Abner Mares: record, next fight and profile →
BoxingScene.com recently caught up to Nonito Donaire. The Filipino Flash returns to the ring on February 4th against Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The fight is the HBO televised co-feature to the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr-Marco Antonio Rubio middleweight title clash.
For well over a year, Vusi Malinga has sat back and watched four of the best bantamweights in the world square off against one another while his own career has been placed on hold.
Vusi Malinga (20-3-1, 12KOs) will fight for the IBF bantamweight title within three months, according to the sanctioning body. The unbeaten champion, Abner Mares, has been given a mandatory three-month period to defend his title against the 32-year-old South African.
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - A few more news and pieces coming out of the WBC's 49th annual convention. A final light heavyweight eliminator was ordered between light heavyweights Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16KOs) and Ismayl Sillakh (17-0, 14KOs). The winner will become the mandatory challenger to the rematch between champion Bernard Hopkins and top contender Chad Dawson. As BoxingScene reported earlier, the WBC ordered a Hopkins-Dawson rematch.
After IBF bantamweight champ Abner Mares' convincing win over Joseph Agbeko, the 26 year old out of Hawaiian Gardens, recently stated that he feels confident and ready to make boxing history.
After his dominating performance against Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko in their rematch last weekend, undefeated IBF and WBC Silver bantamweight champion Abner Mares (23-0-1, 13 KOs) has beaten just about every top bantamweight thrown his way.
No one will ever know for sure whether or not the first loss of Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KO), at the hands of Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KO), was tainted beyond the inner circle of the victor. We can all know, for sure, who the better man is in December 2011.
In a Showtime televised rematch, IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares landed 41% of his power punches enroute to a unanimous decision win over Joseph Agbeko at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. ShoStats provided by CompuBox.
Honda Center, Anaheim, California - In a mandatory rematch, IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares (22-0-1, 13 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Joseph Agbeko (28-3, 22 KOs) to retain his title. All three judges scored it 118-110.
Mexican-born 26-year old Abner Mares (23-0-1, 13 KO) of Montebello, California, provided some answer to critics who questioned the number of low blows he was allowed to get away with in winning the IBF Bantamweight title in August, keeping them mostly up and earning another hard fought unanimous decision against 31-year old former titlist Joseph Agbeko (28-4, 22 KO) of Accra, Ghana on Saturday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.