Target practice: Canelo Alvarez stops Avni Yildirim in three rounds
Canelo Alvarez showed no mercy. His fight was mere target practice as he picked Avni Yildirim apart with heavy hands to body and head.
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Canelo Alvarez carries ring momentum into Miami Saturday
Bienvenidos a Miami. The Canelo Alvarez caravan has rolled into South Florida for his bout Saturday, and the party is underway.
Viva Valdez: Oscar Valdez delivers knockout win over Miguel Berchelt
SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 20, 2021 – The first highly anticipated boxing event of 2021 didn’t disappoint, but it did deliver a surprise. Oscar Valdez, a Mexican native now living in Southern California (29-0, 23 KOs) put on a brilliant performance blending high-level craft and high-powered punching to stop a brave but outgunned Miguel “El ...
Adrien Broner wins, squeaks by Jovanie Santiago
SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 20, 2021 – Former four-division champion Adrien Broner of Cincinnati (34-4-1, 24 KOs) had to contend with a two-year absence from the ring, the coronavirus pandemic, and more distractions outside the ring than most fighters ever face in his return on Saturday against Jovanie Santiago of Puerto Rico (14-1, 10 KOs). ...
The War Room: Berchelt vs Valdez, ESPN Saturday
SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 19, 2021 – Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez might not be household names like Manny Pacquiao or Canelo Alvarez, but if you like nonstop action in your combat sports, you need to make an appointment with your favorite screen on Saturday night. The first highly anticipated boxing event of 2021 takes ...
Love him or hate him, Adrien Broner is back Saturday
SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 18, 2021 – There is nothing more frustrating to a boxing fan than to watch an athlete with natural talents squander it due to bad choices. The current poster boy for wasting his potential is former four-division champion Adrien Broner of Cincinnati (33-4-1, 24 KOs). Broner returns to the ring after ...
Upset special in London: Mauricio Lara delivers TKO9 win over Josh Warrington
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – February 13, 2021 – Six weeks into 2021, fight fans got the first shocking upset of the year. Undefeated featherweight Josh Warrington of Leeds, England (30-1, 8 KOs) took a drubbing from 22-year-old Mauricio Lara of Mexico City (22-2, 15 KOs), who stopped Warrington in eight rounds. Lara, fighting for the ...
Richard Commey scores comeback; Joseph Diaz Jr. draws Saturday
SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 13, 2021 – Richard Commey of Ghana (30-3, 27 KOs) delivered a sixth knockout win over Jackson Marinez of the Dominican Republic (19-2, 7 KOs) so splashy, it was easy to forget the fight was originally the co-main event to big punching Joe Smith Jr. Coming off a 19-month layoff after ...
Boxing’s back: Joseph Diaz Jr. returns, Top Rank rolls without Joe Smith Jr. Saturday
SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 12, 2021 – When you have good news and bad news, you get the bad news out of the way first. The first bit of bad news is a real bummer. Light heavyweight Joe Smith Jr.’s bout for the vacant WBO title against Maxim Vlasov scheduled for Saturday was postponed when ...
Planting the flag: Caleb Plant scores shutout over Caleb Truax
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 30, 2021 – Caleb Plant of Nashville (21-0, 12 KOs) put in the work he needed after an 18-month absence from the ring, getting a shutout unanimous decision over Caleb Truax of Minnesota (31-5-2, 19 KOs). All three cards ready 120-109, without even a mercy round for Truax. Plant, age 28, ...