Miguel Contreras: record, next fight and profile →
Veteran boxing trainer Robert Garcia presents ‘House of Champions 4’ on Friday, November 17 at the beautiful, outdoor Chukchansi Park, home of the Fresno Grizzlies Baseball Team in Downtown Fresno, CA.
Raymond Muratalla seemingly is ready for the step up to 10-round fights and more imposing opposition. The skillful, strong lightweight prospect topped Miguel Contreras by sixth-round technical knockout to keep his perfect record intact Saturday night in Las Vegas. The 25-year-old Muratalla, of Fontana, California, improved to 16-0 and
Unbeaten Raymond Muratalla could be a force to be reckoned with in the lightweight division. Muratalla continues his path toward contender status as he faces a stern test tonight, facing once-beaten Miguel Contreras. The eight-round bout will take place on the Top Rank undercard at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada (7:15 p.m. ET/ 4:15 p.m. PT).
Denzel Bentley simply smiled as Janibek Alimkhanuly intensely stared into his eyes Friday afternoon. Alimkhanuly assured his optional challenger that he won’t have much to smile about Saturday night when they fight in Las Vegas. Kazakhstan’s Alimkhanuly predicted another knockout in a 12-round main event ESPN+ will stream.
Antonio Mireles was forced to overcome the first knockdown of his career to preserve his perfect record. A right hand had Iowa’s Mireles down and in trouble midway through the opening round before rallying to stop Kaleel Carter in the second round of their heavyweight contest. The undefeated southpaw rose from the deck to land a series of power shots in forcing the stoppage at 1:52 of round two Saturday at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.
Emanuel Navarrete insists there is still work to be done at featherweight before chasing other opportunities. The scale initially indicated otherwise, as the two-division titlist from San Juan Zitlaltepec, Mexico was forced to strip down to his birthday suit and hold his breath to hit the mark for his third defense of the WBO featherweight. Navarrete weighed 125.8 pounds on his second attempt after coming in slightly over the limit on the first try for his clash with countryman Eduardo Baez, who weighed 125.8 on his first trip to the scale on Friday ahead of their ESPN headliner this Saturday from Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.
Charlie Sheehy showed the power Friday night that has Top Rank’s matchmakers high on his potential. The 23-year-old lightweight prospect dropped Johnny Bernal with a right hand a little less than two minutes into their four-round, 135-pound bout on the Jose Ramirez-Jose Pedraza undercard at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Denver’s Bernal reached his feet, but an aggressive Sheehy overpowered him and bloodied his nose.
Miguel Contreras fended off another young, hungry, unbeaten boxer Tuesday night in Las Vegas. The 22-year-old Contreras was effective enough to deal Rolando Vargas his first professional loss, a unanimous decision in a six-round junior welterweight bout. Judges Julie Lederman, Patricia Morse Jarman and Glenn Trowbridge scored the fight the same, 58-56, for the Bakersfield, California native.