Yamaguchi Falcao: record, next fight and profile →
Sao Paulo, Brazil – Super middleweight contender Yamaguchi Falcao will vie for the WBA Fedecaribe championship when he battles grizzled veteran Jorge Daniel “El Chino” Miranda Saturday, October 23 at the Raposo Tavares Plaza in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Yamaguchi Falcao successfully moved up to the 168 pound division by dominating countryman Gilberto Perreira Dos Santos August 21 in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
A pick-‘em fight on paper proved to be just as competitive in the ring. D’Mitrius Ballard and Yamaguchi Falcao fought to a 10-round draw in their middleweight crossroads bout Thursday evening at The OC Hangar in Costa Mesa, California.
Yves Ulysse Jr. and Ismael Barroso meet at the crossroads to determine who will go on to fight for a major title at some point in 2020. Their scheduled 12-round junior welterweight bout tops a seven-fight card streaming live from The OC Hangar in Costa Mesa, California (Thursday, DAZN, 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT).
It was a fight that was on D’Mitrius Ballard’s radar for a while but one where he recognized wasn’t the right fit for where he was in his career at the time. With a clear mind and reloaded team, the unbeaten middleweight is prepared for his crossroads bout with Brazil’s Yamaguchi Falcao (16-1, 7KOs) which airs live from The OC Hangar in Costa Mesa, California (Thursday, DAZN, 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT).
Yves Ulysse Jr. and Ismael Barroso are prepared to take the next step towards challenging for a 140-pound title. Both boxers made the junior welterweight limit ahead of Thursday’s main event at The OC Hangar in Costa Mesa, California. Canada’s Ulysse Jr. (18-1, 9KOs) weighed in right at the 140-pound mark, while Venezuela’s Barroso (21-3-2, 20KOs) came in at a trim and fit 138.4 pounds. Their scheduled 12-round bout comes with a fringe title at stake, its significance declaring the winner as a viable challenger to a major 140-pound belt in the upcoming year.
Canadian 140-pound contender Yves Ulysse Jr. (18-1, 9 KOs) will return to the ring against tough Venezuelan puncher Ismael Barroso (21-3-2, 20 KOs) to fight defend his WBA Gold Super Lightweight Title in the 12-round main event of Thursday Night Fights on Dec. 5 at the Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif. The fights will be streamed live DAZN, and on Facebook Watch via the Golden Boy Fight Night Page beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT. The series will also be available on regional sports networks around the nation.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas - In a stunning upset, middleweight Chris Pearson (17-1, 12 KOs) knocked off unbeaten and top rated Yamaguchi Falcao (16-1, 7 KOs) with a ten round unanimous decision. The scores were 97-93, 96-94 and 96-94 - with Pearson outworking and outboxing Falcao during crucial spots.
Falcao, Pearson Weights Photos Gallery - Brazilian 160-pound contender Yamaguchi Falcao (16-0 7 KOs) will seek to settle the score against former amateur rival Christopher Pearson (16-2, 12 KOs) in the 10-round main event of the May 2 edition of Golden Boy Fight Night at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas. The event, taking place just two days before the highly anticipated unification fight between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel "Miracle Man" Jacobs, will be streamed live globally on Facebook Watch via the Golden Boy Fight Night Page. (photos by Tom Hogan/Hogan Photos)
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - The best middleweight in the world is fighting this week. In fact, he’ll be headlining a show in Las Vegas against a twice-beaten opponent. But no, his name is not Canelo Alvarez. Rather, it’s Brazilian-born southpaw Yamaguchi Falcao, who’ll try to augment his own claim as king of the 160-pounders...