Hairon Socarras: Latest News, Articles & Breaking Stories

Dennis Contreras Scores Two Knockdowns In 10th Round Stoppage Of Hairon Socarras

•5 years ago

Dennis Contreras continues to serve as must-see TV. The streaking featherweight from Guadalajara, Mexico extended his current four-fight win streak following a 10th round stoppage of Miami’s Hairon Socarras. Contreras scored two knockdowns on the night, the latter which prompted a stoppage at 2:13 of round ten in their Telemundo-televised main event Friday evening at KO Addiction Boxing & Fitness Center in Plant City, Florida.

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Dennis Contreras-Hairon Socarras Telemundo Weigh-In Report From Florida

Jake Donovan

•5 years ago

Hairon Socarras not only dropped back down to featherweight for his next fight but has come in at nearly the lightest weight of his career for the occasion. The 28-year old Cuban boxer from Miami came in at a fit and trim 125 pounds for his 10-round regional title fight versus defending champ Dennis Contreras, who weight right at the 126-pound divisional limit. The bout headlines Friday’s installment of Boxeo Telemundo, which airs live from KO Addiction Boxing & Fitness Center in Plant City, Florida.

Hairon Socarras: We Are More Than Ready For This Title Opportunity On Telemundo

Jake Donovan

•5 years ago

Hairon Socarras isn’t foolish enough to judge any opponent by their record. Even if it were the case, the lesson was learned after witnessing Dennis Contreras’ recent run. The two meet at the crossroads this Friday, headlining the next Boxeo Telemundo show live from KO Addiction Boxing & Fitness Center in Plant City, Florida. The scheduled 10-round regional title fight pits Socarras (23-1-3, 15KOs) in a must-win situation, matched against a red-hot spoiler in Guadalajara’s Contreras (23-10-1, 21KOs) whose last three wins have come versus opponents with a combined 52-2-1 record including two unbeaten foes.

Boxeo Telemundo Undercard Results From Kissimmee

Jake Donovan

•5 years ago

Hairon Socarras has made his way back to the ring and to the win column. The Miami-based Cuban featherweight had his way with late-assigned foe Julio Buitrago, stopping the fleshy Nicaraguan in the 3rd round of their curtain raiser Friday evening at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.

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Golden Contract Results: Wood, Walsh, Dickens, McCullagh Advance

BoxingScene Staff

•6 years ago

York Hall, Bethnal Green, UK - In the fought bout of the MTK Golden Contract featherweight tournament, Leigh Wood (23-1, 13 KOs) stopped previosuly undefeated David Oliver Joyce (11-1, 8 KOs) in the ninth round, Joyce had been down twice in the fight.

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MTK Golden Contract: Featherweight Tournament Draw Revealed

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•6 years ago

British featherweight champion Ryan Walsh, undefeated Olympian Davey Oliver Joyce, WBO European super-bantamweight holder Tyrone McCullagh, Commonwealth champion Leigh Wood, EBU EU champion Carlos Ramos, Cuban king Hairon Socarras, IBF European champion Jazza Dickens, and WBC Latino champion Carlos Araujo are all competing in the event which takes place at York Hall.

MTK Featherweight Tournament Lands at York Hall, October 6

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•6 years ago

The opening instalment of the exciting Golden Contract tournament will take place on October 4 when the featherweight quarter-finals take place at the iconic York Hall. The groundbreaking competition has gripped the imagination of the public, with some of the best fighters at 126 lbs now set to head to London for their first taste of the action.

Davies, Ward, Burton, Yigit, McKenna Enter MTK Tournaments

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•6 years ago

Former British champion Hosea Burton, unbeaten WBO European champion and WBO no. 12 Steven Ward, and former WBC International champion Serge Michel will all be part of the line-up, with even more huge names set to be announced. The winner of each tournament will land a two-year, five-fight deal that guarantees six-figure purses for every fight along with global exposure.

Shakur Stevenson Seeks New Opponent, Socarras Pulls Out

Keith Idec

•6 years ago

LAS VEGAS – Shakur Stevenson needs a new opponent for his homecoming fight. Miami’s Hairon Socarras has pulled out of their 10-round featherweight bout scheduled for July 13 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Their fight, Stevenson’s first as a pro in his hometown, was announced Monday during a press conference in Newark.

Stevenson: I'll Punish Socarras For My Last Loss To A Cuban

Keith Idec

•6 years ago

NEWARK, N.J. – Shakur Stevenson intends to exact revenge on Robeisy Ramirez at some point. For now, Stevenson plans to make Hairon Socarras pay July 13 for his split-decision defeat to Ramirez in the 123-pound gold-medal match at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Like Ramirez, Socarras is Cuban.

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