Cuban Olympic Gold Medalist and current IBF featherweight champ, Yuriorkis Gamboa (19-0, 15 KOs) will meet super featherweight titlist, Mexico's Jorge Solis (40-2-2, 29 KOs) on March 26th in Atlantic City. Gamboa is coming off a quality 2010, scoring wins over Rogers Mtagwa, Jonathan Victor Barros, and Orlando Salido; Solis is 3-0 since dropping a controversial decision to … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2010
2010, in a lot of ways, was a frustrating test of patience for boxing fans. With large periods of time where, literally, no significant fight action took place and with stars who have taken to just fighting once or twice a year, boxing surely seemed on the ropes. Not helping matters any was the general disgust created when the sport's two biggest draws, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd … [Read more...]
Soto, “Canelo” Shine; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
*Photo by Chris Farina/Top Rank Honda Center, Anaheim, CA Humberto Soto (54-7-2, 32 KOs) UD 12 Urbano Antillon (28-2, 20 KOs) Recap: Soto defended his WBC lightweight title against a crude, but motivated Antillon in an action-filled candidate for Fight of the Year last night. Soto was sharp and focused on throwing from the outside while nailing his rival with crisp … [Read more...]
Vazquez Wins IBF Gold, Mijares Smashes; The Rest of The Mexican Action
Laredo, Texas-- Miguel Vazquez (26-3, 12 KOs), of Guadalajara, Mexico, claimed the vacant IBF lightweight title via wide unanimous decision over Korean pressure fighter, Ji Hoon Kim (21-6, 18 KOs). Employing smart movement and sharp counters throughout all twelve rounds, Vazquez rendered Kim's come-forward style practically useless. The Korean would never let up the pace, … [Read more...]