In a tightly contested main event, Isaac Zarate (14-3-3, 2 KOs) pulled away in the second half against the very mobile Christian Ayala (12-2, 4 KOs)to win by unanimous decision (78-74, 77-75 twice) on Friday night.
Eight World Class Fighters in the welterweight division have been chosen for the inaugural ‘Jose Sulaiman World Invitational’ presented by Evander Holyfield’s The Real Deal Boxing in association with the World Boxing Council.
The 1990s were some of the most exciting years in boxing, with a new pound for pound king every other year. Who was the pound for pound champion the year you were born?
Former world champion Danny Garcia (34-1, 20 KOs) wanted to prove his critics wrong after suffering his first career loss.
The co-main event of the telecast saw unbeaten Caleb "Sweethands" Plant (17-0, 10 KOs) score a unanimous decision victory over former title challenger Rogelio "Porky" Medina (38-9, 32 KOs) in their IBF Super Middleweight world title eliminator.
Former world champions Victor Ortiz (32-6-3, 25 KOs) and Devon Alexander (27-4-1, 14 KOs) fought to majority draw in the exciting main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday night from Don Haskins Center on the UTEP campus in El Paso, Texas.
WBC Super Middleweight champion David Benavidez (20-0, 17 KOs) hit Ronald Gavril (18-3, 14 KOs) with every punch in the arsenal as he dominated Gavril in their rematch.
Former Welterweight belt holders “Vicious” Victor Ortiz (32-6-3, 25 KOs) and Devon Alexander “The Great” (27-4-1, 14 KOs) faced off in something of a crossroads clash for both fighters.
Caleb “Sweethands” Plant (17-0, 10 Kos) entered the ring tonight in El Paso, Texas tonight to take on Mexico’s Rogelio “Porky” Medina (38-9, 32 Kos) in a 12 round Super Middleweight IBF title eliminator.
It was a highly-anticipated scrap where fireworks were expected--primarily because of the big talk that was produced by Chris Eubank Jr.
Check out the conference call transcript featuring Sergey Kovalev and Igor Mikhalkin as they discuss their upcoming bout on March 3 at Madison Square Garden.
On Friday, February 16, 2018, Danny Garcia, Brandon Rios, David Benavidez, Ronald Gavril and the rest of the undercard fighters hit the scales ahead of their respective bouts on Saturday night.
On Friday, February 16, 2018, Victor Ortiz, Devon Alexander, Caleb Plant and Porky Medina hit the scales ahead of their respective matchups on Saturday night.
Top Featherweight prospect De’Von Abraham (3-0 2KOs) of Orange, California, who now trains at the historic King’s Boxing Gym in Oakland, CA, picked up his third win on Thursday night.
Showtime Sports will provide live streams of official weigh-in in advance of this Saturday’s Welterweight title eliminator between former two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia and former world champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios.
