StubHub Center, Carson, California-- Andrzej Fonfara (27-3, 16 KOs) may have put an end to the on-again, off-again all-around disappointing career of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-2-1, 32 KOs) with a comprehensive beating that forced the second generation star to quit on his stool between rounds nine and ten Saturday night. Chavez, looking slow and sloppy, was making his light … [Read more...]
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Andrzej Fonfara: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-1-1, 32 KOs) will test the light heavyweight waters Saturday against Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 14 KOs). Their bout will take place at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, with the winner claiming the vacant WBC International light heavyweight title. Some extra motivation for Chavez may lay in the hefty $100,000 per pound fine that will be imposed … [Read more...]
The Real Problem With Premier Boxing Champions; Magno’s Monday Rant
We're a little over one month into the Premier Boxing Champions movement and things are going fairly well...right now. So far, with the exception of a so-so Adonis Stevenson-Sakio Bika Quebec main event and a dreary Broner-Molina undercard feature on the Vegas debut show, the actual quality of the boxing has been pretty good. The production values and overall presentation … [Read more...]
2015 and Boxing’s Road to Redemption; Magno’s Monday Rant
I take a lot of swipes at the bad guys of the sport in the Monday Rant and, really, that's pretty much the reason the Rant exists at all. Consider it a change of pace from some of the usual opinion columns out there where grown men who know better pretend to be covering a sport like any other, where X's and O's always determine the winner and an entire subculture of hustlers … [Read more...]
Anthony Dirrell: “Bring on Chavez Jr”
by Eric Duran "I'm moving forward, on to bigger things," said Anthony Dirrell, who was on hand at post-fight press conference for Khan-Alexander. Dirrell is the reigning WBC Super Middleweight Champion. "I wanna stay active in 2015, fighting at least 3 times." Dirrell stated he would like to return in late February or early March, "Give me Chavez Jr, he brings the money." … [Read more...]