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Junior middleweight Vito Mielnicki Jr. won a majority decision over Khalil El Harraz but failed to ignite the crowd Friday at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
LAS VEGAS – Orestes Velazquez remained undefeated Saturday against the most experienced opponent he has faced in seven professional fights. The 30-year-old Cuban beat Argentinean veteran Marcelino Lopez unanimously in their 10-round welterweight fight on
Orestes Velazquez could be on the fast track to contend in a talent-rich junior welterweight division. He must get by a tough fringe contender to move on to the next level.
LAS VEGAS – Caleb Plant didn’t wait this time for his opponent to put his hands on Plant as they went face to face on stage Friday afternoon. Plant poked David Benavidez in his cheek with his left index finger after they made weight. The bitter rivals were quickly
A pair of undefeated rising contenders will look to cement their status in their divisions with statement victories in action that will be live streamed on the SHOWTIME PPV COUNTDOWN SHOW this Saturday, March 25 leading up to the highly-anticipated David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant event taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Buenos Aires’ Marcelino Lopez scored four knockdowns en route to a 5th round knockout of Jairo ‘Doberman’ Lopez in their furiously paced slugfest in Fort Worth, Texas. Mexico’s Lopez was down once each in rounds two, three, four and five. The last of the lot resulted in referee Mark Calo-oy reaching the count of ten at 1:25 of round five.
Jose Zepeda has yet another opponent for his July 7 fight in Las Vegas. BoxingScene.com has learned that Kendo Castaneda has accepted that challenging assignment on seven days’ notice. Marcelino Lopez, a southpaw from Argentina, first agreed to replace an injured Ivan Baranchyk on short notice.
Those who were looking forward to the Ivan Baranchyk-Jose Zepeda junior welterweight fight will have to wait. Baranchyk’s rib injury is serious enough that the former IBF 140-pound champion will need an extended break before he can train again. Their handlers had hoped that the rib injury Russia’s Baranchyk (20-1, 13 KOs) suffered during a sparring session last week would heal quickly enough so that they could reschedule the Zepeda-Baranchyk fight for a few weeks after its original date of July 7.
INGLEWOOD - In the opening bout of the Golden Boy Promotions card, featherweight Javier Martinez survived a first round knockdown to win a hard-fought six round unanimous decision over Danny Flores (11-10-1, 5 knockouts). Scores were 58-55, 58-55, and 59-55 for Martinez, who goes to 5-0, 3 KOs.
Lucas "La Maquina" Matthysse (38-4, 35 KOs) hosted a media workout today in Indio, Calif. ahead of his 12-round fight against Tewa Kiram (38-0. 28 KOs) for the vacant WBA Welterweight World Championship on Jan. 27, 2018 in a special double main event at the "Fabulous" Forum Inglewood, Calif.