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…
Liverpool’s Natasha Jonas, the current IBF welterweight world champion, will defend her belt against WBC belt-holder Ivana Habazin in a unification showdown on Saturday December 14 at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool, England.
This, for Jonas, represents the chance to become a unified world…
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Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez faces Chris Billiam-Smith in a cruiserweight unification fight today at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event will be streamed live on DAZN at noon. The winner of the Ramirez-Billiam-Smith clash will likely face IBF…
Lightweight buzzsaw William Zepeda needs one more victory to start seizing the career-defining fights he has been seeking.
Zepeda, 31-0 (27 KOs, will take on former 130-pound titleholder Tevin Farmer, 33-6-1 (8 KOs), on Saturday for the WBC interim lightweight title on the undercard…