Ricky Burns retained the WBO lightweight title tonight, fighting to a controversial 12 round draw with Raymundo Beltran at the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow. Burns started well in the opening round, but it was Beltran who took control as the fight moved on. The left hook was working well for the challenger, as he repeatedly backed Burns to the ropes and battered him … [Read more...]
Ricky Burns vs. Raymundo Beltran: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Saturday night, September 7th, 2013 at the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns (36-2, 11 KO’s) makes the fourth defense of his world title against Raymundo Beltran (28-6, 17 KO’s) of Phoenix, Arizona. The bout headlines a card also featuring Scottish title holders Stephen Simmons (8-0, 4 KO’s) and Jon Slowey (14-0, 0 KO’s), … [Read more...]
Ricky Burns Vs. Ray Beltran Reportedly Set For September 7th
Sources close to NABF lightweight champion, Raymundo Beltran, have informed TheBoxingTribune.com that Beltran will face the UK’s Ricky Burns for Burns’ WBO lightweight belt on September 7th. Beltran(28-6, 17 KO’s), stated that he’s unsure if the fight will be taking place on Burns’ territory or here in the United States, as other details are being sorted out. Beltran has won … [Read more...]
Raymundo Beltran Easily Handles Ji-Hoon Kim
by Fox Doucette On a special Thursday night ESPN2 boxing special, Raymundo Beltran (27-6, 17 KOs) carried Korean Ji-Hoon Kim (24-8, 18 KOs) the ten-round distance en route to an easy unanimous decision victory. In the co-feature, Jesse Magdaleno (13-0, 9 KOs) took care of gatekeeper-in-the-making Jonathan Arellano (13-2-1, 3 KOs) en route to a similarly lopsided eight-round … [Read more...]
FNF Year End Awards: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette How do you give awards to a year that was so completely disappointing from start to finish that award-winning performances were few and far between? Last year, ESPN2's Friday Night Fights series was so consistently excellent that choosing the very best stuff felt like a real revisit of an embarrassment of riches. Last year's FNF Fight of the Year … [Read more...]