Undefeated heavyweight Dominic Breazeale (13-0, 12 KO’s) has had little trouble over the first two years of his career, but this Saturday the 2012 U.S. Olympian takes another step up when he faces Victor Bisbal (21-2, 15 KO’s), another former Olympic competitor, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The scheduled eight round contest is part of NBC Sports inaugural … [Read more...]
Mares, Breazeale Added to 3/7 Thurman-Guerrero PBC Undercard
Former three-division world champ, Abner Mares, and ex-Olympian, heavyweight, Dominic Breazeale have been added to the March 7 card at the MGM Grand headlined by NBC co-features Keith Thurman-Robert Guerrero and Adrien Broner-Jonh Molina. Mares (28-1-1, 15 KOs), who is looking for his third straight win after a career-broadsiding KO 1 loss to Jhonny Gonzalez in August of … [Read more...]
Taylor Stops Cayo, Magomed Bludgeons Bisbal; The Friday Night Fights Recap
ESPN2's Friday Night Fights from Resorts Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey proved that solid matchmaking trumps all in the never-ending quest for a good boxing show. In the main event, 22-year-old Emanuel Taylor (17-1, 12 KOs) fought through adversity and a fifth round knockdown to stop the more experienced junior welterweight contender, Victor Manuel Cayo … [Read more...]
Victor Manuel Cayo vs. Emmanuel Taylor: FNF Preview
by Tim Harrison Friday Night Fights moves on from Foxwoods, Connecticut and into Atlantic City, New Jersey, where Victor Manuel Cayo (31-3, 22 KOs) will take on once-beaten Maryland junior welterweight, Emmanuel Taylor (16-1, 11 KOs) in a ten-round fight at Resorts Hotel and Casino. Magomed “Mago” Abdusalamov (16-0, 16 KOs) will look to extend his KO streak to 17 and stay … [Read more...]
Vazquez Jr. Stops Oquendo, Fuentes Finishes Calderon; Results from Bayamon
Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico-- In a back and forth seven round battle of junior featherweight contenders, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (22-2-1, 19 KOs) overcame a sharp and motivated Jonathan Oquendo (22-3, 15 KOs) to take a well-earned seventh round TKO victory in the main event of an independent pay-per view. Oquendo, in his first bout since the tragic ATV … [Read more...]