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Vincente Escobedo Stays in the Mix by Beating Rocky Juarez
by Gary Purfield Vincente Escobedo kept himself in the title picture with a unanimous decision win over veteran contender Rocky Juarez Friday Night. The two former title challengers squared off in a ten round Jr. Lightweight bout on the Golden Boy Telefutura card from Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. Escobedo, who was the more [...]
Vincente Escobedo and Rocky Juarez Fight On
This Saturday form the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, CA, former contenders Vincente Escobedo 23-3 (14 KO) and Rocky Juarez 28-8-1 (20 KO) will square off trying to get themselves back into the title mix. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the junior lightweight division and will be televised on Telefutura. Escobedo, once [...]
4-Round Boxing News Brief (Escobedo-Juarez, Star Power PPV Card Rounded-Out, More)
News from around the boxing world, dished out in 4-Round increments.
Donaire Crushes Montiel in Two; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
All of Saturday’s action, plus The Boxing Tribune’s Story Behind the Story.
Rocky Juarez-Alejandro Sanabria, Feb. 19th
Former 5-time world title challenger, Rocky Juarez (28-7-1, 20 KOs) will be facing Mexico City’s Alejandro Sanabria (26-1-1, 21 KOs), February 19th in Baja California, Mexico. Juarez, who was once a well-regarded Olympic Silver Medalist, has lost his last three and has faced a bit of a backlash from fans and media for the amount [...]
Marquez Plays Professor to Student, Diaz; Pirog Shocks the World
Las Vegas, Nevada– Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37KOs) re-established himself as a pound for pound player by teaching Juan Diaz (35-4, 17KOs) a few things about tactical boxing in the main event of their pay-per-view rematch Saturday night. Hardly resembling their back and forth, Fight of the Year war from 2009, this bout featured a [...]
Why No Hype?
For the best PPV card in recent memory, the buzz seems shockingly minimal.
Boxing Gets Back to Business
Enough with the legal briefs, Boxing finally puts the action where it belongs– In the ring!
Giving Credit Where Credit’s Due
Golden Boy’s July 31st pay per view is stacked and a real reward for long-suffering fans.
Hopkins Revenges Jones Defeat
Las Vegas, Nevada – Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KO) won a unanimous decision over long time rival Roy Jones Jr. (54-7, 40 KO) in a dull contest that lived up to it’s farcical hype that the public and media had labelled on it. The fight was fought at a snail’s pace, with CompuBox considering counting [...]
The Weekend Hangover (9/18, 9/19)
Friday, September 18th Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, CA Tony Grano Ko 4 Travis KaufmannChris Avalos KO 4 Giovanni Caro Fontainbleau Hotel, Miami Beach, FL Guillermo Rigondeaux TKO 3 Giovanni AndradeYudel Jhonson UD 8 Frankie Santos Saturday, September 19th MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV Floyd Mayweather UD 12 Juan Manuel MarquezChris John UD 12 Rocky Juarez [...]
USA! USA! America’s 10 Best Boxers!
We’ve already explored the topic of Britain’s and Puerto Rico’s best. In the works are features on the best Filipino and Mexican fighters. However, on this July 4th, it’s only fitting to write about America’s best active fighters. So, grill another burger and open another cold one while we delve into the topic of who, [...]
The BTBC News Wire (6/22/09)
(Updated Throughout the Day) The fall-out from fights falling outDanny Jacobs gets big shot on ESPN2Juanma is Already Considering a Jump To Featherweight•Wladimir Does a Go-Slow, Haye Pulls a No-ShowRocky Juarez Plans To Fight on Ortiz-Maidana CardSources: Chris John is Ill, Juarez Rematch PostponedHaye Fires Back at “Boring, Petrified” Wladimir KlitschkoKhan Continues To Talk About [...]
