Although it was announced as being a done deal by the WBC late last week, the mandated Danny Garcia-Viktor Postol junior welterweight bout for Garcia's WBA and WBC titles will not be happening. According to reports, the Ukraine's Postol agreed to take "step aside" money from Garcia in order to not enforce his status as mandatory no. 1 challenger. This leaves Garcia with … [Read more...]
WBC: Danny Garcia and Viktor Postol Come to Terms, Avoid Purse Bid
From the WBC: "The WBC is very happy to announce the cancellation of the purse bid for the fight between WBC/WBA super lightweight world champion Danny "Swift" Garcia of the United States and WBC mandatory challenger Viktor Postol of Ukraine. Both parties have reached an agreement, the specific details of which will be announced in the near future." From WBC President … [Read more...]
Juan Manuel Marquez Outhustles, Outmuscles Alvarado
Forum, Inglewood, California-- For the vast majority of his return visit to the Forum in Inglewood, Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KOs) cruised past a slow, unsure, and stylistically confused Mike Alvarado (34-3, 23 KOs). The final judges tallies of 117-109, 117-109, and 119-108 were indicative of the one-sided nature of the bout as a whole (The Boxing Tribune scored the fight … [Read more...]