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...]
Victor Ortiz takes on Josesito Lopez as shot at Canelo Alvarez looms
Former WBC welterweight titlist, “Vicious” Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KOs) will return to action against Josesito Lopez (29-4, 17 KOs) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Showtime Championship Boxing will broadcast Ortiz-Lopez along with Humberto Soto vs. Lucas Matthysse in the co-main event, beginning at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT. Ortiz has remained out of action since last … [Read more...]
Humberto Soto and Lucas Matthysse in WBC title eliminator Saturday night
Rugged veteran Humberto “La Zorrita” Soto (58-7-2, 34 KOs) and Argentinean slugger, Lucas Martin Matthysse (30-2, 28 KOs) will face off in a WBC semi-final title eliminator on Saturday, June 23 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. This 12-round jr. welterweight fight will be the co-feature to the main event featuring Victor Ortiz and Josesito Lopez on Showtime … [Read more...]
Tarver-Kayode Ends in a Draw, Quillin Beats Wright, The Rest of Showtime’s “Four Warned” Results
Home Depot Center, Carson, California – Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver (29-6-1, 20 KOs) retained his IBO cruiserweight “world” title against Lateef “Power” Kayode (18-0-1, 14 KOs) on Saturday night. In a tale of two fights, Tarver started out slowly while Kayode piled up points in the early rounds and the 43-year-old Tarver’s experience carried him through the late rounds. Most … [Read more...]
Tarver-Kayode and Wright-Quillin: Out With the Old, In With the New
In another age and time the passing of the guard was a major part of the sport of boxing. The cagey old veterans fought the young upstarts – sometimes emerging with a win and sometimes being sent off to retirement. It was the way careers were capped, legacies written, and stars built. Near the end of his career and after he had already dropped the heavyweight title to Ezzard … [Read more...]