SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 9, 2020 – Heavyweights got the Thursday night spotlight as boxing in The Bubble enters its second month. Veteran Carlos Takam of Cameroon, now living in Las Vegas (39-4-1, 28 KOs) made his experience and his fitness work for him in a victory by decision over Jerry Forrest of Newport News, ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 7, 2020 – Headliner Jose Zepeda came off his narrow decision loss to Jose Ramirez with a skilled victory over Kendo Castaneda, making his case for another bid at a title in the super lightweight division. Scores were 98-92 X 2 and 97-93. Zepeda of La Puente (31-2, 25 KOs) commanded ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 2, 2020 – Former two-division champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza of Puerto Rico enjoyed his delayed gratification Thursday night with a dominant win over with Mikkel LesPierre of Brooklyn. Jose Pedraza and Mikkel LesPierre were originally scheduled to be the first main event for Top Rank Boxing and ESPN in the pandemic ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 30, 2020 – Alex Saucedo of Oklahoma City (29-1, 19 KOs) needed all ten rounds for the first time in his career, dealing a defeat to Sonny Fredrickson of Toledo (21-3, 14 KOs) by unanimous decision. Scores were 100-90, 99-91, and 98-92. Saucedo hopes to work his way back from a ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 25, 2020 – Jason Moloney ensured the trip to America for the Moloney Brothers didn’t send them both back home to Australia empty-handed. Moloney (21-1, 18 KOs) battled a tough but outclassed Leonardo Baez of Mexicali (18-3, 9 KOs), eventually dealing enough damage to force a stoppage after seven rounds. As ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 23, 2020 – As professional boxing starts its third week of action in the U.S. in the pandemic era, fans saw their first title defense in Tuesday’s main event from The Bubble at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Joshua “The Professor” Franco of San Antonio, Texas (16-1-2, 8 KOs) ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 18, 2020 – Despite the cancellation of the original main event due to a positive COVID-19 test, Thursday’s edition of Top Rank on ESPN delivered enough action to keep fight fans entertained. Gabriel Flores Jr. of Stockton, California (18-0, 6 KOs) dropped veteran Josec Ruiz of Miami, Florida (21-3-3, 14 KOs) ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 18, 2020 – Tonight’s main event between Jose Pedraza and Mikkel LesPierre on Top Rank’s ESPN boxing series was canceled when LesPierre’s manager, Jose Taveras, tested positive for COVID-19 earlier Thursday. As a result of the positive test, LesPierre and anyone in contact with Taveras is also barred from participating. The ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 16, 2020 – Boxing starts its second week of action with Tuesday night fights from The Bubble in Las Vegas. Boxing Twitter is working its way back into shape, and so are the fighters whether ambitious prospects or determined journeymen. Sure, you could grouse about the matchups, but please. Boxing is ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 15, 2020 – Bantamweight contender Joshua “Don’t Blink” Greer Jr. takes the stage on Tuesday as Top Rank on ESPN’s summer schedule resumes with a trio of shows this week starting on Tuesday from “The Bubble” at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. The action gets started at 8 p.m. ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 11, 2020 – Call Tuesday night’s first card a feeling out event. By Thursday night, the new venue at the MGM Grand Hotel now called “The Bubble” was warmed up and delivered all the action boxing fans have been craving in four fights. What the participants lacked in experience, they made ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 11, 2020 – Boxing fans were thrilled to see their favorite sport return in the U.S. earlier this week, watching a card led by rising star Shakur Stevenson and a host of prospects blowing out their opponents. Cards will continue on Tuesday and Thursday nights in June with the action ramping ...
Matchups might not have been too competitive, but fans were still cheering the return of boxing led by Shakur Stevenson from their seats at home Tuesday.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 9, 2020 – Olympic silver medalist and rising star Shakur Stevenson of New Jersey (13-0, 7 KOs) gets the honor he didn’t get in the Games. He will carry the flag for professional boxing’s formal return to action in the U.S. on Tuesday night. Stevenson faces Puerto Rican contender Felix “La ...
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SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 2, 2020 – It seems a lifetime ago when shooting star Shakur Stevenson of New Jersey (13-0, 7 KOs) picked apart Joet Gonzalez of Los Angeles (23-1, 14 KOs) in what was supposed to be a competitive fight, winning the vacant WBO world featherweight title with ease in late October. Now ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 14, 2020 – There is only one thing boxing fans love more than watching the action in the ring: talking about it. Fortunately for fans, conversation provides a refuge since the coronavirus pandemic put a halt to live boxing worldwide. The plethora of boxing podcasts provides the next best form of ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 5, 2020 – Boxing fans are missing more than a margarita today on Cinco de Mayo. They are missing their traditional “Mexican Style” all-action card, a boxing tradition bringing fans to Las Vegas for a weekend of fun and viewers to their televisions. Cinco de Mayo isn’t a particularly big Mexican ...
May 2, 1939, New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig benched himself for the "good of the team." After 2,130 consecutive games, the streak was over.