Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York-- In the main event of HBO's Boxing After Dark triple-header, Argentina's Luis Carlos Abregu (34-1, 28 KOs) proved that Puerto Rican prospect, Thomas Dulorme (16-1, 12 KOs) is a 'not ready for prime time player' with a two-knockdown RTD 7 win Saturday night in a ten round welterweight bout. Dulorme, at least, looked the … [Read more...]
Boxing After Dark goes back to its roots: Expect war this Saturday
There was a time when HBO's Boxing After Dark series brought us quality contests from fighters yet to make their impact on the mainstream boxing fan. It's the series that brought us Gatti-Ward, Barrera vs. Morales, and a whole host of other memorable wars. Designed to appeal to the hardcore fan, BAD offered good matchmaking and fighters who were hungry for opportunity. Over … [Read more...]
Cristian Mijares crushes hapless Eddy Julio in Four, Quintero wins IBF lightweight eliminator
Unidad Deportiva Centenario, Morelia, Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico-- Cristian Mijares (45-6-2, 21 KOs) toyed with, played with, and then disposed of overmatched Eddy Julio (13-4-1, 11 KOs) in four rounds in a tune up prior to July's planned bout with Nonito Donaire. There's not much to say about the actual bout Saturday night. Mijares came forward and went through the motions … [Read more...]
On The Buddy System: Provodnikov Comes Up Big On FNF
By Fox Doucette This year, there has been a plethora of fighters who have lost their unbeaten records on ESPN2. Yordanis Despaigne, Mike Dallas, David Lemieux, the list goes on. Ruslan Provodnikov (19-1, 13 KOs) was the first victim of that so-called curse on the very first fight card of the year, when he lost a head-scratching unanimous decision to Mauricio Herrera. This … [Read more...]
A Star is Born: Juanma Finishes Marquez; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Welcome to the latest edition of "Late Stoppage," the boxing recap that puts it all into perspective: The MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada Juan Manuel Lopez (30-0, 27 KOs) RTD 8 Rafael Marquez (39-6, 35 KOs) Recap: Marquez was far from being the shot warhorse that some predicted. As a matter of fact, Marquez had quite a few quality moments and even came very close to … [Read more...]