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Yuriorkis Gamboa To Make Ring Return on PBC Card?

Elisinio Castillo

•Sep 7, 2015

Former champion and Olympic gold medal winner Yuriorkis Gamboa (24-1, 17KOs) has been inactive since last November. The 33-year-old talented Cuban fighter is ready for his next fight. While working out his promotional situation with SMS Promotions, owned by rapper Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson - the boxer was given permission, by 50 Cent, to fight under the promotional banner of Mayweather Promotions, which is owned by the rapper's friend Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Marcos Maidana Has Yet To Begin Training For Return

Elisinio Castillo

•Sep 5, 2015

Former two division world champion Marcos 'El Chino' Maidana (35-5, 31KOs) has yet to begin training for a possible ring return in the fall. Maidana has been out of the ring since losing back to back fights to WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2014. He made a lot of money from those pay-per-view encounters and decided to take some time off to spend with his family. But now his inactivity is approaching the one year mark.

Diego Chaves Plans To Target The Body of Kell Brook

Elisinio Castillo

•Sep 3, 2015

Former interim-world champion Diego "La Joya" Chaves of Buenos Aires is very confident as he continues training for his fight with welterweight world champion of the International Boxing Federation (IBF), Kell "The Special One" Brook, on Saturday October 24th at the Sheffield Arena in the city of Sheffield, England. The fight will be broadcast live through TyCSports for Argentina and much of Latin America.

Lucas Matthysse Tabs Jorge Melendez For Postol Sparring

Elisinio Castillo

•Sep 1, 2015

Dangerous Puerto Rican junior middleweight/middleweight contender Jorge "Destroyer" Melendez will arrive this Thursday, September 3 in Junin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, to join the training team of Argentinean junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse - to help 'The Machine' prepare for his fight on October 3 against Ukrainian Viktor Postol.

Cuellar: Whenever Leo Santa Cruz Wants, I'm Ready

Elisinio Castillo

•Sep 1, 2015

The 'regular' featherweight champion of the World Boxing Association, Argentina's Jesus Cuellar, had words of praise for the achievement of Mexico's Leo Santa Cruz, the new WBA "super champion" at 126-pounds. In addition, Cuellar warned that Santa Cruz is the fight he wants, but for now there are plans to make another defense in December. Cuellar (27-1, 21 KO) told Carlos Irusta that he's currently training in Oxnard, California.

Rigondeaux Eyes November Return, as a Free Agent?

Elisinio Castillo

•Aug 31, 2015

WBA/WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Ridgondeaux (15-0, 10KOs). The two-time Olympic gold medal winner is looking to return to action on an undisclosed date in November. The Cuban boxer has been inactive since December 31, when he scored a knockout victory in Japan. He attributes his inactivity to a strained relationship between his manager, Gary Hyde, and his promoter, Caribe Promotions.

Barrera Ready: I'm Better, Smarter Fighter Than Beterbiev

Elisinio Castillo

•Aug 23, 2015

Artur Beterbiev (9-0, 9KOs) may have found his man. The undefeated Russia fighter has been searching for a dancing partner for an ordered IBF light heavyweight eliminator. After several opponents dropped out or refused to take part, Sullivan Barrera (16-0, 11 KOs) seems to be ready to take on the challenge. The International Boxing Federation ordered Beterbiev and Barrera to battle each other and they have until August 26th to agree.

Jorge Sebastian Heiland Back on 9/19 in Argentina

Elisinio Castillo

•Aug 22, 2015

The highest world ranked middleweight contender under the World Boxing Council will finally return to action on September 19th in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jorge Sebastian Heiland (25-4-2, 13 KOs), 28-years-old, will snap a ten month inactivity streak when he faces Claudio Abalos (29-13-3) in a stay-busy fight. Heiland was last seen in the ring last November, when he knocked out Matthew Macklin in the tenth round of their battle for the WBC International title in Dublin, Ireland.

Omar Narvaez-Diego Pichardo Set Down For Sept. 18

Elisinio Castillo

•Aug 16, 2015

Former flyweight and super flyweight World Boxing Organization (WBO) world champion Omar "El Huracan" Narvaez has his return date set, against Diego "La Pantera" Liriano Pichardo, who is Dominican but living in Buenos Aires. The fight will occur on Friday September 18 in the province of Narvaez's hometown of Chubut, where two sites are being considered.

Acelino Freitas Returns, Destroys Veron in Three

Elisinio Castillo

•Aug 15, 2015

Arena Santos in Sao Paulo, Brazil - Former two-division world champion Acelino “Popo” Freitas (40-2, 34 KOs), 39-years-old, returned to the ring for the first time in three years with a third round stoppage of Mateo Veron (21-17-2, 4 KOs). The fight was held at the junior middleweight limit. Vernon was overmatched from the start, going down in round one and then three times in round three.

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Articles by Elisinio Castillo: page 64

Yuriorkis Gamboa To Make Ring Return on PBC Card?

Marcos Maidana Has Yet To Begin Training For Return

Diego Chaves Plans To Target The Body of Kell Brook

Lucas Matthysse Tabs Jorge Melendez For Postol Sparring

Cuellar: Whenever Leo Santa Cruz Wants, I'm Ready

Rigondeaux Eyes November Return, as a Free Agent?

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Jorge Sebastian Heiland Back on 9/19 in Argentina

Omar Narvaez-Diego Pichardo Set Down For Sept. 18

Acelino Freitas Returns, Destroys Veron in Three

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Elisinio Castillo

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Articles by Elisinio Castillo: page 64

Yuriorkis Gamboa To Make Ring Return on PBC Card?

Marcos Maidana Has Yet To Begin Training For Return

Diego Chaves Plans To Target The Body of Kell Brook

Lucas Matthysse Tabs Jorge Melendez For Postol Sparring

Cuellar: Whenever Leo Santa Cruz Wants, I'm Ready

Rigondeaux Eyes November Return, as a Free Agent?

Barrera Ready: I'm Better, Smarter Fighter Than Beterbiev

Jorge Sebastian Heiland Back on 9/19 in Argentina

Omar Narvaez-Diego Pichardo Set Down For Sept. 18

Acelino Freitas Returns, Destroys Veron in Three

Floyd Schofield Jnr-Jose 'Rayo' Valenzuela ordered by WBA

WBA orders Teofimo Lopez vs Jack Catterall amid Ryan Garcia talks