Hola familia y amigos, welcome to a vitamin fortified, mofongo and menudo flavored edition of Central America's number one source for boxing misinformation, exaggerations and copy and paste press releases, The Sunday Brunch - We are the Yoo-hoo and SpaghettiOs of pugilistic journalism. Today we are taking a look at a few things that Puerto Rican icon, Miguel Cotto will need to … [Read more...]
Edgar Sosa and Humberto Soto Favorites To Post Wins in Cancun Saturday Night
By Geoff Poundes A special prize awaits the winner of this weekend’s flyweight encounter between former WBC light-fly champion Edgar Sosa and his fellow Mexican Wilbert Uicab. Ostensibly they are contesting the WBC’s “Silver” title, which in old money translates to an eliminator for Sonny Boy Jaro’s “proper” WBC belt. Confusing? Not really, once you’ve unraveled the … [Read more...]
Mateusz Masternak vs. Felipe Romero in the Cruiserweight division on Saturday, March 31st
by R. McCarson Polish fighter Mateusz Masternak (25-0, 19 KOs) will take on Mexican fighter Felipe Romero (15-4-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday, March 31st. The bout is featured on the undercard of Arthur Abraham (33-3, 27 KOs) vs. Piotr Wilczewski (30-2, 10 KOs) and will take place at the Sparkassen-Arena in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Masternak comes into the bout … [Read more...]
Diego Magdaleno vs. Eduardo Lazcano Headline ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, March 23rd
by R. McCarson Southpaws Diego Magdaleno (21-0, 7 KOs) and Eduardo Lazcano (24-2, 11 KOs) will take to the ring in a nationally televised bout that will air on Showtime at 11PM ET/PT on Friday, March 23rd. The card will be hosted at the Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona. On the undercard, Yordenis Ugas will face Juan Garcia in the welterweight division. Magdaleno was … [Read more...]
Pinoy Pride XIII: AJ Banal vs. Raul Hidalgo on Saturday, March 24th
by R. McCarson The main event of Pinoy Pride XIII will feature ranked bantamweight AJ Banal (26-1-1, 19 KOs) vs. Raul Hidalgo (16-5, 12 KOs). The Cebu City Waterfront Hotel and Casino in the Phillipines will host the card on Saturday, March 24th. Banal is ranked 10th in the world among bantamweights, and his only loss came halfway through his professional career in 2008 … [Read more...]