Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico-- Delivering disappointment from top to bottom, Golden Boy Promotions floated up a stink bomb of a card on Showtime Championship Boxing Saturday night that actually had potential to be quite the opposite when first put together. In the main event, a sluggish and frequently step-behind Danny Garcia (28-0, 16 KOs) was gifted a … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – November 15th 2013
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (23-3-1, 21 KO’s) vs. Hirofumi Mukai (9-3-1, 1 KO) – Thailand After three non-title affairs, Sor Rungvisai defends the WBC super-flyweight title for the first time. Mukai hopes for better luck in his second world title challenge: his first opportunity ended quickly when he suffered a cut due to an accidental head butt against Pongsaklek Wonjongkam and … [Read more...]
Vargas Cruises to Victory, Latimore Survives a Scare
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada--22-year-old Jessie Vargas (18-0, 9 KOs) kept his undefeated record in tact, scoring a one-sided unanimous decision over journeyman, Lanardo Tyner (25-7-2, 15 KOs) by three scores of 99-91 at the top of the ShoBox card on Showtime. The ten-round contest played out exactly as most would imagine with Vargas piling up points round … [Read more...]
Vargas, Latimore in ShoBox Doubleheader Tonight
Jessie Vargas and Deandre Latimore return to the ring on Showtime's ShoBox series in a double header from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Friday night. Weltwerweight/Junior Welterweight prospect, Jessie Vargas (17-0, 9 KOs) will take on veteran journeyman Lanardo Tyner (25-6-2, 15 KO's) in a ten-round bout at the top of the televised card. The … [Read more...]
Junior Middleweight Austin “No Doubt” Trout takes on Frank LoPorto, Friday November 11th
Austin Trout (23-0, 13KOs) will face Australian fighter Frank LoPorto (15-4-2, 7KOs) this Friday November 11th at Cohen Stadium in El Paso, Texas. The card will be broadcast Live on Showtime at 11:05pm ET/PT. An El Paso native, Trout comes into the fight undefeated and ranked 7th in the division by The Boxing Tribune. He will be making his second straight WBA title defense … [Read more...]