Chris Van Heerden: record, next fight and profile →
Magdaleno, Rivera Weights Photos Gallery - However much longer Emanuel Navarrete has left at super bantamweight, it will last at least through Saturday evening. The streaking 122-pound titlist from Mexico City, Mexico and unbeaten but unheralded title challenger Francisco de Vaca both made weight ahead of their ESPN-televised main event Saturday evening at Banc of California Stadium on USC campus in Los Angeles, Calif.
Undefeated super lightweight contender Arnold Barboza Jr., South African welterweight contender Chris van Heerden and unbeaten middleweight prodigy Janibek Alimkhanuly will all see action in scheduled 10-rounders Saturday, Aug. 17 at Banc of California Stadium on the undercard of WBO junior featherweight world champion Emanuel Navarrete’s title defense versus Francisco “Panchito” De Vaca.
The soccer field will become a fistic battleground Saturday, August 17, as Jose Benavidez Jr. will battle former world champion Luis Collazo in a 10-round welterweight co-feature at Banc of California Stadium, the home of Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles FC. In the other co-feature, WBO junior featherweight champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete will make the second defense of his title against the undefeated Francisco “Panchito” De Vaca.
Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev makes his U.S. debut in a 10-round heavyweight battle versus Romania’s Bogdan Dinu. Their bout will air live on ESPN Saturday evening from The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California. Pulev (26-1, 13KOs)—who represented Bulgaria in the 2008 Beijing Olympics—is a leading contender for one of the heavyweight belts presently in the possession of England’s Anthony Joshua. He earned his place in line following a decision win over Hughie Fury last October, which streamed live on ESPN+.
The knockdowns at the hands of Errol Spence or the split-decision loss years ago to Nicola Stevanovic do not add up to the pain and anguish Chris van Heerden endured during the last couple days of 2018.
Jessie Magdaleno, Rico Ramos Weights Photos Gallery - Top heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev is ready to make a splash in his U.S. debut. (photos by Mikey Williams). Pulev (26-1, 13 KOs) will take on Bogdan Dinu (18-1, 14 KOs) in the 10-round main event Saturday evening at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California.
By Thomas Gerbasi - The wounds are still open and emotions are as raw as ever for Chris Van Heerden. It’s less than three months after his father Daniel was murdered in South Africa in December, and while duty calls for the welterweight, who fights Mahonry Montes in Costa Mesa this Saturday, dad is never far fr...
Heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev, ranked No. 1 by the IBF, will put his rating on the line against Bogdan Dinu in a 10-round showdown on Saturday, March 23 at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, Calif. In the co-feature, former world champions Jessie Magdaleno and Rico Ramos will clash in a 10-round featherweight bout with potential world title implications.
Former IBO Welterweight Champion Chris Van Heerden is all set for a big year after inking a deal with top promoter Top Rank. The Los Angeles based South African is back in Southern California after returning to South Africa to deal with the passing of his father but has returned with a renewed sense of drive in pushing towards a world title opportunity in 2019.
Chris van Heerden talks link up with Top Rank, Brian Viloria and targets Errol Spence rematch. South African Welterweight Chris van Heerden has linked up with Bob Arum’s Legendary Top Rank Promotions as he looks to land a World title shot in 2019.