Pro Boxing
Some were predicting a slow week for boxing which never happens
How about that slugfest in Puerto Rico? On Saturday night in San Juan, Puerto Rico, first there was the hotly contested bout between Juan Manuel Lopez and Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. which ended with Lopez scoring an 11th-round knockout. Then, in overtime, came Lopez’s heated exchange with Vazquez’s trainer. It all took place at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. […]
Youngster comes of age, Saul “Bebe” Hernandez upsets Isaac Zarate
On Friday evening, September 23rd, the Borizteca Boxing Management Group returned to the Salon Mezzanine in Tijuana for another U. S. versus Mexico border war and as you might expect from a 10 bout fight card, it featured more than a few surprising developments. In the 8-round Main Event, featherweight Isaac Zarate (12-1-2) of Los […]
Weekend of August 26, 2016: Boxers of interest with important fights
LaRon Mitchell defends unbeaten mark vs. Mario Heredia On Friday evening, August 26, at the Omega Products Events Center in Corona, Calif., Thompson Boxing has an undefeated, in-house favorite, heavyweight LaRon Mitchell (13-0, 13 KOs) who hails from the San Francisco Bay Area going up against Mario “Chabelo” Heredia (13-2-11 KOs) from Mexico City, Mexico. […]
SportofBoxing.com’s ticker tape: August 1 to August 7, 2016
Update #1: The truth, nothing but the truth. Early Tuesday morning, the former IBF heavyweight champion, Charles Martin, was shot. Martin said he crashed his car after he had been chased by these shooters. Police were unable to locate the suspects, who Martin said he “doesn’t know” and “has no idea why they had a […]
Results from CBS Sports Network Championship Boxing Show at Pechanga
Without a local boxing promoter, San Diego boxing fans have been forced to travel south to Baja California or north to Anaheim, Carson, Los Angeles, Indio or even further to Las Vegas to witness a live show. It’s a grind unbecoming a boxing fan from a major metropolis, or worse yet from a county where […]