Miguel Berchelt and Emanuel Navarrete halt Francisco Vargas and Isaac Dogboe in title bout rematches
TUCSON – They were rematches without any reversals. It was more of the same for Miguel Berchelt and Emanuel Navarrete. Each...
read moreFrancisco Vargas and Miguel Berchelt make weight for rematch, Vargas vows revenge
TUCSON, Ariz. – Twenty-eight months have come and gone without too many days or even hours when Francisco Vargas hasn’t...
read moreAiling boxing sage Don Chargin backs Canelo in Golovkin rematch
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Don Chargin was there in the beginning for Canelo Alvarez’ rise from entertaining prospect into pay-per-view...
read moreBob Arum on the passing of “The Boxing Senator” John McCain: “He was a great American”
GLENDALE, Arizona – The bell echoed mournfully, 10 times, through an arena that was a stage for a soldier and...
read moreJuan Carlos Abreu stops Jesus Soto Karass in eight, Ryan Garcia shines on ESPN (again)
Juan Carlos Abreu let veteran gatekeeper Jesus Soto Karass know it’s the end of a long career on Friday in Tucson, Arizona. In the ESPN-televised co-feature, young prospect Ryan Garcia scored another impressive stoppage.
read moreFor Jesus Soto Karass, question of retirement looms going into Abreu fight
TUCSON, Ariz. –World-title belts are everywhere these days. Fighters, corner men, bucket guys and camp followers carry them into the...
read moreOscar Valdez, Gilberto Ramirez retain titles with hard-fought decisions
Oscar Valdez retained his featherweight title with a unanimous decision over a surprisingly tough challenger in Filipino Genesis Servania Friday night in an ESPN-televised bout at Tucson Arena on a Top Rank card that also included super middleweight beltholder Gilberto Ramirez’ dramatic victory over Jesse Hart in a another title defense.
read moreThe fight (on many fronts) continues for Oscar Valdez
TUCSON, Arizona – Oscar Valdez Jr. is fighting for Dreamers, fighting to stay unbeaten, fighting for Mexico, fighting for Tucson,...
read moreOld rivals meet as dear friends at Nevada Hall of Fame dinner
Marco Antonio Barrera introduced Erik Morales for the latter’s induction in Las Vegas. The same for Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns.
read moreSadam Ali struggles to unanimous decision over Johan Perez
On Sadam Ali’s record, it goes down as a victory. On his report card, it was something less.
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