WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns (36-2-1, 11 KO’s) is ready for a "cracking and very hard fight" when he faces American Terrance Crawford (22-0, 16 KO’s) Saturday night in Glasgow, Scotland. After suffering a broken jaw against Raymundo Beltran last September, the 30 year old feels his injury will have no effect on the bout. "My jaw's been holding up as well. I've taken a … [Read more...]
Mikey Garcia Destroys JuanMa Lopez in Four, Crawford Stops Sanabria
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas-- The idea that Mikey Garcia (32-0, 27 KOs) was expected by some to walk through the heavy-handed Juan Manuel Lopez (33-3, 30 KOs) seemed far fetched as fight night approached, especially considering Garcia's inability to make the 126 lb. limit the day before. But, on paper, a one-sided blow-out seemed like the only logical outcome. … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune’s Weekend That Was…
Brian Vera RTD 7 Donatas Bondorovas In the main event of Friday Night Fights, Brian Vera (23-6, 14 KOs) stopped a slightly overmatched, but determined Donatas Bondorovas (17-4-1, 6 KOs) via RTD 7 when an apparent misunderstanding between Bondorovas' corner and the ref resulted in the stoppage. The confusion centered around whether bleeding caused by cuts on the bridge of the … [Read more...]