Unbeaten Puerto Rican Felix Verdejo continued his rise in the lightweight division against journeyman Josenilson Dos Santos last Saturday at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. Verdejo (19-0, 14KO) began the fight by landing a few jabs to the head and body of Dos Santos (27-4, 17KO) and looking to […]
Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs won local bragging rights by stopping previously undefeated Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin at 1:25 in the first round on Saturday to retain his WBA middleweight title in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The fight began with both guys meeting in the center […]
Former light heavyweight champion Bob Foster died Saturday morning at age 77. A cause of death has not been given yet, but Foster had been in ill health for some time. Born in Borger, Texas, Foster became closely associated with Albuquerque, New Mexico. […]
In an action-packed PPV at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Canelo Alvarez and Miguel Cotto added to the Mexico vs. Puerto Rico rivalry and although it didn’t quite live up to expectations it still delivered good action. As it turned out, the Takashi Miura vs Francisco […]
Last Saturday Timothy Bradley and Brandon Rios engaged in a bout that can be seen as a tale of two roads. One fighter will continue his career while the other will hang up the gloves. This was Bradley’s first fight under trainer Teddy Atlas after departing with Joel […]
Looking to solidify his position as one of the best fighters today, Terence Crawford put on a masterful display of his skills fighting out of both the conventional and southpaw against tough challenger Dierry Jean last Saturday at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The first round […]
In a PPV NOT featuring anyone named Mayweather or Pacquiao, both Gennady Golovkin and Roman Gonzalez demonstrated why they are considered to be two of the best fighters in the world last Saturday in Madison Square Garden. In the co-feature bout of the evening, Gonzalez (44-0, […]
Juan Francisco Estrada did his part in keeping alive a lucrative rematch with division rival Roman Gonzalez by pummeling former titlist Hernan “Tyson” Marquez to a 10th round TKO victory on Saturday. Estrada (33-2, 24KO) scored seven knockdowns in what became a one-sided, albeit entertaining bout. Marquez […]
Going into his world title challenge on Saturday, Kevin Mitchell garnered attention from the media for his newfound work ethic and battle with alcoholism. Although he would ultimately lose his battle with WBC lightweight titleholder Jorge Linares he gave a much better account for himself than in his […]
History was made last Saturday when James DeGale became the first British Olympic Gold medalist to win a world title by overcoming a mid-round surge from Michigan native Andre Dirrell over twelve rounds at the Agganis Arena on Boston University campus. DeGale got off to a fast start […]
