
Nico Hernandez wows Wichita with stoppage of Robert Ledesma
2016 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez made the local fans in Wichita, Kansas, happy by stopping Robert Ledesma in the second round Friday at the Charles Koch Arena.
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2016 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez made the local fans in Wichita, Kansas, happy by stopping Robert Ledesma in the second round Friday at the Charles Koch Arena.

Cruiserweight Alexey Egorov notched the biggest win of his career thus far on paper Friday night, stopping Lateef Kayode after the sixth round at the Florentine Gardens in El Monte, California. Both fighters had their moments early in the competitive fight, but Egorov was sharper and his punches began to take their toll on Kayode, who appeared discombobulated during rounds four and five from the punches he was receiving.

Undefeated cruiserweight Alexey Egorov will face former world title challenger Lateef Kayode tonight at the Florentine Gardens in El Monte, California. Tonight will mark the third time Egorov will fight in a 10 round bout. Egorov (5-0, 4 knockouts) stopped Luther Smith in the opening round of his last fight on June 2 in Atlantic City. He has won his last three bouts by knockout.

While the epicenter of local attention will undeniably be at the Olimpiyskiy Sports Arena in Moscow, Russia, where World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight final takes place on July 21st, one of the top Russian promoters continues what can humorously be described as the “Russian Invasion” to the United States during the same month. Or it’s better to be described as the “Russian/Uzbek Invasion”.

Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, NV - Later on tonight Ishe Smith (29-9) will face Tony Harrison (26-2) in the main event of PBC on Bounce TV. Maurice Lee (8-1) returned to the ring from an eighteen month absence with a 5th round knockout of Joel Guevara (3-4-1). The time fo the stoppage was 2:04.

Smith, Harrison Weigh-in Photos Gallery - Former super welterweight champion Ishe "Sugar Shay'' Smith will battle top 154-pound contender Tony Harrison in a 10-round match that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce on Friday, May 11 from Sam's Town in Las Vegas. (photos by Chris Farina).

We are just over a week away from the highly anticipated Jorge Linares-Vasyl Lomachenko showdown that will air live on ESPN. Linares' WBA lightweight belt will be at stake on May 12th at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Former super welterweight champion Ishe "Sugar Shay'' Smith will battle top 154-pound contender Tony Harrison in a 10-round match that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce on Friday, May 11 from Sam's Town in Las Vegas.

Alamodome, Texas - In a reserve match for the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament, Keith Tapia (18-1, 11 KOs) won a one-sided ten round unanimous decision over Lateef Kayode (21-2, 16 KOs), who is trained by Hall of Fame coach Freddie Roach. The scores were 100-89, 100-89 and 99-90. Kayode was very rusty after a long layoff and he was getting outboxed and tagged throughout the entire fight.

Dorticos vs. Kudryashov Official Weigh-In Photos Gallery - Fight week in San Antonio officially kicked-off as Yunier Dorticos and Dmitry Kudryashov went face-to-face Wednesday at the final press conference before their Saturday, September 23 World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight quarterfinal showdown taking place at the Alamodome. Photos by Francisco Perez/RingStar