
Olympic silver medalist Marco Verde set to return March 14 in Guadalajara
Marco Verde will maintain a steady schedule as he approaches his first full year in the pro ranks
Alexander Gueche: record, next fight and profile →

Marco Verde will maintain a steady schedule as he approaches his first full year in the pro ranks

In a unanimous decision rout – 100-90 on all three scorecards – Holly Holm defeated a fighter 13 years her junior in Mexico’s Yolanda Vega on Saturday in Anaheim, California.

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) has announced the signing of former two-time amateur national champion and undefeated bantamweight prospect Alexander “The Alley Cat” Gueche.

As Alice Cooper sang, “School’s out forever,” and Alexander Gueche, already five fights into his pro career after graduating from high school, couldn’t be happier. “I think I've definitely gotten more used to the fight game,” said the Long Beach, California native, who looks to make it 6-0 when he faces David Vargas Zamora on the Diego Pacheco-Maciej Sulecki card this Saturday in Carson. “The biggest adjustment was the training. I’m in camp training two times a day rather than just training right after school. It's a full-time job, basically.”

Flyweight Daniel Barrera was forced to use everything he had to fend off Christian Robles en route to a win Friday at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California.

H2O Sylve entered 2024 with plans to make a splash in the lightweight division. That quest will have to continue after this weekend’s DAZN headliner. The 20-year-old from Long Beach, California arrived at an announced weight of 140 pounds for a planned WBC Youth

Jake Paul came in seven-plus pounds heavier Thursday than for any of his first eight professional fights. Paul stepped on the Florida Athletic Commission’s scale at a career-high 199.4 pounds for his eight-round cruiserweight fight against Andre August on Friday night in Orlando, Florida. August officially weighed 198.6 pounds.

At 17, Long Beach’s Alexander Gueche already has his high school diploma and could do anything he wants to do in life. But, for now, boxing’s his path, and when asked why, he shows himself to be wise beyond his years.