Las Vegas, Nevada - Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO) knocked out Victor Manuel Cayo (24-1, 16 KO) with a sweet body shot in the sixth-round to end a very entertaining contest controlled largely by the Argentinean knockout machine.Cayo started well, staying disciplined on the outside and winning the opening round, despite Harold Lederman giving it to Maidana. The second started off … [Read more...]
Guzman vs. Funeka In Jeopardy as Guzman Fails Weight… Again
We've been here before. At the weigh-in ahead of his hotly anticipated rematch with Ali Funeka, Joan Guzman (29-0-1, 17 KO) staggeringly failed to make weight by nine pounds at the Hard Rock Hotel, tipping the scales at 144 lbs.Cast your minds back to September 2008, where Guzman unprofessionally failed weight ahead of another HBO date, this time against Nate Campbell. The … [Read more...]
Charlie 21er, Live at Fight Night Club
by Charlie 21erGolden Boy’s Fight Night Club has proven to be a huge success. Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles sold out Thursday night for its first card of the year.The round card girls were hot, the fights were decent, and the beer was expensive. From beginning to end, the action lasted about 3 and a half hours—not bad for a $20 ticket.Victor Ortiz was the main … [Read more...]
Katsidis-Guerrero, Maidana-Cayo Doubleheader For March 27?
by Dafs117Boxingscene's Rick Reeno reports that HBO are structuring a doubleheader with former lightweight titlist Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO) and IBF super featherweight Robert Guerrero (25-1-1, 17 KO) as the main event on March 27.With Amir Khan "deep in negotiations" with Juan Manuel Marquez, Katsidis-Guerrero could be for the full WBO title. In the co-feature, Marcos … [Read more...]