Sports Complex, Salinas, California-- The Boxing Tribune's 11th Ranked super featherweight, Eloy Perez (22-0-2, 6 KOs) stopped journeyman, Daniel Jimenez (20-4-1, 12 KOs) in two rounds, scoring three knockdowns along the way. After about 90 seconds of feeling out his opponent, Perez pounced and dropped Jimenez with a sharp right hand a little after the midway point of the … [Read more...]
Solis, Hernandez win gold in rematches
from Bad Left Hook.com While UFC 129 did the big business north of the U.S. border, boxing's biggest Saturday night fights were happening in Mexico and Argentina. A night of "little guy" fights saw three alphabet belts at 108 pounds change hands in rematches. In Argentina, Ulises Solis got revenge for a terrible decision in December against Luis Alberto Lazarte, sneaking … [Read more...]
Lazarte, Solis set for rematch Saturday April 30
The IBF jr. flyweight title will be up for grabs Saturday April 30, as champion Luis “Mosquito” Lazarte (48-9-2, 18 KO) defends in a rematch against Ulises “Archie” Solis (32-2-3, 21 KO). Lazarte’s 3rd title defense will be held again at the Club Atletico Once Unidos, in Mar Del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lazarte, now 40 years of age, defeated Carlos Tamara last May to … [Read more...]
IBF Orders Lazarte-Solis Rematch (Video of Fight Included)
In one of the lesser-covered scoring controversies of last year, Ulises Solis ended up with a draw against defending IBF jr. flyweight champ, Luis Lazarte, in Lazarte's native Argentina despite what clearly seemed to be a comfortable win for the former champ, Solis. The foul-filled encounter ended with two of the judges scoring the fight 113-113 while the third had a mark of … [Read more...]
Huck Retains, Morales Wins, Arce Destroys; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany Marco Huck (31-1, 23 KOs) SD12 Denis Lebedev (21-1, 16 KOs) Recap-- Challenger, Lebedev, made a solid run at WBO cruiserweight champion, Marco Huck's title, but spent too much time stalking and allowed Huck to steal enough rounds to retain his title. Judges' scorecards were: 115-113, 115-113 for Huck and 116-112 for … [Read more...]