Gabriel Maestre: record, next fight and profile →
Maestre, Marshall Fight Photos Gallery - MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill - In a battle of welterweight fighters, Gabriel Maestre (6-0-1, 5 KOs) crushed Travon Marshall (8-1, 7 KOs). in two rounds. (photos by Amanda Westcott)
There was no doubt about Gabriel Maestre’s win against this fighter from Maryland on Saturday night. The 37-year-old Maestre knocked out highly touted 22-year-old welterweight prospect Travon Marshall in the second round of a 147-pound fight Showtime televised from MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Maestre (6-0-1, 5 KOs), a two-time Olympian from Venezuela, dropped Marshall twice before referee Sharon Sands stopped their scheduled 10-rounder at 2:06 of the second round.
Gabriel Maestre doesn’t think Travon Marshall is ready for the step up in opposition that the undefeated welterweight prospect will take Saturday night.
Emmanuel Rodriguez had a little more trouble than Melvin Lopez making weight Friday for their bantamweight championship match.
Rodriguez, Lopez Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Former world champion Emmanuel Rodriguez and streaking contender Melvin Lopez went face to face at Thursday’s final press conference before they meet for the vacant IBF Bantamweight World Championship this Saturday, August 12 headlining live on Showtime from The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Maryland in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. (photos by Amanda Westcott)
Former world champion Emmanuel Rodriguez will take on streaking contender Melvin Lopez for the vacant IBF Bantamweight World Championship headlining action live on Showtime on Saturday, August 12 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Maryland.
CARSON, Calif. – The battle between two-time Olympian Gabriel Maestre and former two-division champion Devon Alexander proved to be a fight featuring a pair of 36-year-olds whose careers are heading in different directions.
Devon Alexander (27-7-1) returns to the ring on April 8th against Gabriel Maestre (4-0-1). The fight takes place on the Sebastian Fundora-Brian Mendoza undercard in Ontario, California. Showtime will stream the fight on Youtube and Facebook.
Sebastian Fundora never weighs more than 160 pounds, not even when he isn’t training for a fight. The 6-foot-6 southpaw’s discipline paid dividends at the scale again Friday, when Fundora easily met his division’s limit for a 12-round, 154-pound title defense against Brian Mendoza. Fundora weighed in at 153.3 pounds, slightly lighter
Three showdowns featuring a former two-division world champion, a two-time Olympian, an unbeaten heavyweight contender and more will highlight the Showtime Boxing Countdown live streaming presentation this Saturday, April 8 from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.