Saturday night’s fight on ESPN failed to live up to expectations, with Xander Zayas (19-0, 12 KOs) winning a ten-round unanimous decision over former junior middleweight champion Patrick Teixeira (34-5, 25 KOs) in a lackluster contest at Madison Square Garden.
The 21-year-old Zayas, promoted by…
At 21, Xander Zayas doesn’t have to fight like a world champion at this point in his career.
What he accomplished Saturday night by effectively pitching a shutout against a former world champion, by filling the Madison Square Garden Theater on a New York…
At Madison Square Garden Theater in New York, in the main event, Super Welter Xander Zayas, 19-0 (12 KOs), 153.4 lbs, from San Juan, PR, and Sunrise, FL, defeated southpaw Patrick Teixeira, 34-5 (25 KOs), 153.4 lbs, from Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo, BR, over…
Bruce Carrington picked up a solid stoppage win in the co-feature 21-year-old prospect Xander Zayas emerged victorious in his first ESPN main event, outclassing former champion Patrick Teixeira over 10 rounds.
Zayas (18-0, 12 KO) looked poised for an early finish, snapping Teixeira’s (34-5,…
At the Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida, in the Main Event, light heavyweight southpaw Atif Oberlton, 11-0 (9), weighing 176.5 lbs, from West Philadelphia, PA, stopped Harry Cruz, 8-5 (4), weighing 175 lbs, from Bayamon, PR, Tampa, FL, at 2:23 of the sixth round…
With the eyes of the great four-division champion Naoya Inoue watching from ringside, Bruce Carrington displayed the depth of his boxing IQ Saturday night by recording an eighth-round TKO of replacement opponent Brayan De Gracia at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.…
In what could only be described as a huge mismatch, Bruce Carrington, floating somewhere between WBO #4 and WBC #7 in the featherweight rankings, dispatched Brayan De Gracia via an eighth-round TKO. Carrington flung De Gracia to the canvas in rounds five and seven before…
Junior welterweight Delante "Tiger" Johnson defeated Tarik Zaina via unanimous decision Saturday at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Johnson (13-0, 6 KOs), a 2020 U.S. Olympian, utilized his defense as a key component of his offense, with Zaina –…
In a venue where he typically is found conducting boxing news conferences, Ryan Garcia has strayed into trouble again – this time prompting his arrest.
Garcia on Saturday afternoon was reportedly arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism at the Beverly Hills Waldorf Astoria. …