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Ronny Rios and his handlers went into the annual World Boxing Association (WBA) convention with hopes of coming away with a shot at the junior featherweight title. They will have to instead settle for a bid at the “interim” version of the crown.
Michael Zerafa has made it perfectly clear that he doesn't rate former WBO world champion Jeff Horn. Horn, 19-1 (13 KO'S) will face off against compatriot Michael Zerafa 26-3 (15 KO's) at the Bendigo Stadium in Australia, August 31st.
Texas - McAllen native Nelson Hampton (7-2) won a dominant decision over Jesus Arevalo (2-8). Hampton started off strong and nearly stopped Arevalo in the first round. However, Arevalo was game and stayed on his feet all 4 rounds. The final tallies were 40-36 on all three scorecards.
Female lightweight contender, Selina "Aztec Queen" Barrios (5-1, 2 KOs), will return to the ring on Saturday, August 3rd at the Alzafar Shrine in San Antonio, Texas. Barrios will face Nina Gallegos in a four-round bout. This is Barrios first fight since her first career loss to former WBC world champion Melissa Hernandez in April.
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson - Former world champion Juan Carlos Payano (20-2, 9 KOs) bounced back from a brutal knockout at the hands of Naoya Inoue in October 2018, to win an eight round unanimous decision over undefeated prospect Damien Vazquez (14-1, 7 KOs). The scores were 79-73, 80-71, 80-71.
From the moment his March 9 bout with Juan Carlos Payano was announced, the question which Damien Vazquez is forced to answer the most is why he agreed to a step up in class so early in his career versus the former bantamweight titlist. At the very least, the exchange is an avenue for the 21-year old to inform the boxing world that he's not here as a sacrificial lamb.
Unbeaten bantamweight Damien Vazquez will take on the toughest test of his career in former world champion Juan Carlos Payano in Premier Boxing Champions Prelims on FS1 this Saturday from Dignity Health Sports Park, formerly StubHub Center, in Carson, California.
Undefeated bantamweight prospect Damien Vazquez battles former world champion Juan Carlos Payano in an eight or 10-round attraction while unbeaten welterweight prospect and 2016 Lithuanian Olympian Eimantas Stanionis will face once-beaten Sammy Figueroa in an eight-round fight on Premier Boxing Champions Prelims on FS1 Saturday, March 9 live from Dignity Health Sports Park, formerly StubHub Center, in Carson, California.
BENSALEM, PA— With flyweight Miguel Cartagena (15-4-1, 6 K0s) returning home for the first time in four years against Carlos Maldonado (10-2, 7 K0s) in an old school Puerto Rico vs. Mexico rivalry in the main event, and a crowd-pleasing rematch between junior middleweights Anthony Prescott (8-8-2, 2 K0s) and Isaiah Wise (6-2, 3 K0s) in t
This past Saturday, Sugar Promotions presented "FERIA de CAMPEONES", an eleven bout card from Aguascalientes, Mexico. In the 12-round main event, super middleweight Bruno Sandoval (20-2-1, 16 KOs), who recently signed with Sugar Promotions, picked up a first round TKO over Devis Caceres (28-9-3, 19 KOs) capturing the WBC Latino Silver Super Middleweight title in the process. A powerful right hook landed flush on the face of Caceres, ending the bout at the 2:50 mark of the first round, as Sandoval claimed the vacant title in style.