MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada-- Japan's WBC junior featherweight titlist, Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KOs) stopped Rafael Marquez's drive to become a world champion in three weight classes by taking a unanimous twelve round decision from the Mexican veteran in a close, competitive contest. The 35-year-old southpaw from Tokyo fought at an even pace throughout, but seemed to … [Read more...]
Nishioka-Marquez headline championship double header, Saturday
Japan's Toshiaki Nishioka (38-4-3, 24 KOs) looks to make the seventh defense of his WBC junior featherweight title against veteran former world champ, Rafael Marquez (40-6, 36 KOs) Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as part of a Fox Deportes televised card at 10PM ET/PT. Nishioka, whose biggest wins include a third round stoppage of Jhonny Gonzalez in 2009 and a … [Read more...]
Risky Business in Cancun
by Paul Magno In terms of in-ring competition, this Saturday's Juan Manuel Marquez-Likar Ramos and Rafael Marquez-Eusebio Osejo match-ups at the Plaza de Toros in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico are not dangerous fights at all. It's only when you consider what's at stake for the Marquez Brothers that these bouts become real risky business. The elder Marquez, Juan Manuel (52-5-1, … [Read more...]
Gonzalez Stops Hasegawa in Four
In an almost mirror image of his TKO 4 loss to Fernando Montiel last year, defending WBC featherweight champ, Hozumi Hasegawa (29-4, 12 KOs) was stopped in four rounds by Mexican veteran, Jhonny Gonzalez (48-7, 42 KOs) at the World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan. In the first two rounds, Hasegawa carried a slight advantage, working from the southpaw stance and managing to … [Read more...]
Hasegawa Takes on Gonzalez in Somber Japanese Homeland
WBC featherweight champ, Hozumi Hasegawa (29-3, 12 KOs) is set to defend his title against former bantamweight champ and mandatory contender, Jhonny Gonzalez (47-7, 41 KOs) this Friday in Kobe, Japan. With the island nation still reeling from the March 11th 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami, which resulted in over 28,000 people dead or missing, the stacked … [Read more...]