Naoya Inoue’s right cheek quivered as he stared into Luis Nery’s soul. Both fighters were inside the divisional limit for their RING and undisputed 122-pound championship. Inoue was 121¾ pounds ahead of his first defense as undisputed king and second overall title defense at the weight. Tijuana’s Nery was well under the mark at 120.8 […]
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The only thing that Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez couldn’t do was make good on his guarantee of a knockout. He didn’t really need to, on a night where the four-division champion reminded the world why he is among the sport’s all-time greats. Guadalajara’s Alvarez dropped countryman Jaime Munguia in the third round en route to a […]
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Mario Barrios will head into fatherhood armed with a three-fight win streak. The two-division interim titlist defended his secondary WBC welterweight belt with a twelve-round decision win over Argentina’s Fabian Maidana. Scores were for 116-111 across the board for Barrios in their PBC on Prime/PPV.com Pay-Per-View co-feature Saturday evening at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. […]
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Brandon Figueroa turned a forgettable fight into a highlight-reel moment in an instant. A wicked left to the body forced Jessie Magdaleno to the canvas late in round nine. Referee Allen Huggins reached the count of ten to end the fight at 2:59 of the ninth round Saturday evening at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. […]
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Eimantas Stanionis waited more than two years for this moment. The unwelcome 749-day ring absence ultimately came with a reward in the form of a lopsided decision over Gabriel Maestre. The battle of 2016 Olympians saw Stanionis prevail by scores of 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111 Saturday evening at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The win […]
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Jesus Ramos made good on a promise to be more aggressive than was the case in his previous outing. The hard work and patience reaped dividends, as he eventually dropped and stopped Johan Gonzalez. Ramos scored two knockdowns to earn a ninth-round stoppage. Referee Harvey Dock allowed the action to continue after the first knockdown […]
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