Alberto Machado
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Alberto Machado Plans Move To 140, Ivan Calderon is Now Head Coach
Former champion Alberto “El Explosivo” Machado will give a “restart” to his career in 2022. The former Puerto Rican 130-pound beltholder seeks a new breath with the entry of two-time Puerto Rican world champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon as head traine...
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Angel Fierro: The Best Judge is a Knockout When Fighting in Rival's Hometown
Angel Fierro rose from the canvas twice en route to a stunning comeback knockout win in the sixth round against former world champion Alberto Machado as the latest chapter of the iconic Puerto Rico vs. Mexico ring rivalry was written in the Ring City...
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Results
Angel Fierro Survives Two Knockdowns, Knocks Out Alberto Machado In 6th Round
A resilient Angel Fierro changed his life Thursday night. The Mexican underdog survived a knockdown apiece in each of the first two rounds and knocked out Alberto Machado in the sixth round of their televised main event in Salinas, Puerto Rico. Fierr...
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Machado: My Body Feels More Comfortable At 135 Pounds; I Need To Prove It Thursday
Alberto Machado’s mission is to remind boxing fans of why he was once a promising champion in the 130-pound division. Machado moved up to the lightweight limit of 135 pounds following back-to-back knockout losses to Andrew Cancio in 2019. The Puerto...
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Fierro: I Know We're In Enemy Territory Against Machado; It's Gonna Be A War!
Angel Fierro didn’t think twice before accepting when the call came a couple weeks ago to battle Alberto Machado on short notice. The unknown Mexican lightweight was already training to fight a southpaw March 12 in Tijuana, his hometown. Fierro had h...
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Photos
Photos: Alberto Machado, Angel Fierro - Ready For Battle in Puerto Rico
Machado, Fierro Weights Photos Gallery - Former world champion Alberto Machado (22-2, 18 KOs) of Puerto Rico and rising prospect Angel Fierro (17-1-1, 13 KOs) of Mexico both made weight successfully ahead of their 10-round lightweight fight, the main...
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Erik Morales: Mikey Garcia is a Great Fighter, But Pacquiao Will Beat Him
Four division world champion Erik Morales, who is the trainer of Tijuana’s Angel Fierro, is days away from his fighter’s matchup against Puerto Rico’s Alberto Machado - which is Thursday night’s Ring City USA main event. The fight takes place at the...
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Photos
Photos: Alberto Machado, Angel Fierro - Face To Face in Puerto Rico
Machado, Fierro Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Ring City USA continues its three-event residency in Puerto Rico this week as it heads to Albergue Olimpico (Olympic Center) in Salinas this Thursday to present a stacked evening of boxing actio...
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Alberto Machado vs. Angel Fierro Set Down, Tanajara Out With Illness
With the previously announced Hector Tanajara unable to fight due to an illness, former super featherweight Alberto Machado, (22-2, 18 KO), will now face hard-hitting Mexican contender Angel ‘Tashiro’ Fierro, (17-1-1, 13 KOs), of San Diego, Calif. in...
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Bohachuk-Adams, Machado-Tanajara Venues Set Down
Ring City USA, the new sports media startup that debuted its Thursday night boxing series in November 2020 on NBC Sports Network, will take over Puerto Rico in less than one month to kick off their 2021 schedule. The March 4 event will take place at...
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Ring City USA Returns With 2 Cards In March From Puerto Rico; Serrano-Bermudez Could Be Third
On March 4, Serhii Bohachuk (18-0, 18 KOs) will faceoff against former middleweight title challenger Brandon Adams (22-3, 13 KOs) in a 10-round super welterweight main event. The fight was originally scheduled to headline a Dec. 3 Ring City event at...
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Kovalev-Barrera Quadrupleheader Made Official For April 25
Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (34-3-1, 29 KOs), the former light heavyweight champion, will return against former world title challenger Sullivan Barrera (22-3, 14 KOs) in a 12-round cruiserweight battle. The card will feature pugilists from four differen...
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Alberto Machado's Handlers Pushing For Francisco Vargas Clash
Alberto “El Explosivo” Machado would like to face Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas in a battle of former world champions - and the fight could very well become a reality. The vice president of the company Miguel Cotto Promotions, Héctor Soto, who co-pro...
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Alberto Machado Drills Luis Porozo, Wants Francisco Vargas
Alberto Machado returned to the scene of the crime to exorcise past demons. The former 130-pound titlist put behind the worst stretch of his career to end 2019 on a positive note, scoring a 2nd round knockout of Ecaudor’s Luis Porozo in his lightweig...