Pablo Cesar Cano, Marco Antonio Periban, Jorge Linares in action in Cancun this weekend
Welterweight contenders collide at the Grand Oasis Resort in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico on Saturday, March 16 when Mexico's own Pablo Cesar "El Demoledor" Cano and Manuel Perez square off in a 10-round battle that will be broadcast on FOX Deportes in the United States and Televisa in Mexico.
The co-featured attraction will be a 10 round fight for the vacant NABF Super...
Spectacle, Substance: Adrien Broner Vs. Antonio DeMarco Preview And Prediction
All of Adrien Broner's preening with brushes, all of his talking in the third person, all of his weight-missing antics and Twinkie diet boasts, all of his stunts like in-ring faux marriage proposals -- it's all amusing enough, or magnetically enraging enough, or both, and it's all a part of who he is, and it's no small part of what makes him captivating, and it'...
Sergio Thompson & Roberto Ortiz in action this Saturday in Mexico
Rapidly turning into one of the most feared knockout artists to emerge from Mexico in years, Cancun's Sergio Thompson aims to extend his string of early finishes to nine on Saturday, October 27, when he defends his WBC International Silver Super Featherweight title against Luis Armando Juarez in a 12 round main event from the Centro Internacional de Convenciones in Chetumal,...
Weekend Afterthoughts On Two Excellent Scraps, Jorge Linares And Ivan Calderon
It's a good weekend for boxing when the big question is, "Which of two excellent bouts was better?" My vote is forthcoming, but video at the end of the post will allow you to make up your own mind.
Adrian Hernandez-Kompayak Porpramook II. The picture was a giveaway. I vote for the one with "porp." Porpramook lost the rematch of these two top junior flyweights...
Undefeated welterweight Yoshihiro Kamegai headlines this Saturday, Jorge Linares in co-feature
About to begin his attack on the elite of the welterweight division, top-ten world rated Japanese contender Yoshihiro Kamegai will make his second United States appearance on Saturday, October 6 when he battles Tijuana, Mexico's Jorge "El Pantera" Silva in the main event of a FOX Sports Net and FOX Deportes televised card at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento...
Antonio DeMarco To Defend WBC Lightweight Title vs. John Molina September 8
Big Joe MirandaThe Oracle Arena in Oakland, California will be the site of the Antonio DeMarco vs. John Molina bout on Saturday, September with DeMarco’s WBC Lightweight Championship on the line.This has all the ingredients of an excellent high-energy bout as both fighters like to throw their hands and stay as active as possible every round. DeMarco, who hails from Tijuana, Mexico...
NorCal Boxing Report, Aug. 29: Jorge Linares, Andre Ward Vs. Chad Dawson Undercard, More
(Jorge Linares, one of the men featured in this post, during his brawl with Antonio DeMarco last year)
San Francisco's Hargraves Ready For Godoy in Stiff Four-Rounder in San Diego San Francisco welterweight Richard Hargraves (3-0-1, 2 KOs) steps up his opposition a notch Thursday night in San Diego as he takes on Watsonville, Calif.'s Oscar Godoy (7-2, 3 KOs) in an intriguing...
3 punch combo: Gesta unimpressive, Magdaleno shines & more
In this week’s three punch combo we will take a look back at the very different performances of undefeated fighters Mercito Gesta and Jesse Magdaleno this past Friday. Then, we preview Chris Avalos’ return to the ring this Friday against Yenifel Vicente.
Mercito Gesta
Credit: Team Gesta
Mercito Gesta scored a ninth round TKO victory over Ty Barnett on the Friday Night...
Antonio DeMarco vs. John Molina preview & prediction
On the undercard of Andre Ward vs. Chad Dawson, Antonio DeMarco defends his WBC Lightweight belt against top contender John Molina. It’s the featured fight on the undercard and has a good chance to upstage the main event in terms of entertainment value. Both fighters typically make for exciting fights and with the stakes so high, fans should anticipate fireworks.
Date: September...
DeMarco vs. Molina officially set as Ward-Dawson co-feature
On September 8, 2012, Tijuana, Mexico's WBC Lightweight Champion, Antonio DeMarco (27-2-1, 20 KOs), will put his title on the line when he faces Covina, California's, John Molina, Jr. (24-1, 19 KOs). The 12-round championship bout will take place at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., as the co-feature to Andre "SOG'' Ward (25-0, 13 KOs) vs. "...
Rico Ramos Beats Efrain Esquivias In Vicious Encounter
(Photo courtesy of Jan Sanders / Goossen-Tutor)Just a few miles down the way from a big time boxing show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, former junior featherweight beltholder Rico Ramos of Pico Rivera, Calif. got back into the win column with a hard-fought eight-round majority decision win over previously unbeaten Gardena, Calif. resident Efrain Esquivias. It was an an entertaining...
Antonio DeMarco to face Alejandro Sanabria in August in Mexico
With one of the most exciting come from behind wins in recent memory, Antonio DeMarco (27-2-1, 20KOs) is on top of the world as the WBC lightweight champion. Last October as he trailed on the score cards, DeMarco of Tijuana by way of Los Mochis, Mexico, stopped two-time world champion Jorge Linares in the 11th round of their title bout.
With the win, DeMarco realized a long life...
Thompson must settle for Solis
When Sergio Thompson (22-2, 20 KOs) stopped Jorge Linares in two rounds last March, not only was it an early candidate for Upset of the Year, but it meant that the Cancun native was headed for a title shot against WBC lightweight champ Antonio DeMarco.
Then Thompson was informed by Jose Sulaiman and the WBC that what was billed as a "WBC lightweight title eliminator fight"...
WBC KOs Thompson’s earned title shot
After Sergio Thompson pulled off the major upset on March 31 by stopping the heavily favored Jorge Linares, he broke down in tears. Not only had he defied the odds, but he was on the verge of a world title shot.
Linares-Thompson was billed as a WBC eliminator with the winner getting a July shot at lightweight champ Antonio DeMarco. Apparently, though, it was only an eliminator if...
Hank Lundy: I want DeMarco’s title, he’s tailor made for me, and it’ll be an ass-whooping
Give me my shot! After dominating Williams on ESPN, Lundy wants a crack at DeMarco’s world title
There’s a time and a place for everything in a boxer’s life, including the time to sit back and reflect on recent accomplishments.
“Hammerin’” Hank Lundy, who vaulted to No. 2 among lightweights in this month’s World Boxing Council (WBC) rankings after dominating Dannie...
Weekend Afterthoughts, Featuring The Latest Jorge Linares Faceplant, Punching For Jesus And More
Not every boxing weekend is so all-fire important, so not every Weekend Afterthoughts need be novel-length. Let us sweep and dust about the corners and pick up the dust bunnies and dig our fingers into them.For starters, you got this video, via TQBR Schedule Maestro and Australian Bureau Chief Alex McClintock. See, Manny Pacquiao? Jesus sometimes DOES want you to punch...
Linares faces Thompson on Saturday
This Saturday from the Oasis Hotel Complex in Cancun, Mexico, Jorge Linares 31-2 (20 KO) takes on Sergio Thompson 21-2 (19 KO) in a WBC lightweight title eliminator.
Linares has more to lose on Saturday night than just the fight, as a win sends him into a rematch with Antonio Demarco, who won a bloody battle with Linares last October.
Linares has long been considered a "can...
Marco Antonio Periban added to March 21 Cancun card headlined by Jorge Linares
A hot card at the Grand Oasis Cancun in Cancun, Mexico just got hotter, as a 10 round super middleweight battle between Mexico City's unbeaten Marco Antonio Periban and Guadalajara's Gerardo Diaz has been added as the co-featured fight on Saturday, March 31 before the main event between former Two-Division World Champion Jorge "El Nino de Oro" Linares and...
DeMarco cruises in title defense, Jorge Linares rematch next?
This past weekend, in his fist title defense, Antonio DeMarco (26-2, 20 KOs) retained his WBC lightweight championship with a spectacular performance, knocking out Miguel "Mickey" Roman (37-10, 28 KOs) in the fifth round. The victory has opened up a floodgate of opportunities for DeMarco who hails from Los Mochis, Mexico, but a rematch with Jorge Linares is what...
Jorge Linares prepares for March 31st clash against Sergio Thompson at Wild Card Boxing Club
Since making a move to Hollywood from Japan to train under Freddie Roach, major expectations have been placed on former lightweight champion Jorge Linares. Roach and strength and conditioning trainer Alex Ariza could not stop raving about the Venezuelan fighter who they touted as the next superstar boxer to emerge from their stable. Things seemed [...]
Jorge Linares back in action March 31 in Cancun
Following an exciting February event, the Oasis Cancun in Cancun, Mexico will once again host Televisa's hit series "Sabados De Corona," this time featuring a Saturday, March 31 showdown between former Two-Division World Champion Jorge "El Nino de Oro" Linares and hometown hero Sergio "Yeyo" Thompson.
Venezuelan star Jorge Linares (31-2, 20...
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