One of Scotland’s finest ever, Ricky Burns, appears to have failed to agree terms for his all-British outing with Englishman Anthony Crolla in March, and has instead drafted in Namibian Paulus Moses for the March 10th clash at the Brae head Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. Burns, 33-2, 9 KO’s, is still marketing himself as a world champion, having given up legitimate WBO … [Read more...]
Island Slaughter: Lopez, Martinez, Oquendo in Mismatch Squashes
Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico-- On a night of mismatches from Puerto Rico, fringe contender, Mike Oliver (25-3, 8 KOs) had a good 40-second spurt of energy, backing up the former featherweight titlist, Juan Manuel Lopez (31-1, 28 KOs), with a flurry of quick arm punches before settling into his role as opponent for the rebuilding boricua star. A minute after … [Read more...]
The Boricua Comeback?
2011 hasn't been a great year for Puerto Rican boxing. While faded boricua figurehead, Miguel Cotto, stopped Ricardo Mayorga in March, not even the fiercest of Cotto loyalists would argue that it was anything other than a trophy win from a critically weathered fighter. Cotto is far removed from being the fighter who once cut a violent swath through the ranks of … [Read more...]
The Weekly Weigh-In
by Chris Milton According to Richard Schaefer, JMM v Katsidis is done all bar the signatures. Personally I can not wait for this matchup. Regular readers will know what I think of the new Gatti, Katsidis. If this fight isn’t fight of the year I'll eat my hat, though ill have to buy one first. Talking of fights of the year, we finally have a leading candidate after last … [Read more...]
Vazquez and Martinez Stop Opponents In Puerto Rico
WBO junior featherweight titlist Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (19-0, 16 KO) recorded a tenth-round technical knockout win over Zsolt Bedak (15-1, 5 KO) in his native Puerto Rico, defending his title with predictable ease. It was Vazquez' first defense, following his four-round blowout of previously undefeated Filipino Marvin Sonsona back in February. Bedak was Vazquez' number one … [Read more...]