10/23 - Aaron Pryor Jr. (19-7, 12 KO’s) vs. Marcus Upshaw (17-13-2, 8 KO’s) - Renaissance Hotel, Washington, District of Columbia, USA After a four fight losing streak, Pryor comes in off three straight victories, winning the USNBC Silver super middleweight title in his last bout. Upshaw is 4-6 in his last 10, losing and eight round decision last time out. 10/24 – Manuel … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – March 14th- 15th 2014
3/14 - Michael Katsidis (28-6, 23 KO’s) vs. Eddy Comaro (27-17-5, 11 KO’s) - Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia The former WBO lightweight champion returns after two years away from the ring and headlines the card in a schedules 10 rounder. Katsidis retired in 2012 after losing his last two bouts, and four of his last five. Still a lightweight at 33 years … [Read more...]
Geale, Golovkin Move Up in Middleweight Division, Rodriguez Upsets Joyi, More…
Some significant changes in this week's rankings: In the middleweight division, Daniel Geale adds the WBA title to his IBF strap with his split decision victory over Felix Sturm on Saturday. With the win, he moves up from #4 to #3 while Sturm falls to #4 from #3. Also at middleweight, Gennady Golovkin moves up to #6 from #8 after his TKO 5 win over Grzegorz Proksa. In … [Read more...]
Concepcion, Perez, Gonzalez Victorious, The Rest of the Week’s Action
San Manuel Indian Casino, Highland, California-- Bernabe Concepcion (29-5-1, 15 KOs) SD 10 Aaron Garcia (10-3-2, 2 KOs) Scores: 96-94, 96-94, 93-97 Rodel Mayol (30-5-2, 22 KOs) TKO 4 Ernie Marquez (9-9-2, 3 KOs) Richie Mepranum (25-2-1, 5 KOs) UD 8 Rigoberto Casillas (7-6-1, 5 KOs) Scores: 78-74, 79-73, 79-73 PalaRockfeller, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy-- Moruti … [Read more...]