Sammy Vasquez Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Undefeated contender Sammy "The Sergeant" Vasquez Jr. and Olympic gold medalist Felix Diaz are deep into training camp for their pivotal welterweight showdown on Saturday, July 16 as part of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes live from Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
By Thomas Gerbasi - When Sammy Vasquez says he loves boxing, he means it. If you had any doubt, all you need to do is hear the tone of his voice change when asked about the welterweight classic between Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter that took place on June 25. Of course, Vasquez is not just a fan of the sport. He's an...
A source informed BoxingScene.com on Friday morning that Luis Collazo has withdrawn from his nationally televised July 16 fight against Sammy Vasquez due to a calf injury. Vasquez has agreed to face Felix Diaz now that Collazo (36-7, 19 KOs), a former WBA welterweight champion, is unavailable for that 10-round welterweight bout in Birmingham, Alabama. The Vasquez-Diaz bout will be broadcast by FOX as the co-feature before Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) makes an optional defense of his WBC heavyweight title against Chris Arreola (36-4-1, 31 KOs, 2 NC) at Legacy Arena.
NEW YORK – Their peers in the welterweight division – world champions, former champions, contenders and top prospects – can’t pick a definitive winner between defending WBA 147-pound king Keith 'One Time' Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) and former world champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs).
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Undefeated welterweight contender Sammy "The Sergeant" Vasquez Jr. (21-0, 15 KOs) is set to battle former world champion Luis Collazo (36-7, 19 KOs) in the 10-round co-main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes in primetime on Saturday, July 16 from Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
Pro Box Management is proud to announce the signing of junior lightweight contender Billel Dib to a management contract. Dib of Sydney, Australia has a record of 18-1 with nine knockouts and is a former two-time Australian Super Featherweight champion and the current WBO Interim Oriental champion. He is currently ranked #12 by the WBO.
Los Angeles, CA - Before a crowd of 12,052 at STAPLES Center in downtown Los Angeles, welterweight, "Sergeant" Sammy Vasquez of Monessen, Pennsylvania improved to (21-0, 15 KOs) with a sixth round stoppage of Aron Martinez, (20-5, 4 KOs) of Michoacan, Mexico.
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California - Sammy Vasquez Jr. (21-0, 15KOs) dominated and stopped Aron Martinez (20-5-1, 4KOs) inside of six rounds. Martinez was unable to continue after six due to a left hand injury.
LOS ANGELES - FOX Sports expands its existing media rights agreement for Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) with multiple primetime Saturday evening bouts on the FOX broadcast network and FOX Deportes in 2016.
Former multi-division champion Robert Guerrero (33-3) is just a few days away from facing former super lightweight champion Danny Garcia (31-0) for the vacant WBC welterweight title. The fight takes place at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles and will be televised on Fox as part of the Premier Boxing Champions series.