RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Muelheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Arthur Abraham (32-2, 26 KOs) TKO 2 Stjepan Bozic (24-5, 15 KOs): The sterile, eerily robotic German fans got about 30 seconds of Abraham's new, all-aggressive style on Saturday before the former IBF middleweight champion, and current super middleweight whipping boy, slipped right back into old habits. The … [Read more...]
Marco Antonio Barrera Back in Action, February 12th
Legendary Mexican fighter and future Hall of Famer, Marco Antonio Barrera (66-7, 43 KOs), will be back in action this coming Saturday in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on the same card that will see Julio Cesar Miranda (34-5-1, 27 KOs) defend his WBO flyweight title against Filipino, Arden Diale (14-5-3, 3 KOs). Barrera is 3-1 in his comeback attempt, following his 2007 … [Read more...]
Fernando Montiel Back in Action, December 11th
Reigning WBC/WBO bantamweight champ, Fernando Montiel (43-2-2, 33 KOs), is back in action December 11th following a leg injury earlier in the year. His opponent will be fellow Mexican, Eduardo Garcia (21-5-1, 9 KOs). Garcia, a 30-year old, 11 year pro, is best known for a wide unanimous decision loss to Japan's Nobuo Nashiro for the WBC super flyweight title in 2006 and a … [Read more...]
Chavez Jr. Batters, Beats Duddy in San Antonio
San Antonio, TX- Those watching Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KOs) for the first time had to wonder why the son of the legend from Culiacan, Mexico has been the target of such intense criticism over the years. The fact of the matter was that the 24-year old who showed up at the Alamodome to fight Ireland's John Duddy (29-1, 18 KOs) was a vastly improved and overall much … [Read more...]
Chavez Jr., Duddy Make Weight; Barrera Doesn’t
For Saturday's Latin Fury 15 PPV from the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX: John Duddy 159 vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr 160 Marco Antonio Barrera 141* vs Adilton Dejesus 138 (A money deal was made between Barrera and Dejesus for Barrera coming in above the agreed upon 138 lb. limit.) Raul Martinez 114.5 vs Gabriel Elizondo 114.75 Salvador Sanchez 125.25 vs Tomas Villa … [Read more...]