By: William Holmes Top Rank Promotions’ Friday Night Knockout on Tru TV returned tonight from the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo,Texas and featured a super middleweight bout between Gilberto Ramirez and Derek Edwards in the main event of the night and a lightweight fight between Diego Magdaleno and Jose A. …
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Shobox Results: Wade narrowly escapes Soloman, Lubin one of the best prospects
By Eric Duran In tonight Shobox: The New Generation main event, rising prospect Dominic Wade of Washington, D.C. took on his toughest opponent to date, former IBF Middleweight champion, Sam Soliman. Wade had this to say before the fight, “I feel like it’s time for a real test. It’s time …
Read More »Fox Sports 1 Golden Boy Live Results: Sanchez wins, Mendez wins a split dec
By Sean Crose Golden Boy Live broadcast one of its last shows on Fox Sports 1 on Friday (Golden Boy is parting ways with Fox and – you guessed it – Al Haymon’s PBC is coming in). The card, which was shown live from Salinas California (John Steinbeck country) featured …
Read More »Follow Up: Al Haymon Sabotaged Rival Shows in “Multiple” Locales, Source Says
By Ivan G. Goldman Boxing godfather Al Haymon or people working for him have sabotaged shows promoted by rivals in “multiple cities and states,” a well-placed industry source said today. “It’s a bit of an open secret,” the source said. “I know there were other locales. It’s part and parcel …
Read More »Jessie Vargas Interview: I think Bradley Needs to Worry
By: Francisco Martinez On June 27th at the StubHub center undefeated rising Top Rank star Jessie Vargas finds himself in the ring against stable mate Timothy Bradley Jr. a fighter who was once in the position Vargas finds himself in now. Jessie Vargas is set on making his rise to …
Read More »Golden Boy Live on Fox Sports 1 Preview: Abel Sanchez v Clagget & Mendez v Lopez
By Sean Crose Alan Sanchez (15-3-1) will face Steve Claggett (21-3-1) at the Storm Center in Steinbeck country – Salinas, California – this Friday as part of Golden Boy Live’s broadcast on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes. You may have heard of Sanchez before. He battled Luis Collazo back …
Read More »California Busts Al Haymon for Sabotaging Rivals’ Shows, Commissioner Says
By Ivan G. Goldman The California commission caught boxing godfather Al Haymon blocking preferred Los Angeles venues in an effort to sabotage the shows of his competition, says commissioner and ex-cop John Frierson. “He was holding up the dates at the Forum and at Staples Center,” said Frierson in a …
Read More »Erik Morales Interview: Us Mexicans have the most beautiful boxing in the planet
By: Francisco Martinez Going into the biggest fight of his young career Jessie Vargas chose the hall of fame inductee Erik Morales as his trainer. The relatively inexperienced Morales seems to have no doubt in his mind about victory against the two division world champion Timothy Bradley Jr. the critics …
Read More »Jackie Kallen: Bradley/Vargas – Can Vargas pull it out?
By Jackie Kallen Here it is. Tomorrow night at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA. A night that all undefeated boxers dream of, wait for, and count on: a title shot in a new, higher weight class. Jesse Vargas is hungry and he can almost taste the sweetness of victory. …
Read More »Timothy Bradley from Champion to Gate Keeper?
By Kirk Jackson Rewind the clock back three years, Timothy Bradley sporting a professional record of 28-0 (12 KO’s), was sitting on top of the world. Bradley had just come off his biggest victory to date, albeit controversial, over the highly esteemed, future Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao dropping his …
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