By: LV Boxing The super lightweight contest between former two division world champion Jose Pedraza and contender Mikkel LesPierre has officially found a new date. July 2nd, has officially been circled for both fighters to meet in the ring. The two were originally supposed to meet on June 18th, as …
Read More »Jamel Herring vs Jonathan Oquendo Postponed Due to Positive COVID-19 Test For Herring
By: LV Boxing Before Jamel Herring takes on Jonathan Oquendo inside of the ring, he’ll have to take on COVID-19 outside of it. The WBO Super Featherweight champion was scheduled to put his title on the line as the headliner on a July 2nd, Top Rank card but was forced …
Read More »Oscar De La Hoya Eyes Comeback After a Dozen Years Away From The Ring
By: LV Boxing First Mike Tyson, then Evander Holyfield and now Oscar De La Hoya. The former six division world champion has watched from the sidelines for the past 12 years, but he is beginning to get the itch fight once again. Tyson was the first to grab his …
Read More »Modern Classics: Leonard-Lalonde
By: Sean Crose Although the win was controversial, Ray Leonard’s 1987 victory over Marvelous Marvin Hagler established the former Olympian as a fighter for the ages. With names like Benitez, Hearns, Duran, and now middleweight king Hagler on his resume, there was no doubt that Leonard had made the leap …
Read More »ESPN Boxing Results: Helaman Olguin Hands Adam Stewart His First Defeat
Helaman Olguin (8-3, 3 KOs) upset the applecart with a unanimous decision victory over the previously undefeated Adam Stewart (8-1-1, 5 KOs). Things started off a bit sketchy for Stewart as a clash of heads opened up a cut under his right eye. His corner was able to get the …
Read More »ESPN Boxing Results: Miguel Contreras Cruises to Unanimous Decision Victory Over Rolando Vargas
Both Miguel Contreras (11-0, 6 KOs) and Rolando Vargas (5-1, 5 KOs) came into their super lightweight contest tonight as undefeated prospects. Yet, it was Contreras who left the ring with the 0 still in his loss column. Vargas was simply one step slow all night long as Contreras continually …
Read More »ESPN Boxing Results: Christopher Diaz Makes it Two Wins in a Row Against Jason Sanchez
Christopher Diaz (26-2, 16 KOs) boxed circles around Jason Sanchez (15-2, 8 KOs) at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both men split their last two ring appearances and had something to prove. Sanchez tried to bully his way to a win, but it was Diaz who …
Read More »ESPN Boxing Results: Joshua Franco Takes Andrew Moloney’s WBA Super Flyweight World Title
Andrew Moloney vs Joshua Franco We have new world champion on our hands as Joshua Franco (17-1, 8 KOs). The main event of this card over at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, was centered around Andrew Moloney (21-1, 14 KO). He was undefeated, strong and the …
Read More »Ten Fight Series Announced by Let Battle Commence
By: LV Boxing For the past several weeks live boxing has returned as Top Rank is in the midst of its summer series which provides fans with at least two shows per week for the duration of the hottest season of the year. Golden Boy Promotions on the other hand, …
Read More »Andrew Moloney vs Joshua Franco: Fight Preview
By: LV Boxing Top Rank boxing continues its Summer series this Tuesday night in what has become their de facto home in the Conference Center at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. This will be their sixth straight show, but first world title fight as WBA Super Flyweight world …
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