3/22 - Jorge Paez Jr. (37-4-1, 22 KO’s) vs. Vivian Harris (31-9-2, 19 KO’s) - Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico “El Maromerito” has won 10 straight since a close decision loss to Jose Lopez in 2011 and along the way defeated Omar Chavez twice, and won the interim WBC Youth World welterweight, WBC International Silver light middleweight, and WBC International … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011
2011 was a mixed bag for fight fans. Marred by poor officiating, awful judging, and stifling promotional politics, boxing could easily have drifted into a dark era of malaise. Instead, the sport proved, once again, that there's nothing wrong with boxing that can't be fixed by what's right with boxing. The rise of quality stars in their twenties is slowly, but surely forcing … [Read more...]
Segura Blasts Calderon in Three; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Photo: Joel A. Colon Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico-- For two rounds, former champ, Ivan Calderon (34-2-1, 6 KOs) looked to be back. Moving and jabbing at the hard-charging Giovani Segura (27-1-1, 23 KOs), Calderon was staying competitive through the first six minutes. But, true to form and true to the pattern established in their first fight, … [Read more...]
Robert Helenius-Sam Peter, This Saturday
"The Nordic Nightmare," Robert Helenius (14-0, 9 KOs) will be taking a step up in class against a shopworn, but still heavy-handed, Samuel Peter (34-4, 27 KOs) this Saturday, April 2nd, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Peter, a former WBC heavyweight champ, was stopped in ten rounds last September in a WBO/IBF title shot against top-ranked heavyweight, Wladimir … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2010
2010, in a lot of ways, was a frustrating test of patience for boxing fans. With large periods of time where, literally, no significant fight action took place and with stars who have taken to just fighting once or twice a year, boxing surely seemed on the ropes. Not helping matters any was the general disgust created when the sport's two biggest draws, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd … [Read more...]