Madison Square Garden, New York-- For all intents and purposes, this high stakes middleweight title bout was over after the very first round. Early in the first, a quick left hook from Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) badly wobbled the legs of Sergio Martinez (51-3-2, 28 KOs) and led to a three-knockdown first that had the defending champ beginning the second round already four … [Read more...]
Cotto vs. Martinez: The Undercard
Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (23-3-1, 19 KO’s) vs. Marvin Sonsona (18-1-1, 15 KO’s) II The son of the famed three division world champion, Vazquez Jr. hasn’t fared well in recent years. Once an undefeated WBO super bantamweight champ, he’s run up a .500 record over the last three years, losing his title and two other title opportunities. In his previous outing he took a unanimous … [Read more...]
Vazquez, Shiming, Sonsona prevail in Macau’s Ring of Gold
Miguel Vazquez (34-3, 13 KOs) made the sixth defense of his IBF lightweight title Saturday by scoring a unanimous decision over Russia's Denis Shafikov (33-1-1, 18 KOs) in Macau, China. Vazquez moved and boxed effectively, as expected, but also seemed intent upon winging wide uppercuts to try and catch the forward-leaning and ever-pursuing Shafikov. The uppercuts delivered … [Read more...]
The Under 21 Club: Boxing’s 10 Best Underage Warriors
Here's a tribute to some of the sport's youngest stars-in-the-making. Not even old enough to buy a beer in many parts of the United States, these young warriors are already making waves in the hardest of all sports: 1) Saul Alvarez (Mexico) Age: 20, Record: 33-0-1, 25 KOs Titles Held: WBA Fedecentro welterweight title NABF welterweight title WBO Latino welterweight … [Read more...]
Vazquez Pushes, Sonsona Caves; Holt Quits (And The Rest of The Weekend Action)
Bayamon, Puerto Rico- In a surprisingly easy evening of work, Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. (18-0-1, 15 KOs) beat Marvin Sonsona (14-1-1, 12 KOs) via TKO in the 4th round.Sonsona had a good 1st round, but folded as soon as Vazquez started applying pressure. The end came thanks to a wicked left hand to the body of Sonsona.Vazquez picks up the vacant WBO super bantamweight … [Read more...]