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Andy Ruiz, Kevin Johnson Weights Photos Gallery - Kavaliauskas-Abreu and Vences-DeAlba will be televised live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET. The entire undercard will be shown on ESPN+ beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Gabriel Flores Jr. graduated from Cesar Chavez High School in his hometown of Stockton, California last week. While his classmates will begin their summer vacations by working jobs, partying, or lounging by the pool, Flores will continue making a name for himself and solidify his standing as a legit prospect.
Stevenson, Pedraza Official Weigh-In Photos Gallery - LAS VEGAS – After the months of trash talk, Terence "Bud" Crawford and WBO welterweight champion Jeff "The Hornet" Horn met face to face at the official weigh-in. (photos by Mikey Williams).
Jose “Sniper” Pedraza is nearing a title shot while Shakur Stevenson is well on his way. Pedraza and Stevenson will see action June 9 on the Terence Crawford vs. Jeff Horn world championship event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Pedraza (23-1, 12 KOs), from Cidra, Puerto Rico, will challenge Antonio Moran (22-2, 15 KOs) in a 10-rounder for the WBO Latino lightweight belt, while Stevenson (6-0, 3 KOs), the 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist, will step up in class against Aelio Mesquita (16-1, 14 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight contest.
Jose Ramirez, the pride of California’s Central Valley, is ready for his world championship homecoming. Ramirez, from Avenal, Calif., will make the first defense of his World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight title against former amateur standout and longtime contender Danny O’Connor on Saturday, July 7 at the Save Mart Center. Ramirez vs. O’Connor will be televised live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET.
Ancajas vs. Ahmed Top Rank on ESPN will kick off its 2018 season with a sensational Super Bowl weekend world championship event. GILBERTO "Zurdo" RAMÍREZ , Mexico's super middleweight champion with the matinee idol looks, defending his world title. Ramírez (36-0, 24 KOs), from Mazatlan, Mexico, will make his third defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight title against Top-Five world-rated contender HABIB "Wild Hurricane" AHMED (22-0, 17 KOs) from Accra, Ghana. Photos by Mikey Williams/Top Rank.
Former fringe flyweight contender and current bantamweight Oscar Vasquez won a fifth round technical decision over Victor Ruiz Friday night at the Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada. Vasquez (15-1, 3 knockouts), who was fighting in his hometown, had all he could handle from the southpaw Ruiz, who hails from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Despite Ruiz's aggression, Vasquez did seem to land the more telling blows throughout the fight.
RENO -- Let’s Get It On Promotions and the Atlantis Casino Resort and Spa are pleased to announce an exciting night of world-class professional boxing Saturday, November 17th, 2017 at the Reno/Sparks Convention Center. The card will be co-headlined by lightweight sensation Gabriel Flores Jr., and Reno’s own Oscar Vasquez in separate bouts.
Junior lightweight Gabriel Flores Jr. will face Donnie Reeves tonight, Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman confirmed to Boxingscene.com Thursday night. The four round bout will take place at Gilley’s in Dallas, Texas. Flores (3-0, with 2 knockouts) is 17-years old and a senior at Cesar Chavez High School in his hometown of Stockton, California.
Super featherweight prospect Andy "El Tiburon" Vences (18-0) returns to the ring for the second time in 2017 when he faces Eliseo Cruz Sesma(11-3-1) on the Vasyl Lomachenko-Miguel Marriaga undercard in Los Angeles, California. Ray Beltran faces Bryan Vasquez in the televised co-feature bout.