RAMIREZ GETS UP FROM KNOCKDOWN, EARNS UD

Posted on December 6, 2015 | Leave a comment

Unbeaten super lightweight Jose Ramirez (16-0, 12 KO’s) got up from a second-round knockdown and earned a unanimous decision over Johnny Garcia (19-4-1, 11 KO’s) Saturday night in Fresno, CA. The U.S. Olympian, fighting in front of a hometown crowd of 13,120 at the SaveMart Center, won comfortably by scores of 79-73, 79-73 and 77-74.

Ramirez was busy from the opening bell, but he turned it up a notch after taking a short right hand that sent him to the canvas in round two. The elite skills of Ramirez proved to be too much for the tough and willing Garcia.

Top Rank tweeted the following from boss Bob Arum:

UNDERCARD

Andy Vences KO2 over Manuel Rojas
Joe Louie Lopez KO3 over Dave Courchaine
Guy Robb UD8 over Juan Ruiz
Alex Rios KO2 over Emilio Hernandez
Saul Lomas KO1 over Eduardo Dominguez
Eric Altimirano KO4 over Ricardo Maldonado

 

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FIGHT FOR WATER V WEIGHTS

Posted on December 5, 2015 | Leave a comment
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Unbeaten super lightweight Jose Ramirez (15-0, 12 KO’s) made weight for his Saturday clash with Johnny Garcia (19-3-1, 11 KO’s) in Fresno, CA. The “Solo Boxeo Tecate” card will air at 12AM ET/11PM PT on Unimas. Here are the results of today’s weigh-in, from FightNews.com:

JOSE RAMIREZ – 140
JOHNNY GARCIA – 139.8

ANDY VENCES – 131.4
MANUEL ROJAS – 132

GUY ROBB – 126.6
JUAN RUIZ – 127

JOE LOUIE LOPEZ – 163
DAVE COURCHAINE – 158.8

ALEX ROJAS – 140.8
EMILIO HERNANDEZ – 136.6

SAUL LOMAS – 144.2
EDUARDO DOMINGUEZ – 144.8

ERIC ALTAMIRANO – 136
RICARDO MALDONADO – 136

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ALVAREZ OUTPOINTS COTTO

Posted on November 24, 2015 | Leave a comment

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez defeated Miguel Cotto by unanimous decision Saturday night, further staking his claim to be the best fighter in the post-Mayweather world. Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KO’s) turned back a strong attack from Cotto (40-5-0, 33 KO’s) and won by comfortable margins of 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111.

InTheCorner.net had it a little closer at 116-112 for Alvarez.

It was a very interesting fight, worthy of the pay-per-view buildup, with Cotto attacking and moving, at time controlling the fight, while Alvarez countered well. Neither fighter was in serious trouble but it was an action fight throughout.

Down the stretch, Cotto’s attack was unable to sustain any effectiveness and Alvarez finished well.

Both fighters’ resumes feature some of the biggest names in the sport. While Cotto has lost three of his last six fights, all against big-name opposition, Alvarez continues his run that was only slowed down by a decision loss to Mayweather in 2013. This was a fight where Alvarez was too young and strong for the aging Cotto, who did nothing to embarrass himself.

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COTTO – ALVAREZ WEIGHTS

Posted on November 21, 2015 | Leave a comment

Miguel Cotto and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez both weighed in successfully today for Saturday night’s middleweight title fight. The stage is now set for a compelling Puerto Rico vs. Mexico superfight.

MIGUEL COTTO – 153.5
CANELO ALVAREZ – 155
(WBC Middleweight title)

TAKASHI MIURA – 130
FRANCISCO VARGAS – 129.5
(WBC Super Featherweight title)

GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX – 121.5
DRIAN FRANCIS – 121

JAYSON VELEZ – 125.5
RONNY RIOS – 125.5

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HOLLY HOLM SCHOOLS ROUSEY

Posted on November 15, 2015 | Leave a comment

She wasn’t given much of a chance, but Albuquerque, NM’s Holly Holm absolutely worked previously unbeaten Rhonda Rousey at UFC 193 Saturday night. The former boxing star stopped Rousey with a violent exchange that ended with a lethal kick to the neck area that put the MMA superstar down in the second round, defenseless.

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Rousey was bloodied by Holm’s dominant attack and there was never a moment where it looked like she had the upper hand. It was thought that Rousey would get the fight to the mat and dominate, but it was Holm who took Rousey down and was in control throughout.

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BRADLEY DOMINATES RIOS, SCORES 9TH RD KO

Posted on November 8, 2015 | Leave a comment

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Timothy Bradley, fighting with Teddy Atlas in his corner for the first time, looked extremely sharp in stopping Brandon Rios in the 9th round on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KO’s) was very busy and punished an out-of-shape Rios with clean shots to the body and head throughout.

Rios (33-3-1, 24 KO’s) looked out of shape and reportedly weighed 170 lbs. as he entered the ring for the welterweight title fight.

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WEEKEND RESULTS: BRONER SCORES TKO, POSTOL UPSETS MATTHYSSE

Posted on October 6, 2015 | Leave a comment

HBO and Showtime went head-to-head this weekend with a pair of good boxing telecasts featuring name fighters. The Showtime card featured Adrien “The Problem” Broner coming back from a loss to Shawn Porter and he looked pretty good against little-known Khabib Allakhverdiev. The fight was stopped at the 2:23 mark of the 12th and final round and Broner (31-2, 23 KO’s) was successful in looking good in front of his hometown Cincinnati fans.

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WEIGHTS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT TV FIGHTS

Posted on October 3, 2015 | Leave a comment

Official weigh-ins were held today for both the Showtime car featuring Adrien Broner vs. Khabib Allakhverdiev and the HBO show with Lucas Matthysse vs. Viktor Postol headlining. Here are the results:

SHOWTIME WEIGHTS  (Air time 10:00PM ET)

ADRIEN BRONER – 138.5
KHABIB ALLAKHVERDIEV – 139
(WBA SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE)

JOSE PEDRAZA – 129
EDNER CHERRY – 129
(IBF SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE)

HBO WEIGHTS  (Air Time 10:15PM ET)

LUCAS MATTHYSSE – 139.4
VIKTOR POSTOL – 139.4
(WBC SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE)

ANTONIO OROZCO – 140.6
HUMBERTO SOTO – 140

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WILDER WORKS FOR TKO OF DUHAUPAS

Posted on September 27, 2015 | Leave a comment

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Deontay Wilder retained his WBC Heavyweight title with a punishing TKO in the 11th round over live challenger Johann Duhaupas Saturday night in Birmingham, AL. It wasn’t easy.

In his second title defense Wilder (35-0, 34 KO’s) came up against an unknown in Duhaupas, but the challenger got noticed in the early rounds for his attacking style that left its mark on the champion’s face. Duhaupas (32-3, 20 KO’s) ignored the partisan crowd and came right at Wilder, defending himself well and getting off a stiff left jab that couldn’t miss.

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MAYWEATHER’S ODD JOURNEY

Posted on September 19, 2015 | Leave a comment

Floyd Mayweather Jr. finished off his Showtime contract last Saturday night with a win, as expected. He claims it was his last fight but that is hard to believe:

  • With the win, Floyd improved his perfect record to 49-0. That’s so close to a nice, shiny 50-0 mark that it is hard to ignore.
  • Floyd is without a peer in boxing, even at age 38.
  • He had no problem whatsoever following up his record-breaking showdown with Manny Pacquaio by hand-picking Andre Berto, a journeyman who had lost three of his last six fights, including one to recent Mayweather loser Robert Guerrero.

So, why in the world wouldn’t Floyd Mayweather Jr. take on at least one more fight to get his 50th win? Why wouldn’t he tempt the fate that the aging process has ruined so many other great champions with? He’s definitely arrogant enough to think he can keep his skills well beyond his prime.

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