Andrew Cancio: record, next fight and profile →
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has ordered the fight between regular champion of the super featherweight, Andrew Cancio, and the mandatory challenger from Nicaragua, Rene Alvarado.
Billel Dib is still determined to land a shot at the world title in 2019 with WBA World champion Andrew Cancio appearing to be firmly on the Australian's radar. Cancio produced one of the performances of last weekend in what was an excellent weekend of boxing that featured the likes of Guillermo Rigondeaux and Jermell Charlo producing sensational stoppages. WBA super featherweight champion Cancio joined the knockout party himself and proved his world title victory earlier on this year was no fluke by demolishing Alberto Machado in round 3 of their world title clash.
Andrew Cancio’s entire title reign could wind up revisiting old business—or so hopes the last man to defeat him. Joseph Diaz Jr. sat ringside as Cancio scored a repeat knockout win over Alberto Machado in their 130-pound title fight rematch Friday evening at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, Calif. The 2012 U.S. Olympian and current super featherweight contender was in attendance less as a patron than he was to scout the event, with every intention of facing the winner.
Andrew "El Chango" Cancio (21-4-2, 15 KOs), the pride of Blythe, Calif., successfully defended his WBA Super Featherweight World Title via third-round knockout in his rematch against Puerto Rico's Alberto "Explosivo" Machado (21-2, 17 KOs). The event took place at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. and was streamed live exclusively on DAZN.
By Jake Donovan - Andrew Cancio did it again—only a little bit quicker and a little bit better. The working class hero from Blythe, Calif. scored a repeat knockout of Puerto Rico’s Alberto Machado to defend his 130-pound title Friday at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, Calif. A left hook to the body put Machado down an...
Cancio, Machado Scorecard BoxingScene Live - This Thursday in Indio, California, the current champion of 130 pounds of the World Boxing Association Andrew “El Chango” Cancio easily overcame the first challenge of every boxer, the scales, coming in at 130.0 pounds. Meanwhile, the Boricua challenger Alberto “El Explosivo” Machado tipped the scales at a weight at 129.8 pounds. (photos Tom Hogan/Hoganphotos).
Andrew Cancio always believed he would become a major titlist the moment he made his way to a major title fight. What he didn’t believe as recently as just over a year ago, was whether he’d even make it back to the ring, never mind to that level. “I had a lot of things going on in my personal life as far as the gym life between trainers and managers,” Cancio (20-4-2, 15KOs) admitted of his frustration with the sport following a Sept. 2016 stoppage loss to fellow Caiifornian Joseph Diaz. “It was just switching gyms. There was just a lot going on
Whatever happens Friday night, Freddie Roach at least is satisfied with how Alberto Machado prepared for his immediate rematch against Andrew Cancio. Roach can’t say the same thing about their fight February 9, in which Cancio scored a huge upset. Machado spent just four weeks training for that fight at Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California.
Alberto Machado wasn’t ready to hit the panic button in the wake of his first career defeat. His title reign-ending knockout loss to Andrew Cancio this past February still ranks among the biggest upsets of a year loaded with surprises. The only thing that will surprise Puerto Rico’s Machado is if this same thing occurs in their rematch this weekend.
Cancio, Machado Weights Photos Gallery - This Thursday in Indio, California, the current champion of 130 pounds of the World Boxing Association Andrew “El Chango” Cancio easily overcame the first challenge of every boxer, the scales, coming in at 130.0 pounds. Meanwhile, the Boricua challenger Alberto “El Explosivo” Machado tipped the scales at a weight at 129.8 pounds. (photos Tom Hogan/Hoganphotos).