All Entries Tagged With: "Marvin Sonsona"
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 [...]
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 [...]
Marvin Sonsona vs.Wilfredo Vazquez Jr.; The Way Boxing Should Be
by Paul Magno As 19-year old Filipino phenom and former world titlist, Marvin Sonsona, prepares to clash with the son of a Puerto Rican legend, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr., this Saturday, all old school boxing traditionalists have to be sporting a satisfied grin. These days, the boxing purist is being outsourced to parts unknown and in [...]
The Best of the Rest: A Recap of Saturday’s Action
The big stories yesterday were Andre Ward’s dominant win over defending champ Mikkel Kessler and Edgar Sosa’s shocking loss to Rodel Mayol, but there was plenty of championship-level action all over the globe. Here’s the recap: Maidana Crushes Gonzalez in 3 Despite a brave attempt at a quick start against a hometown champ, Gonzalez (22-6-1, [...]
Puerto Rico vs. Philippines: Three Months, Three Title Fights- Round 2
by OneKrazyRican Last Friday, September 4th, Philippine’s Marvin “Marvelous” Sonsona not only became one of the youngest Filipino world titlists in history, he became the first Filipino fighter to beat a Puerto Rican champion. After compiling a 6-0-2 (5kos) record in world title fight against the Philippines, Puerto Rico loses the first of this unofficial [...]
Puerto Rico vs. Philippines: Three Months, Three Title Fights- Round 1
by OneKrazyRican Next Friday September 4th kick starts an unusual three months period in which three pinoy fighters will be challenging for world titles against Boricua champions. Manny Pacquiao’s battles against the most recent crop of Mexican greats ignited a national boxing rivalry between Philippines and Mexico that has claimed a spot for the Philippines [...]
