Former bantamweight and current WBC featherweight champ, Hozumi Hasegawa (29-3, 12 KOs) will defend his title against veteran Mexican former champ, Jhonny Gonzalez (47-7, 41 KOs), April 8th in Tokyo, Japan as part of a championship triple header. Hasegawa will be making the first defense of the title he won by beating Juan Carlos Burgos in November of last year. Previously, … [Read more...]
Salgado Shocks Linares!
Juan Carlos Salgado (22-0-1, 16 KOs) shocked the world, and probably shocked himself, by knocking out well-regarded WBC Super Featherweight champ and recent Golden Boy signee, Jorge Linares (27-1, 18 KOs) in less than one full round in Tokyo.The Mexican, Salgado, landed the decisive blow (a left hook to Linares' temple) just 44 seconds into the first round. The defending champ … [Read more...]
Results From Arena Monterrey: Marquez Shines, Gonzalez Overwhelmed
From The Arena Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico:There were mixed results for the sold-out partisan crowd packed into the Arena Monterrey Saturday night.Rafael Marquez (38-5, 34 KOs) took the first step on his comeback trail as he disposed of a tentative Jose Francisco Mendoza (21-3-2, 17 KOs) via third round TKO.Marquez started off slowly in the first and second, showing obvious … [Read more...]
Rafael Marquez, Jhonny Gonzalez on the Comeback Trail!
This weekend, former Bantamweight champ, Jhonny Gonzalez, gets his first shot at a title since his surprise loss to Gerry Panalosa back in 2007. He'll be taking on reigning WBC Super Bantamweight title holder, Toshiaki Nishioka, in Monterrey, Mexico.On the same card, Rafael Marquez makes his long-awaited return against Jose Francisco Mendoza in a WBC Super Bantamweight title … [Read more...]