After being the victim of what many are calling the worst robbery of 2013, former NABF lightweight champion Raymundo Beltran (28-6-1, 17 KO’s) will get his shot at the vacant WBO NABO lightweight title when he faces off against former WBO world super featherweight champion Roman Martinez (27-2-2, 16 KO’s) in a scheduled 12 round contest on the under card of the rematch between … [Read more...]
Six Degrees of Mike Tyson: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette One thing I notice whenever I pull up fighters' records in the course of doing my FNF reporting for this here media outlet is just how many “hey, I recognize that name” moments I have with guys you don't see on television much if at all. Harrison Cuello, Chris Gray, Lenin Arroyo...there are a bunch of dudes out there with a lot of fights against prospects and … [Read more...]
Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko II, Saturday December 3rd
IBF bantamweight champion, Abner Mares (22-0-1, 13KOs) will face Joseph Agbeko (28-3, 22KOs) out of Ghana in a rematch of their first hotly contested bout. These fighters first met on August 13, 2011 and Mares won the title match on a controversial majority decision. Agbeko’s promoter, Don King, filed a formal complaint and the IBF granted his request for an immediate … [Read more...]
“Unfinished Business”- Selcuk Aydin vs. Ionut Dan Ion, Saturday November 26th
This Saturday, welterweights Selcuk “Mini-Tyson” Aydin (22-0, 17KOs) and Ionut “Jo Jo Dan” Ion (29-1, 16KOs) will meet in the ring for a rematch. The first bout went the distance as Aydin walked away with a split decision win over Ion in June 2010. Aydin will be fighting in front of his home crowd and comes into the bout knowing that he sent Ion to the canvas in the first … [Read more...]