas. In many ways, this is a throwback fight, pitting the young champion just starting out on his title reign, against a war torn ex … [Read more...]
Mikey Garcia Vs. Juan Manuel Lopez Set For War – June 15th
According to numerous reports, including statements from 2012 Trainer Of The Year, Robert Garcia, his younger brother and fighter Miguel Angel “Mikey” Garcia has signed on to clash against Puerto Rican promotional stablemate and former world champion, Juan Manuel Lopez, on June 15th at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The bout will be scheduled for 12 rounds for … [Read more...]
Rios, Alvarado, and Golovkin – Oh my!: The Sunday Brunch
Hello friends and welcome to another episode of the Sunday Brunch Show. Today we will be touching on the fantastic firefight between Rios and Alvarado from the Mandalay Bay Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and also the future options for both of those warriors. Also on tap, we discuss Gennady Glovokin's knockout win over Nobuhiro Ishida and what's in store for him when he finally … [Read more...]
Juanma’s Return: The climb back starts with Santos
It was barely two years ago that Juan Manuel Lopez (31-2, 28 KO’s) was riding high. The former WBO feather weight champion was undefeated in 30 pro bouts, and lining up for a major showdown with undefeated Cuban star Yuriorkis Gamboa. All he needed to do was get past Orlando Salido in April of 2011. On paper, the bout looked routine. Salido had the distinction of being a … [Read more...]