In a cagey, low-key fight befitting the atmosphere in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, super lightweights Jose Ramirez and Arnold Barboza struggled to get going at any point during the 10 rounds they shared.
Of the two, it was Barboza who showed a little more control and…
Lightweight William Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) overcame a surprise fourth-round knockdown to defeat Tevin Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs) by a 10-round split decision to win the WBC interim 135-lb title on Saturday night at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Farmer, 34, caught Zepeda with…
Zepeda and Farmer both landed 33% of their total punches. Zepeda threw 191 more punches and landed 66 more. 47% of Zepeda’s landed power punches were body shots. Zepeda doubled up Farmer in body punches landed 90-45. That helped him overcome a second round knockdown…
William Zepeda survived a scare as he risked his No. 1 ranking at lightweight, having to climb off the floor to defeat Philadelphia veteran Tevin Farmer by the narrowest of margins.
Victory clears the way for Zepeda to face Shakur Stevenson in February, but Zepeda…
Tonight on the “Latino Night” card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oscar Collazo put on a superb, almost flawless display as he knocked out long-reigning rival minimumweight champ Knockout CP Freshmart in the seventh round. The two came together in a unification showdown, with Puerto Rico’s…
There’s only a few weeks of 2024 remaining but there might not have been a better or more one-sided high-level beating than the intricate and violent surgery performed by Puerto Rican star Oscar Collazo, who has unified the WBO and WBA strawweight titles.
Within seven…
Speaking tonight during a break in the action here on “Latino Night” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya confirmed that unbeaten 154 pounder Vergil Ortiz Junior will return to action on February 22. And De La Hoya also confirmed that…
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya said today he wants WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. to fight Terence Crawford, Sebastian Fundora, or Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis next on February 22nd in Riyadh.
Oscar’s Wishlist for Vergil Jr
Jaron Ennis
Sebastian Fundora
Terence Crawford
De…
Oscar Duarte won a good, hard fight over late-substitute Batyr Akhmedov following 10 physical rounds.
Los Angeles-based Uzbek Akhmedov pushed Duarte all the way, although he was not given credit on the scorecards, losing by margins of 98-92, 97-93 and a fairer 96-94.
Akhmedov more…