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Trainer German Caicedo, who works with Cuban heavyweight puncher Luis Ortiz (28-1, 24 KOs), allowed a reasonable amount of time to pass before watching the contest with Deontay Wilder again. On March 3rd, Ortiz appeared to be on the verge of capturing the WBC world title when he badly hurt Wilder in the seventh round of their exciting fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Unbeaten welterweight talent Roberto Arriaza (16-0, 13 KOs) demolished world ranked contender Sammy Valentin (13-2, 10 KOs) in less than 30 seconds of the first round in the main event of a Telemundo televised card, as part of an All-Star Boxing event in Tampa, Florida. Arriaza walked out of the ring with the Intercontinental welterweight belt of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) on his right shoulder.
Well-known Nicaraguan boxer, for fought for a world title on several occasions, Carlos "Chocorroncito" Buitrago (30-3-1, 17 KOs), will be charged before the courts for his alleged responsibility in the death of lawyer Harold Contreras, who was shot in the back on Saturday in the Andrés Castro neighborhood in the District III of Managua. The lawyer died hours later in the Military Hospital of that city.
This past Saturday night in France, Brian Castano (15-0, 11 KOs) of Argentina continued to impress with a final round knockout of veteran Cedric Vitu to retain the WBA 'regular' junior middleweight title before a hostile crowd. Castano has become the latest boxing sensation to come out of Argentina, which saw their talent level drop over the last few years with the retirements of Sergio Martinez and Marcos Maidana.
Cuban heavyweight puncher Luis Ortiz (28-1, 24 KOs) is not happy with the way last Saturday's fight played out with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs). Ortiz believed the fight was in his hands after badly hurting Wilder in the seventh round and coming within a few seconds of stopping him before the bell rang.
Former four division world champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez was an interested observer on Saturday night, as he watched two of his past opponents collide in the ring. At The Forum in Los Angeles, California, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai retained his WBC super flyweight world title with a twelve round majority decision win over Juan Francisco "El Gallo" Estrada.
Veteran trainer Pedro Diaz has stated that although he accepts some criticisms and comments, the prestigious coach affirms that there is still a lot left for former world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux. Last December at New York's Madison Square Garden Theater, Rigondeaux suffered his first career at the hands of fellow two-time Olympic gold medal winner Vasyl Lomachenko.
Venezuela's Jorge Linares, who holds the WBA lightweight championship, is clear about his future - he wants to fight two-time Olympic gold medal winner Vasyl Lomachenko. Lomachenko is scheduled to return on May 12 at New York's Madison Square Garden, with ESPN televising. But there is a conflict over the date, as Linares' promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, already have plans for that date on rival network HBO.
On Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Cuba's Yordenis Ugas scored a seventh round knockout over Ray Robinson in an IBF welterweight eliminator. Ugas (21-3, 10 KOs), is ranked in the number 2 slot in the IBF's rankings and wants to face the undefeated champion Errol Spence Jr. (23-0, 20 KOs), who is scheduled to fight on June 16th in the headliner of a Showtime televised card from Dallas, Texas.
The team behind former four division world champion Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez is very interested in a showdown against Filipino veteran Donnie Nietes for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) super flyweight world title, according to statement coming from vice mayor of Managua, Enrique Armas. If a deal can get done, the fight would be targeted for a date in June and the vice mayor would like for the contest to take place at the modern Alexis Argüello Sports Center in Managua, Nicaragua.