Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico-- On a night of mismatches from Puerto Rico, fringe contender, Mike Oliver (25-3, 8 KOs) had a good 40-second spurt of energy, backing up the former featherweight titlist, Juan Manuel Lopez (31-1, 28 KOs), with a flurry of quick arm punches before settling into his role as opponent for the rebuilding boricua star. A minute after … [Read more...]
The Boricua Comeback?
2011 hasn't been a great year for Puerto Rican boxing. While faded boricua figurehead, Miguel Cotto, stopped Ricardo Mayorga in March, not even the fiercest of Cotto loyalists would argue that it was anything other than a trophy win from a critically weathered fighter. Cotto is far removed from being the fighter who once cut a violent swath through the ranks of … [Read more...]
4-Round Boxing News Brief (Latest on Juanma Lopez, Rubio, Epix, More)
-- Juan Manuel Lopez (30-1, 27 KOs) will be returning to the ring October 1 against fringe contender, Mike Oliver (25-2, 8KOs) at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. -- Cesar Seda's (20-1, 15 KOs) original opponent, Cuban Gold Medalist, Yan Berthelemy, has been pulled from this Friday's card at the Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Seda … [Read more...]
Rafael Marquez – Mike Oliver on Chavez Jr.-Zbik Undercard, 6/4
Former bantamweight and jr. featherweight champ, 36-year old Rafael Marquez (39-6, 35 KOs), will be back in action, June 4th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA against Connecticut's Mike Oliver (24-2, 8 KOs) as part of the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Sebastian Zbik card. This will be Marquez's first fight back since his RTD 8 loss to featherweight, Juan Manuel Lopez in … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Monday, June 28th
New week and the Grind begins anew... * In noteworthy "page 2" weekend action: Heavyweight Nikolai Firtha upset Tony Grano via TKO 2...In a Featherweight contest, Mike Oliver beat Mauricio Pastrana via DQ 8 in a bout that saw Pastrana hit Oliver late, attempt to break his arm and tackle him to the canvas...Russian Heavyweight, Alexander Ustinov, beat Paolo Vidoz via UD … [Read more...]