by Eric "Sugar Foot" Duran "Gorgeous Babe" Cordova retains and "Sugar" Vasquez captures NABF titles Chantel Cordova walks away with a gift draw against Gloria Salas. Salas of Riverside, CA wasn't impressed with the hometown Cordova, taking the fight to her on the inside. Salas came to battle, pushing champion Cordova for the 8 full rounds. At the end of the … [Read more...]
Omar Salado vs. Glenn Donaire in a Super Flyweight Bout on Friday, March 16th
On Saturday, March 16th, two flyweights will move up three pounds for a chance to win a minor title in the super flyweight division. Omar Salado (23-4-2, 14 KOs) will face Glenn Donaire (18-4-1, 10 KOs), the older brother of Nonito Donaire, in Mexico City at the Auditorio Plaza Condesa. The bout will air live on Telemundo at 11:35PM central. Mexico native, Salado, is a … [Read more...]
Nishioka Decisions Marquez, Gonzalez Crushes Soto in Vegas
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada-- Japan's WBC junior featherweight titlist, Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KOs) stopped Rafael Marquez's drive to become a world champion in three weight classes by taking a unanimous twelve round decision from the Mexican veteran in a close, competitive contest. The 35-year-old southpaw from Tokyo fought at an even pace throughout, but seemed to … [Read more...]
Nishioka-Marquez headline championship double header, Saturday
Japan's Toshiaki Nishioka (38-4-3, 24 KOs) looks to make the seventh defense of his WBC junior featherweight title against veteran former world champ, Rafael Marquez (40-6, 36 KOs) Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as part of a Fox Deportes televised card at 10PM ET/PT. Nishioka, whose biggest wins include a third round stoppage of Jhonny Gonzalez in 2009 and a … [Read more...]
4-Round Boxing News Brief (The Latest on Chad Dawson, Danny Green, Andy Lee, and More)
-- Coming off a disappointing RTD 9 loss to Antonio Tarver in July, Australia's Danny Green (31-4, 27 KOs) is signed to challenge WBC cruiserweight champ, Poland's Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (45-2-1, 32 KOs) November 30 at Challenge Stadium in Mt. Claremont, Australia. -- Chad Dawson and Emanuel Steward have parted ways after just one bout together. According to Dawson promoter, … [Read more...]