-- Nonito Donaire, having officially vacated his WBC and WBO bantamweight titles, is planning a move to junior featherweight (122 lbs.) and his promoter, Top Rank, is seeking a bout with second generation Puerto Rican former world champ, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. for the now-vacant WBO title in that division. According to WBO officials, the bout is tentatively scheduled for February … [Read more...]
Calderon Returns, Martirosyan Triumphs, Ndlovu Defends; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Coliseo Mario 'Quijote' Morales, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico-- Former strawweight and junior flyweight champ, Ivan Calderon (35-2-1, 6 KOs) took a ten round split decision from journeyman, Felipe Rivas (9-10-1, 4 KOs) by scores of 97-93, 96-94, 94-96. Former junior featherweight champ, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1-1, 18 KOs) stopped Roberto Carlos Leyva (27-15-1, 21 KOs) in the … [Read more...]
The Boricua Comeback?
2011 hasn't been a great year for Puerto Rican boxing. While faded boricua figurehead, Miguel Cotto, stopped Ricardo Mayorga in March, not even the fiercest of Cotto loyalists would argue that it was anything other than a trophy win from a critically weathered fighter. Cotto is far removed from being the fighter who once cut a violent swath through the ranks of … [Read more...]
Pacquiao Turns “Sugar” Salty, Dominates Mosley
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada-- The confidence, resolve, and live underdog status of Shane Mosley (46-7-1, 39 KOs) lasted for about two rounds before WBO welterweight champ, Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KOs) dropped Mosley hard in the third round and sent the 39-year old former three division champ into a shell he never tried to crawl out of. After a promising first round, … [Read more...]
Pacquiao: 145 lbs., Mosley: 147 lbs.
Courtesy: Top Rank Weights from the MGM Gran in Las Vegas, Nevada_ * Manny Pacquiao (WBO welterweight champion): 145 lbs * Shane Mosley: 147 lbs * Wilfredo Vazquez Jr (WBO jr. featherweight champion): 122 lbs * Jorge Arce: 122 lbs * Kelly Pavlik: 170 lbs * Alfonso Lopez: 169 lbs * Mike Alvarado: 139 lbs * Ray Narh: 140 … [Read more...]