Charlie Sheehy: record, next fight and profile →
Lightweights Charlie Sheehy and Manuel Jaimes might be from the same part of Northern California but they have taken different paths to their upcoming fight, which could set the trajectory for the rest of their career.
Information about the Top Rank card on May 18th as Giovani Santillan will face Brian Norman Jr.
Charlie Sheehy sees himself in a similar light to NFL breakout star Brock Purdy.
Alan Garcia gave a brief glimpse of his potential Thursday in Las Vegas. The junior welterweight prospect from Ulysses, Kansas dropped Tomas Ornelas twice in the first round and beat him by technical knockout only 51 seconds into their scheduled six-rounder on the Teofimo Lopez-Jamaine Ortiz undercard at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino’s Michelob ULTRA Arena. Referee Celestino Ruiz stopped their bout after Denver’s Ornelas got up from the second knockdown.
Jamaine Ortiz flexed his muscles, smiled and beat his chest Wednesday afternoon after he made weight in Las Vegas. Teofimo Lopez mostly smiled as they faced off for the final time before their 140-pound title fight Thursday night. Minutes earlier, Lopez and Ortiz weighed exactly the same amount, 139.6 pounds, when they stepped on the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s scale.
Lopez, Ortiz Workouts Photos Gallery - Teofimo Lopez (19-1, 13 KOs) and Jamaine Ortiz (17-1-1, 8 KOs) hosted their public workouts today ahead of their showdown for Lopez's WBO and Ring Magazine junior welterweight world titles this Thursday, Feb. 8 at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Teofimo Lopez will defend his WBO title against Jamaine Ortiz on Thursday, Feb. 8, at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Lopez-Ortiz headlines an action-packed televised doubleheader that kicks off Big Game Weekend.
Nine years after Joe Goodall edged Efe Ajagba in an amateur bout, not much separated the heavyweights again on the scale in Stateline, Nevada. The 6-foot-6 Ajagba weighed in at 237.6 pounds for their 10-round fight Saturday night. The 6-foot-5 Goodall officially
Nigerian heavyweight Efe Ajagba hopes to take a giant leap towards a title opportunity when faces upset-minded Australian Joe Goodall in the 10-round main event Saturday, Nov. 4 at Tahoe Blue Event Center in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. This will be the first boxing event at the venue, which opened earlier this month.
LAS VEGAS – Nahir Albright sabotaged Karlos Balderas’ comeback Friday night. Though clearly the B side in their eight-round lightweight fight, Albright beat Balderas by majority decision and produced the biggest win of his career on the Seniesa Estrada-Leonela Yudica undercard at Palms Casino Resort’s Pearl Theater. Judge Chris Migliore scored their very competitive contest a draw (76-76), but judges Lisa Giampa (77-75) and Dave Moretti (77-75) scored five rounds apiece for Albright.