It’s time for the middleweight showdown between “GGG” Gennady Golovkin and Danny “Miracle Man” Jacobs. The stage is set for Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, and anticipation is high. Both fighters have punching power and high KO ratios, good boxing ability and confidence in being able to win. How either of them will win, and how this potentially explosive fight will … [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 – June 6th – 7th, 2014
6/6 - Hugo Centeno Jr. (20-0, 11 KO’s) vs. Gerardo Ibarra (14-0, 8 KO’s) - Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA In the headlining bout of a Golden Boy Promotions card, undefeated light middleweights meet sin a scheduled 10 round contest. In his lone title opportunity, Centeno had to settle for a four round no contest against Julian Williams in a bout for the vacant … [Read more...]
No Access, No Favors, No Problem: Mayweather vs. Cotto on the Big Screen
Unlike other boxing scribes in the business, we at The Boxing Tribune pride ourselves on being free from promoter, network, and manager influence. And while our elbow-rubbing competition will give their readers the occasional “day in the life” of the bought-and-sold type; lavish trips to a foreign island to hobnob with matchmakers, promoters, network-types, and the fighters … [Read more...]
Mayweather goes to battle, decisions Cotto; Results from the Ring Kings PPV undercard
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada--In a much more competitive bout than expected, Floyd Mayweather (43-0, 26 KOs) became the new WBA junior middleweight champion via unanimous decision over Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30 KOs) by scores of 117-111, 117-111, and 118-110. Mayweather-Cotto, which many say should've happened four years ago, played out exactly as it might've played out … [Read more...]