The 20-year-old Benavidez came into the bout promising to knockout the always-tough Medina. From the start of the fight, both fighters began to let their hands go and Laredo, Texas crowd ate it up.
On Cinco De Mayo weekend, fight fans crowded the Las Vegas strip for what promised to be a long-awaited showdown between the two most well known Mexican fighters in boxing.
On Friday, May 5, 2017, Yuriorkis Gamboa (26-1, 17 KOs) will take on Robinson Castellanos (23-12, 13 KOs) in a 10-round Lightweight fight at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.
With everyone talking about the mega all-Mexican bout between Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., it’s easy to overlook a more than adequate undercard.
Stay with Round By Round Boxing‘s Peter Nieves for live up-to-the-minute results for the full Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight card.
Charles Hatley is the WBC No. 1 contender at 154 pounds and Saturday night he gets a crack at the title holder as he faces undefeated Jermell Charlo.
Saturday night marked the return of fan favorite and highly regarded fighter, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (46-1, 38 KOs). Gonzalez made his comeback against top 10 fighter and contender, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (41-4-1, 38 KOs).
On Saturday, March 11, 2017, Verona, New York played host to a classic matchup of two power-punching Middleweight fighters in David Lemieux (37-3, 33 KOs) and Curtis Stevens (26-6, 21 KOs).
On Thursday, February 23, 2017, Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrived in Houston, TX for the third leg of their four-city press conference.
Washington DC is home to many prominent fighters in the boxing game. One fighter on the rise is Golden Boy Promotions prospect, Lamont Roach Jr. (12-0, 4 KOs).
Round By Round Boxing's Peter Nieves sat down with former five-time champion, Vinny Paz, to discuss his amazing comeback and the brand new biopic, Bleed For This.
Saturday night's main event featured Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs) and Jessie Vargas (27-2, 10 KOs) going head to head at the Thomas and Mack Center on Saturday, November 5, 2016.
Top prospect and fan favorite, Oscar Valdez (21-0, 19 KOs) put in some serious work tonight in Las Vegas on the co-featured bout for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas card.
In one of the more anticipated fights of the evening, Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire (37-4, 24 KOs) took on young and hungry lion, Jesse Magdaleno (24-0, 17 KOs) in a classic, youth vs. experience matchup.
In the first of four title bouts on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas card, former amateur superstar and two-time gold medal Olympian, Zou Shiming (9-1, 2 KOs) stepped into the ring for just his 10th time as a professional.
