In tonight’s main event at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, Alfonso Gomez (25-6-2, 12 KO’s) scored a unanimous decision over Yoshihiro Kamegai (25-3-1, 22 KO’s) with all three judges scoring the fight comfortably for Gomez at 98:91. Though Kamegai was the aggressor and landed the harder shots, it Gomez who had the superior skills, faster hands, and better … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: March 20th – 21st, 2015
3/20 – Michael Katsidis (30-7, 24 KO’s) vs. TBA - The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia The former lightweight champ looks to rebound after a second round stoppage loss to Tommy Coyle in October. Assuming he finds an opponent, this is an eight rounder. 3/20 – Ronny Rios (23-1, 10 KO’s) vs. Jesus Navarro (22-9-1, 16 KO’s) - Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: October 10th – 15th, 2014
10/10 – Ronny Rios (23-0, 10 KO’s) vs. Robinson Castellanos (19-10, 12 KO’s) - Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA The undefeated featherweight prospect headlines Golden Boy Live against Castellanos, who is the former WBC Silver featherweight champ. Castellanos had an 11 fight win streak going until getting stopped in his last contest. 10/10 – Antonio Orozco … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – April 12th – 16th, 2014
With Pacquiao – Bradley 2 upon us, just about everything else qualifies for this week’s column… 4/12 – Andy Lee (31-2, 22 KO’s) vs. Frank Horta (34-12-5, 13 KO’s) - Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg, Denmark With a bout scheduled for May, Lee picks up an eight rounder on the Nordic Fight Night card. He’s looking for his fourth straight win when he faces the former France … [Read more...]
Rios Decisions Ramos in Lackluster Prospect Showcase
Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California-- Uninspired could be one word used to describe the Ronny Rios-Rico Ramos bout Friday night on Showtime's ShoBox series; "Shitty" could be another word to describe it. Theoretically, a battle of 20-something prospects with just one loss between them sounds swell. In practice, though, a counter-punching Ramos(21-2, 11 KOs) who can't … [Read more...]