This Saturday night, Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz (39-4, 19 KO’s) will look for his fifth consecutive victory when he faces Carlos Cardenas (21-8-1, 14 KO’s) at the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas. Diaz had a good run as the world lightweight champion, a reign that started just over 10 years ago. He’s held the WBA, WBA Super World, WBO, IBF, and IBO titles. After back to back … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – May 17th 2014
Shannon Briggs (53-6-1, 47 KO’s) vs. Matthew Greer (16-12, 13 KO’s) - Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, USA The “comeback” continues. After three and a half years of inactivity, the former heavyweight WBO heavyweight champ fights for the third time in five weeks, taking a short break from his anti-Klitschko theatrics. Greer looks to be a safe … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune’s Wednesday Grab Bag
by Jim McGrady Sadly we start this week, and the new year, with yet another boxing related death. Japanese super flyweight Tesshin Okada (0-1) passed away Monday due to a brain hemorrhage suffered in his professional debut on a December 20th card against Masafumi Kamiyama (1-0, 1 KO), who was also making his pro debut. Okada was stopped 22 seconds into the fourth and final … [Read more...]