Carlos Caraballo: record, next fight and profile →
Zepeda, Vargas Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Josue "The Prodigy" Vargas earned his nickname fighting as an amateur growing up in The Bronx. The Puerto Rican-born junior welterweight contender now has the opportunity to notch a career-defining win roughly 10 miles from where he was raised. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Jose “Chon” Zepeda wants a third world title shot. Josue “The Prodigy” Vargas, born in Puerto Rico and raised in the Bronx, hopes his hometown main event is the ticket to title contention.
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico - Immediately before the main event, Carlos ‘Purin’ Caraballo (14-0-0, 14 KOs) of Ponce, P.R. made an emphatic statement with his fourth-round technical knockout victory over a game Leonardo ‘Leon’ Baez (18-3-0, 9 KOs) of Mexicali, Mexico.
Carlos Caraballo entered the night with questions regarding his career potential and made a major statement when all was said and done. An intended step up in class turned out to be a showcase performance for the unbeaten Boricua, who demolished Mexicali’s Leonardo Baez inside of four rounds. Ponce’s Caraballo floored Baez in round two before pouring on the attack in forcing the stoppage at 2:36 of round four in their NBC Sports Network-televised bout Thursday evening in at Plaza del Quinto Centenario in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Bermudez, Serrano Weights Photos Gallery - Ring City USA will stage a card this coming Thursday, presented live from Plaza del Quinto Centenario in Old San Juan. The March 25 event will be broadcast live at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on NBC Sports Network and NBC Sports app in the United States and Puerto Rico. Outside the United States, Ring City’s undercard action will be available on Twitch. (photos by Tom Hogan/Hogan Photos)
Ring City USA has announced a loaded seven-fight undercard for this Thursday’s event, the third and final of the boxing outfit’s residency in Puerto Rico, which will be presented live from Plaza del Quinto Centenario in Old San Juan. The March 25 event will be broadcast live at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on NBC Sports Network and NBC Sports app in the United States and Puerto Rico. Outside the United States, Ring City’s undercard action will be available on Twitch.
Seniesa "Superbad" Estrada (17-0, 7 KOs) overcame her toughest challenge yet as she defeated Gretchen "Chen Chen" Abaniel (18-11, 6 KOs) via technical knockout to defend her WBC Silver Light Flyweight Championship in the scheduled 10-round main event of the June 13 edition of Golden Boy DAZN Thursday Night Fights at Avalon Hollywood. Abaniel was not able to continue after the fourth round, handing Estrada the victory.
Seniesa "Superbad" Estrada (16-0, 6 KOs), one of the most important female boxers of this era, will look to take over Hollywood, Calif. as she defends her WBC Silver Light Flyweight Title for a second time in a 10-round main event against a soon-to-be announced opponent. The event will take place on Thursday, June 13 at Avalon Hollywood.
On Saturday, February 16, former Olympian McWilliams Arroyo will return to the ring at The Fair Complex in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Arroyo (17-4, 14 KOs) will be in the headline fight of the event 'Noche de Campeones: DirecTV when he faces the Mexico's Carlos Maldonado (11-2, 7 KOs) in a fight for a maximum of 10 rounds for the vacant Latin flyweight champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO).
Oscar "El Jaguar" Negrete (18-1-1, 7 KOs) of Tierraalta, Colombia and Joshua "The Professor" Franco (14-1-1, 7 KOs) of San Antonio, Texas fought to a ten-round split draw in the main event of the Oct. 4 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at the Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif. Negrete retained his NABF Bantamweight Title in a hard-fought fight in which both men threw over 1,000 punches. Each fighter received a score of 96-94, while one judge scored it a 95-95, resulting in a split draw.