What to do when the Editor in Chief is stuck without access to his website during an entire day of fight action? Grab a notepad and start scribbling observations the old fashioned way: Abner Mares (25-0-1, 13 KOs) UD 12 Anselmo Moreno (33-2-1, 12 KOs) Mares' star keeps rising. The 26-year-old fought the right type of fight against a guy like Moreno. He pushed forward and … [Read more...]
¡Viva Mexico! Salido Stops Lopez Again in Thriller
Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico-- In a war that could easily produce Fight of the Year and Round of the Year honors, Mexico's Orlando Salido (38-11-2, 26 KOs) stopped Juan Manuel Lopez (31-2, 28 KOs) in the tenth round to successfully defend the belt he took from Lopez last year. Coming into Lopez's home country for the second time, WBO featherweight titlist, … [Read more...]
Miguel Angel “Mikey” Garcia vs. Bernabe Concepcion on Saturday, March 10th
by R. McCarson Two top-ten featherweights will take to the ring on Saturday, March 10th. Miguel Angel Garcia (27-0, 23 KOs) will face Bernabe Concepcion (29-5-1, 15 KOs) in the co-headlining bout on Showtime at 10PM ET/PT. The bout will be held at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Garcia comes into this bout undefeated and ranked 6th in the world among … [Read more...]
Weights from Atlantic City, Los Angeles
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City -- Carl Froch 167.5 lbs. Glen Johnson 166.5 lbs. (WBC super middleweight title/Super Six Semifinal) -- Zsolt Erdei 174 vs. Byron Mitchell 178 -- Edison Miranda TBA vs. Rayco Saunders TBA *Both are scheduled to weigh-in later in the day* -- Ivan Redkach 136.5 vs. Alberto Amaro 134.5 -- J’Leon Love 160 vs. Lamar Harris 162 -- Badou Jack … [Read more...]
Miguel Angel Garcia – Miguel Beltran Jr. in Battle of Young, Hungry Contenders
Miguel Angel Garcia (25-0, 21 KO) and Miguel Beltran Jr. (24-1, 17 KO) will face off on Saturday June 4. This 10-round featherweight bout will open HBO’s World Championship Boxing telecast that will feature Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s challenge of Sebastian Zbik’s middleweight title, and will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Garcia passed on his first … [Read more...]