Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada-- In the heavyweight main event of a Fox Sports 1 Golden Boy card, Luis Ortiz (22-0, 19 KOs) stopped former cruiserweight contender Lateef Kayode (20-1, 16 KOs) in the first round of a scheduled 12-round bout. Kayode looked over his head in his heavyweight debut, dropped by Ortiz at the 37-second mark of the first round and … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – July 10th – 12th, 2014
7/10 – Argenis Mendez (21-2-1, 11 KO’s) vs. Rances Barthelemy (19-0, 12 KO’s) II - Convention Center, Miami, Florida, USA Iron Mike Productions brings us the rematch for the IBF super featherweight championship. The first meeting between these two saw a controversial result when Barthelemy scored a second round knockout, the result of punches landed after the bell concluding … [Read more...]
Lemieux Stops Gates in Two; The Rest of Friday’s Action
Courtesy of Fightnews.com: Another early night for Lemieux By Dave Spencer / Fightnews Canada at ringside If most two handed fighters can’t make it out of the second round with middleweight knockout sensation David Lemieux, what chance does a one-handed fighter have? The answer: hardly any. Lemieux disposed of Purnell Gates (18-2 13KO) with the Michigan fighter’s corner … [Read more...]