Welterweight Kent Cruz believes that with a new weight class, fight fans will see a new fighter. Cruz, a Saint Louis native will face Dominican veteran Braulio Rodriguez at Casa Loma Ballroom on Saturday. Rodriguez is best known for his loss to Ryan Garcia and has faced top prospects, including Ashton Sylve, and Christopher “Pitufo”
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Cristian “Chicharito” Gonzalez will top the final All Star Boxing show of the year when he fights Leroy “El Sensacional” Estrada on November 29 at the Centro de Combates in Panama City, Panama. Mexico City’s Gonzalez, 15-2-1 (5 KOs), is up against a former world title challenger in Estrada, 18-4 (8 KOs). Gonzalez lost an
“Pretty Boy” Pablo Valdez is out to make up for lost time. Valdez, an undefeated New York welterweight prospect, is 7-0 (6 KOs) and last fought on the undercard of Edgar Berlanga’s victory over Jason Quigley in New York’s Madison Square Garden in June 2023. But he said he “feels amazing” ahead of his scheduled
Joseph Diaz boxes for the third time in 2024 tonight, and despite two losses his fortunes have already been reversed. Diaz has been in recovery at the WhiteSands Treatment Center in Florida, and this evening boxes nearby at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee on ProBox TV in an important 10-round clash against Abraham Montoya.
Undefeated lightweight Abdullah Mason is quickly becoming a name to watch in boxing. Known for his bold “appetite for smoke” slogan and his reputation as a show stealer on undercards, Mason now has another goal in his sights: 2024 Prospect of the Year. On Friday, Cleveland’s 20-year-old Mason delivered one of the year’s most thrilling
MVP announced today that “Most Valuable Prospects 10” will take place on December 13 at the Caribe Royale Resort. Headlining the event will be Antonio Vargas, 18-1 (10 KOs), facing Nicaraguan prospect Winston “El Fantasma” Guerrero, 22-0 (13 KOs), in a 12-round bantamweight bout for a vacant interim title. Vargas, 28, is coming off a
It looked like it would be an early night for Raymond Ford. When that didn’t come to pass, it looked like it would be a night that ended in a late stoppage. Instead, his Saturday night didn’t end until the bell rang to conclude the 10th and final round – but Ford at least got
It took Subriel Matias exactly two rounds to remind the world why he is a destructive force in the junior welterweight division. Matias, who lost his title to Liam Paro when he previously appeared at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, fought on Saturday night like a man who had something to prove
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Wham. Bam. In his first 47 pro fights, Pedro Guevara had never been stopped. In fact, all four of his defeats had come by either split or majority decision after 12 rounds. But against lineal junior bantamweight champion and pound-for-pound entrant Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez on Saturday night at the
Puerto Rican welterweight Nicklaus Flaz used a steady flow of varied punches to keep Mexico’s Christian Gomez on the back foot en route to a dominant unanimous decision win at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, on Saturday night. The fight was streamed on ProBox TV. Flaz, 14-2 (9 KOs), was relaxed throughout, peppering
The rematch nobody asked for served as little more than a reminder of why nobody asked for it. A little under two years after Jaron “Boots” Ennis shut out Karen Chukhadzhian over 12 dreary, frustrating rounds in Washington, D.C., he repeated the feat in his hometown of Philadelphia, and the same adjectives applied. The differences
It will be a dream pairing of talent when unbeaten welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis and unbeaten junior bantamweight Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez defend their belts in bouts staged at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on November 9 on DAZN. What’s more enticing is the possibility of bringing Ennis and Rodriguez back together for an even more
Official negotiations between unified middleweight titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly and Hamzah Sheeraz have been extended by the World Boxing Organization, the WBO announced Thursday. The teams for Alimkhanuly and Sheeraz, the WBO’s No. 1 contender, had been assigned a deadline to reach a fight agreement by Wednesday, after which it would be sent to a purse
When Tyson Fury says that Oleksandr Usyk neither surprised him nor was particularly difficult to fight back in May, it really doesn’t matter whether you choose to believe him or not. All that really matters, in fact, is that Tyson Fury has decided to say it, more than once, and that, in saying it, he
For all the many macro debates to be had about what the International Boxing Hall of Fame is and should be, at this time of year, the focus shifts to the micro debates. Voters’ ballots are almost due — they have to be postmarked by next Thursday. And each name in each category on those
I rated Tim Tszyu highly before he entered the ring with Bakhram Murtazaliev – and I still rate him highly. There are some fighters who seek to protect their records and their brands, and there are others who fight everybody constantly, provide us with the most consistent entertainment, and don’t get the same rewards –
Conor Benn could make his long-awaited ring return in the UK in the coming months, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. Britain’s Benn, 28, has been fighting in the US since two failed PED tests came to light in October 2022. According to Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, the British fighter would soon have a date to
The comeback continues for bantamweight Manny Flores, who stopped Victor Olivo in the first round with a body shot in Thursday’s main event at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. Flores, 19-1 (15 KOs), a 26-year-old fighter from Coachella, California, landed a right hook to the body that sent Olivo, 21-5-1 (9 KOs), to the