This Saturday in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, WBO featherweight champ, Orlando Salido (38-11-2, 26 KOs) returns to action in a non-title 10-round super featherweight contest against Chilean import, Moises Gutierrez (21-4, 8 KOs). Salido, who is mulling over possible bouts with either WBC featherweight champ, Jhonny Gonzalez or top challenger, Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia, should … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011
2011 was a mixed bag for fight fans. Marred by poor officiating, awful judging, and stifling promotional politics, boxing could easily have drifted into a dark era of malaise. Instead, the sport proved, once again, that there's nothing wrong with boxing that can't be fixed by what's right with boxing. The rise of quality stars in their twenties is slowly, but surely forcing … [Read more...]
Campas, Mayol Win; The Rest Of Saturday’s Action
Gimnasio Municipal, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico-- Veteran former world champ, Yori Boy Campas (99-14-1, 78 KOs) beat Argentina's Marcelo Alejandro Rodriguez (54-18, 39 KOs) via TKO in the third round. Mandaue City Sports Complex, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines-- Former jr. flyweight champ, Rodel Mayol (29-5-2, 21 KOs) beat Jayson Rotoni (12-10-1, 7 KOs) via 10-round unanimous … [Read more...]
The 4-Round Boxing News Brief
* Heavyweight prospect, Seth Mitchell (22-0-1, 16 KOs) will take on Mike Mollo (20-3-1, 12 KOs) as part of the Robert Guerrero-Marcos Maidana undercard on August 27 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Mollo, who has been in the ring with Andrew Golota, DaVarryl Williamson, and Kevin McBride, actually represents a step up in class for the former Michigan State football … [Read more...]