Forum, Inglewood, California-- For the vast majority of his return visit to the Forum in Inglewood, Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KOs) cruised past a slow, unsure, and stylistically confused Mike Alvarado (34-3, 23 KOs). The final judges tallies of 117-109, 117-109, and 119-108 were indicative of the one-sided nature of the bout as a whole (The Boxing Tribune scored the fight … [Read more...]
Soto-Karass vs. Aydin: former regional champs square off on Showtime
World title contenders Jesus Soto-Karass (26-8-3, 17 KO’s) and Selcuk Aydin (23-1, 17 KO’s) will go head to head Saturday night on Showtime. The bout is scheduled as the lead in on a triple header show that features Lucas Matthysse defending his interim WBC light welterweight title against Mike Dallas Jr. in the main event. Both fighters will be looking to make a statement, as … [Read more...]
Guerrero Scores UD Win over Aydin, Porter Beats Gomez on Showtime
HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA – Robert “The Ghost Guerrero (30-1-1, 18 KOs) took a unanimous decision victory over Selcuk “Mini Tyson” Aydin (23-1, 17 KOs) in a grueling 12-round war just a few miles from his hometown in Gilroy. On the undercard, Shawn “Showtime” Porter (20-0, 14 KOs) won an entertaining fight with two-time world title challenger, Alfonso Gomez (23-6-2, 12 KOs). … [Read more...]
Robert Guerrero’s Plans Include Mayweather, Will Selcuk Aydin’s Be the Spoiler?
by Tim Harrison Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KOs) will take on little-known, but hard-hitting Selcuk “Mini Tyson” Aydin (23-0, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Showtime Championship Boxing will televise the action beginning at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT. A duplicitous version of the WBC (Interim) welterweight title will be up for grabs … [Read more...]
Aydin, Rhodes Victorious; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Spor Salonu, Trabzon, Turkey-- In a welterweight clash, Turkey's Selcuk Aydin (23-0, 17 KOs) took a unanimous decision over Romanian, Ionut Dan Ion (29-2, 16 KOs) in a rematch of his controversial 2010 split decision win. The judges' scores were 113-112, 113-112, 115-111. Ion was down in the first and eleventh rounds, Aydin was deducted a point in the twelfth. Magna … [Read more...]