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Former junior lightweight contender Carlos Ruiz hopes to break his three-bout winless streak tonight as he squares off against Luis Guzman at the Fronton Mexico in Mexico City, promoter Tuto Zabala, Jr. told Boxingscene.com Tuesday night.
In a bizarre turn of events, a likely stay-busy victory turned into a knockout defeat as a likely opportunity to fight for a world title belt this year quickly evaporated. Junior featherweight contender Julio Ceja was stopped by Franklin Manzanilla moments into round five late Saturday night at the Teatro Moliere in Mexico City.
Lightweight contender Evens Pierre broke Francisco Contreras down Thursday night, winning by knockout in round seven at the Karibe Contention Center in Petionville, Haii. Pierre (30-1, 20 knockouts), who resides in nearby Port-au-Prince, mostly dominated the action from the opening bell. Pierre landed a shot to the body, dropping Contreras to the canvas. Referee Samuel Burgos counted Contreras out at 59 seconds.
Two-time Olympian Everton Lopes of Brazil has retired from boxing. Lopes had not fought since winning a six round split decision over veteran Eduardo Rafael Reyes on Sept. 30. The 29-year-old Lopes suffered from chronic pain to his shoulders over the last several months.
The pushing and shoving from Friday's weigh-in between Nico Hernandez and Szilveszter Kanalas carried over into Saturday night's bout. It was Hernandez though who ended matter early. Hernandez battered and stopped Kanalas in round one at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas, not far from his hometown of Wichita.
Christopher Diaz and Felix Verdejo have received much hype and press over the last couple of years as the next big fighters from Puerto Rico. Verdejo suffered a knockout loss to Antonio Lozada, Jr. on Mar. 17 in New York City, so Diaz might be the fighter to become the face of Puerto Rico boxing. Diaz is penciled to fight in July for the vacant WBO junior lightweight title.
Romero Duno continues to win. And he is doing so in impressive fashion. Duno won a hard-fought 10 round unanimous decision over fringe lightweight contender Gilberto Gonzalez Thursday night at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California.
A lot has changed for Romero Duno over the last 15 months. The hard-hitting Filipino lightweight has gone from opponent to fringe contender, and a victory tonight could lead him towards bigger paydays. Duno will square off against Mexico's Gilberto Gonzalez at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. The bout will follow the lightweight clash between unbeaten Oscar Duarte and gatekeeper Rey Perez.
He may not have won by knockout in the first round, but welterweight contender Roberto Arriaza will take a decision win any day. After notching three consecutive opening round knockout victories, Arriaza was taken the distance by fringe contender Juan Ruiz, winning a unanimous decision over 10 rounds Friday night at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California.
Lightweight contender George Kambosos, Jr. of Australia used boxing as an outlet when he was younger. Now he is using boxing to make a living and making a name for himself. Kambosos could be on the fast track toward a world title shot. He faces Jose Forero Saturday night at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The fight will be streamed live through dbe1.com (6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT).