Gabriel Flores Sr. has no plans of offering up a mea culpa anytime soon. The father and trainer of 21-year-old super featherweight prospect Gabriel Flores Jr. recently defended his controversial actions (or lack thereof) during his son’s upset loss t...
At Casino Del Sol in Arizona, Luis Alberto Lopez did not follow the script, or the long odds, and dominated the previously unbeaten Gabriel Flores Jr. en route to a 10-round unanimous decision in the junior lightweight co-feature by scores of 100-90...
Luis Alberto Lopez pulled off a career-changing upset Friday night. The Mexican veteran beat up previously unbeaten junior lightweight prospect Gabriel Flores Jr. in the co-feature on Oscar Valdez-Robson Conceicao undercard in Tucson, Arizona. The re...
The team guiding the career of Gabriel Flores Jr. sought a step up in class for the rising 21-year-old junior lightweight. Luis Alberto Lopez appears to be just that on paper but has every intention to prove that he’s so much more.
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Valdez, Conceicao Weights Photos Gallery - Oscar Valdez (29-0, 23 KO), making the first defense of his WBC Junior Lightweight title, faces 2016 Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceicao (16-0, 8 KO), tomorrow night live from the Casino Del Sol in Tucson...
Given the amount of controversy in the pre-fight buildup, Oscar Valdez and Robson Conceicao at least spared the sport of any drama at the scale. Both boxers made weight ahead of their WBC junior lightweight title fight, which takes place Friday eveni...
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Valdez, Conceicao Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - WBC super featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez, born in Nogales, Mexico and raised in Tucson, Arizona, is ready for his sold-out homecoming. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Oscar Valdez is set to head home. The unbeaten two-division and reigning WBC junior lightweight titlist will next face 2016 Olympic Gold medalist and current 130-pound contender Robson Conceicao. The bout will top an ESPN+ telecast to take place Sept...
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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 Ran...
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Not even a late surge by a previously battered Andy Vences could disprove the old adage of never leaving a fight in the hands of the judges. Doing so cost the San Jose, California-based junior lightweight what appeared to be competitive but well-earn...
Lopez, Vences Fight Photos Gallery - Luis Alberto Lopez (21-2, 11 KOs) authored the most significant win of his carer, edging longtime junior lightweight contender Andy Vences (23-2-1, 12 KOs) via 10-round split decision. A Lopez uppercut early in th...
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Andy Vences valiantly withstood serious trouble in the sixth round Tuesday night and later battled through a bad cut over his left eye. It still wasn’t enough to beat Luis Alberto Lopez. Lopez upset Vences by split decision in their 10-round, 130-pou...
By Thomas Gerbasi - The work never stops for Andy Vences. As soon as the San Jose product rebounded from the lone loss of his pro career against Albert Bell in June 2019 with an October victory over Mark Bernaldez, it was a quick honeymoon in Jamaica...
Vences, Lopez Weights Photos Gallery - A southpaw stylist weighing 140 pounds and a 250-plus-pound heavyweight will enter “The Bubble” spotlight at MGM Grand for Week 5 of Top Rank on ESPN's Summer Series. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Barely a week after accepting the toughest fight of his career, Kendo Castaneda made weight for it Monday in Las Vegas. San Antonio’s Castaneda came in at 143¾ pounds for his 10-round welterweight fight against Jose Zepeda on Tuesday night. Zepeda st...
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