Fringe contender Roberto Garcia has been pulled from Friday's debut Premier Boxing Champions show on Spike TV, reportedly due to weight issues. Garcia, who was set to meet former IBF welterweight world titlist Shawn Porter on a card headlined by Andre Berto vs. Josesito Lopez, never even made it to Thursday's weigh-in. Reports vary as to how overweight he was as of … [Read more...]
Andre Berto vs. Josesito Lopez: The Boxing Tribune Preview
To say that a bout is “do or die” has become a cliché in the boxing writing business, but the debut main event of Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California certainly fits the bill of a “must win” for both fighters. Andre Berto (29-3, 22 KOs) and Josesito Lopez (33-6, 19 KOs) have both fallen on hard times and, more … [Read more...]
Thomas Dulorme cleans house, adds Robert Garcia as trainer
24-year-old welterweight/junior welterweight prospect, Thomas Dulorme (20-1, 14 KOs) has cleaned house and is hoping recent staff changes will help him get to that next level. The Puerto Rican prospect, who was co-promoted by Lou DiBella, Gary Shaw and Javier Bustillo, recently bought out two-thirds of his promotional unit and is now working solely with Shaw. The young … [Read more...]
Roberto Garcia Wins Easily over Antwone Smith: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette Roberto Garcia (31-3, 21 KOs) cruised through ten rounds en route to a unanimous decision win over Antwone Smith (21-4-1, 12 KOs) in the main event, and James De La Rosa (21-1, 12 KOs) survived an early knockdown to otherwise dominate Tyrone Brunson (21-2-1, 20 KOs) in the co-feature of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights. Roberto Garcia's promoter knew that the best … [Read more...]
Roberto Garcia-Antwone Smith in Welterweight Clash: FNF Preview
by Fox Doucette ESPN2 offers up a battle on the fringes of the welterweight division on its weekly Friday Night Fights series, as Roberto Garcia (30-3, 21 KOs) takes on Antwone Smith (21-3-1, 12 KOs) in the main event. In the co-feature, hard-punching journeyman and Philadelphia native, Tyrone Brunson (21-1, 20 KOs), seeks to prove that he's more than just another non-prospect … [Read more...]