Brian Vera (21-6, 12 KOs) took a mysteriously wide majority decision victory over Sergio Mora (23-3-2, 7 KOs) in a rematch of their 2011 Friday Night Fights affair, and Antonio Escalante scored a stunning KO victory over Leonilo Miranda on the undercard. Tonight’s fight was just as close as the first fight between Vera and Mora (even though it appears two judges had their … [Read more...]
Magdaleno, Benavides Score Four-Round Stoppages in Las Vegas
Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada – Undefeated super featherweight contender Diego Magdaleno (23-0, 9 KOs) stopped former world title challenger Antonio Davis (29-8, 13 KOs) on Saturday night at the Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas Nevada. And on the undercard, red hot prospect Jose Benavides Jr. (16-0, 13 KOs) stopped Javier Loya (7-1, 6 KOs) in four rounds. … [Read more...]
Diego Magdaleno Continues on Path to his First World Title Shot
A parent’s wishes for their children don’t always come true. Such was the case with Diego Armando Magdaleno, born to a father whose favorite sport is soccer. Magdaleno was named after soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona of Argentina, and as a child he played soccer. But as this particular story goes, each day on the way to the soccer field in Los Angeles, Magdaleno was eerily … [Read more...]
John Molina Meets Miguel Angel Munguia with Demarco on Horizon
By Gary Purfield Saturday night, hard-hitting lightweight John Molina (23-1, 19 KO) ignores the dangers of a tune-up when he meets Miguel Angel Munguia (25-23-1, 21 KO) in a ten round bout from the Sportsman Lodge in Studio City, CA. Assuming Molina wins, he has a date set with WBC Lightweight title holder Antonio Demarco (27-2-1, 20 KO) at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA … [Read more...]
“Sólo Boxeo Tecate” Features a Doubleheader Saturday, February 4th
Golden Boy Promotions presents its first “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” event of 2012 with co-headlining fights featuring Ronny Rios (16-0, 7KOs) vs. Jeremy McLaurin (9-2, 5KOs) in the super featherweight division and Alejandro Perez (15-3-1, 10KOs) vs. Derrick Wilson (9-2-2, 3KOs) in the featherweight division. Both eight-round bouts will be aired on the TeleFutura broadcast at 11pm … [Read more...]