Ring City USA rolls on with Serrano vs. Bermudez Thursday, NBC Sports Net
If you haven't gotten clued in on Ring City USA, time to get on board. Ring City's first title fight, Serrano vs. Bermudez, happens Thursday.
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Give him the hook: Vergil Ortiz Jr. stops Maurice Hooker in seven rounds
SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 20, 2021 – Another veteran test, another test passed for rising welterweight talent Vergil Ortiz Jr. Saturday. In front of a Fort Worth crowd cheering him on, Ortiz Jr. (20-0, 20 KOs) stopped former world champion Maurice Hooker of Dallas (27-2-3, 19 KOs) by seventh-round TKO. Ortiz Jr. maintains his perfect ...
By hook or crook: Vergil Ortiz Jr. faces Maurice Hooker Saturday, DAZN
SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 19, 2021 – Veteran Mauricio Herrera came in two years ago as the toughest test of young welterweight Vergil Ortiz Jr.’s career. Ortiz Jr. stopped him for the first time in his long career. He did the same with ease to Antonio Orozco, Bradd Solomon, and Samuel Vargas. So forgive boxing ...
Ladies trade leather: Jessica McCaskill makes it stick with 2nd win over Cecelia Braekhus
Jessica McCaskill put a stamp on her first victory over Cecelia Braekhus with an even stronger victory in their rematch. Katie Taylor next?
Estrada gets revenge in decision over Gonzalez; trilogy fight on tap?
Worth the wait, and worth seeing again. Juan Francisco Estrada prevailed in a firefight over Roman Gonzalez setting up a trilogy fight.
Estrada Gonzalez 2 rematch finally reality on Saturday, 8PM ET
Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez are older, wiser, and ready to get it on in Estrada Gonzalez 2 Saturday.
Cannon fodder: Brandon Adams stops Serhii Bohachuk in eight
SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 4, 2021 – Brandon “The Cannon” Adams of Los Angeles (23-3, 15 KOs) earned his diploma from the School of Hard Knocks in his pro boxing career, making a run at a title after winning “The Contender” series. It paid off when he dug down and seized his opportunity in the ...
Serhii Bohachuk enjoys his work in the boxing ring
SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 2, 2021 – When it comes right down to it, boxing fans all love knockouts. A talented super welterweight with 18 knockouts in 18 fights should be a well-known name. Serhii Bohachuk of Ukraine has fought 16 of those 18 pro bouts in front of appreciative audiences in boxing crazy Southern ...
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.
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, ...
Stephen Fulton Jr. wins firefight with Angelo Leo
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 23, 2021 – Boxing had some tough competition from Fight Island, but held its own with three action fights from the Fightsphere in Uncasville, Connecticut. Undefeated super bantamweights Stephen Fulton Jr. of Philadelphia (19-0, 8 KOs) Angelo Leo (19-1, 9 KOs) were originally scheduled to fight last August, but the bout ...
Check, mate: Garcia KOs Campbell in seven rounds
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 2, 2021 – “King” Ryan Garcia played the game, earned his moment and his opportunity to crow over the naysayers, and call out his foes in Dallas on Saturday. Reality can wait until tomorrow. Garcia of Victorville, California (21-0, 18 KOs) earned respect for getting off the deck in the second ...