
Pascal-Fanlong: Eight-Man Last Chance Tournament Added To Show In Florida
A card headlined by the return of former light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal will feature an eight-man tournament where all participants face a must-win situation.
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A card headlined by the return of former light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal will feature an eight-man tournament where all participants face a must-win situation.

AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX - Leading the fight card on the Golden Boy Fight Night on Facebook Watch, two undefeated fighters, Victor Morales (15-0-1, 8KOs), of Vancouver, WA and Rudy Garcia (12-0-1, 2 KOs) of Los Angeles, CA, both put their undefeated records on the line in an exciting 10-round featherweight fight for the vacant WBC International Featherweight Title.

Former North American Boxing Association (NABA) Welterweight Champion Kendo “Tremendo” Castaneda (17-4, 8 KOs) challenges undefeated, reigning North American Boxing Federation welterweight title holder Raul “Cougar” Curiel (10-0, 8 KOs) in a 10-round bout this Saturday night at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

RJJ Boxing returns to Mexico for the first time in 2021 on Thursday, April 1st – no April Fool’s jokes - presented by Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing Promotions and De La O Promotions, at Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochia, Sonora, Mexico

LAS VEGAS – Josue Vargas fended off Kendo Castaneda on Saturday night and convincingly produced perhaps the most noteworthy win of his five-year pro career. The Bronx-based southpaw dropped Castaneda early in the second round and out-worked him for most of their 10-round welterweight bout at MGM Grand Conference Center. Judges Max De Luca (98-91), Lisa Giampa (100-89) and Steve Weisfeld (99-90) rewarded Vargas (18-1, 9 KOs) for his activity and accuracy on the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo Lopez undercard.

LAS VEGAS – Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez finally came face-to-face several seconds after they made weight Friday afternoon at MGM Grand Conference Center. Lomachenko smiled and confidently shook his head once they eventually were separated following an intense staredown. Lopez’s facial expression never changed before they went in opposite directions and walked off the stage.

The breakout star of the Bubble, “Cassius” Clay Collard, is back for more. Collard, the MMA pro-turned contender for 2020 “Boxing Prospect of the Year,” will fight Quincy LaVallais in an eight-round middleweight bout on the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo Lopez undercard on Saturday, Oct. 17 from the MGM Grand Las Vegas Conference Center. It is a rematch of their June 2019 fight, which was ruled a draw.

ESPN’s viewership went up slightly Tuesday night from the audience the network attracted for its boxing broadcast a week earlier. Nielsen Media Research numbers released Thursday indicated that an average audience of 318,000 tuned in to watch Top Rank’s three-hour, 16-minute show Tuesday night. Viewership peaked at 388,000 during the co-featured fight, Luis Alberto Lopez’s upset of Andy Vences in a 10-round junior lightweight fight.

Zepeda, Castaneda Fight Photos Gallery - MGM Grand Conference Center, Las Vegas - In a junior welterweight contest, Jose Zepeda (32-2, 25 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over Kendo Castaneda (17-2, 8 KOs). The scores were 97-93, 98-92 and 98-92 for Zepeda. (photos by Mikey Williams)

The boogeyman of the junior welterweight division kept on rolling Tuesday night. Two-time world title challenger Jose "Chon" Zepeda (32-2, 25 KOs) outboxed Kendo "Tremendo" Castaneda (17-2, 8 KOs), rolling to a unanimous decision victory (98-92 2x and 97-93) at the MGM Grand Conference Center — Grand Ballroom.