Unbeaten Puerto Rican lightweight sensation Félix ‘El Diamante’ Verdejo will defend his undefeated record, his title and the ‘Boricua Pride’ on the ‘Solo Boxeo Tecate’ event that will take place on Saturday, April 16 at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in this city.
On Saturday, February 29, 2016, Terence Crawford will put his WBO 140-pound title on the line against Hank Lundy at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Before they enter the ring for their super brawls, MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO, TIMOTHY "Desert Storm" BRADLEY JR., TERENCE "Bud" CRAWFORD and FELIX "El Diamante" VERDEJO, who are headlining upcoming world championship events, took time out to make predictions on Super Bowl 50, which will pit the Denver Broncos against the Carolina Panthers on February 7.
On Tuesday, January 12, 2016, Terence Crawford and Hank Lundy hosted a press conference to announce their February 27 matchup at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Undefeated superstar champions TERENCE "Bud" CRAWFORD and FELIX "El Diamante" VERDEJO will make their 2016 debuts in title defenses, Saturday, February 27, at the "Mecca of Boxing" -- The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Undefeated superstar champions TERENCE "Bud" CRAWFORD and FELIX "El Diamante" VERDEJO, and Top-10 contender "Hammerin'" HANK LUNDY will host a New York press conference Next Tuesday! January 12, at Chase Square in Madison Square Garden.
In the truTV metroPCS Fight Night Knockout main event, Felix Verdejo (19-0, 14 KOs) impressed the partisan, hometown crowd with highlight-reel knockout.
It's fight week for the boxing gem of Puerto Rico, undefeated Top-Five world-rated lightweight contender, FELIX "El Diamante" VERDEJO, and former five-division world champion and 2012 Fighter of the Year, NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE!.
The boxing gem of Puerto Rico, undefeated Top-Five world-rated lightweight contender FELIX "El Diamante" VERDEJO, and former five-division world champion and 2012 Fighter of the Year NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE, will headline, in separate title bouts, the year-end finale of MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV, on Friday, December 11.
Check out photos and highlights from Felix Verdejo's victory by unanimous decision over Ivan Najera on June 13, 2015.
On Saturday, June 13, 2015, Felix Verdejo remained undefeated, taking a dominant, one-sided unanimous decision victory over tough-as-nails opponent, Ivan Najera.
On the eve of New York City's annual Puerto Rican Day, the undefeated Verdejo (18-0, 13 KOs) won a one-sided ten round unanimous decision victory over Ivan Najera (16-1, 8 KOs) to win the WBO Latino lightweight title.
On the untelevised undercard of the Featherweight showdown between Nicholas Walters and Miguel Marriaga, Mike Reed (15-0, 8 KOs) scored a 10-round unanimous decision victory over Luis Joel Gonzalez (11-1-1, 6 KOs) at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York.
HBO Boxing After Dark fighters weighed in on Friday, June 12, 2015 before their respective fights take place on Saturday night.
Saturday, June 13 from The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Jamaica native and undefeated power puncher Nicholas Walters(25-0-0, 21 KOs) takes on Colombia’s Miguel Marriaga(20-0-0 18 KOs) as the main event on HBO Boxing After Dark.
