IBF junior middleweight champion, Carlos Molina (22-5-2, 6 KOs) will make the first defense of his title March 8 on the Saul Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo PPV undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Molina, who took the title from Ishe Smith via tedious and dull split decision on the Mayweather-Alvarez card in September, is an unlikely world champ and dedicated spoiler in both … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2013
There were a lot of bright, glowing moments in 2013 for long-suffering hardcore boxing fans. A return to stacked (or semi-stacked) undercards saw some solid PPV co-features as well as some genuinely entertaining triple and quadruple-headers on HBO/Showtime. The cold war between Top Rank-Golden Boy and HBO-Showtime, instead of "ruining" the sport, actually saw all parties … [Read more...]
Soto Karass stops Berto in 12 to highlight Knockout Kings II
by Tim Harrison AT&T Center – San Antonio, Texas – “Knockout Kings II” delivered plenty of blood and guts action and a couple knockouts. Andre Berto (28-3, 22 KOs), looking to turn things around after losing two of his last three, was upset by underdog Jesus Soto Karass (28-8-3, 18 KOs), the hard-nosed journeyman. The co-feature delivered a potential Fight of the Year … [Read more...]
Knockout Kings II: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Tim Harrison Two-time welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-2, 22 KOs) headlines “Knockout Kings II”, which will also showcase young up-and-comers Keith “One Time” Thurman (20-0, 18 KOs) and Omar “Panterita” Figueroa (21-0-1, 17 KOs) in a tripleheader shown live on Showtime Championship Boxing. The broadcast is set to begin at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT, preceded by two more … [Read more...]
Berto Vs. Soto-Karass Date And Venue Set
Earlier this month(April 3rd), TheBoxingTribune.com reached out to welterweight title-contender Jesus Soto-Karass after he had just signed on to fight former world champion Andre Berto. Though the bout had been signed, details such as exact date and venue were still up in the air. The official date has been set for Saturday - July 27th at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, … [Read more...]