On Friday, January 26, 2018, Lucas Matthysse, Tewa Kiram, Jorge Linares, Mercito Gesta and the rest of the undercard fighters hit the scales ahead of their respective matchups on Saturday night.
World class boxing will return to the Orange County area as local hero Ronny Rios (29-2, 13 KOs), one of Golden Boy Promotions' outstanding talents, heads home to take on the explosive Armenian contender Azat "Crazy A" Hovhannisyan (13-2, 10 KOs).
Lucas Matthysse is ready to throw his name into the mix at welterweight when he takes on undefeated Tiwa Kiram for the vacant WBA welterweight world title.
Fighters on the special double main event of Matthysse vs. Kiram and Linares vs. Gesta held a final press conference today ahead of the explosive Golden Boy Promotions card that will take place this Jan. 27 at the "Fabulous" Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
On Saturday, January 27, 2018, 32-year-old Venezuelan boxer Jorge Linares, who is considered one of the top fighters in the world, will defend his WBA Lightweight title against once-defeated Filipino contender, Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta (31-1-2, 17 KOs).
HBO Boxing unofficial scorer Harold Lederman previews both the Lucas Matthysse vs. Tewa Kiram welterweight fight and Jorge Linares vs. Mercito Gesta lightweight title bout.
PABA Welterweight Champion Tewa Kiram (38-0. 28 KOs) and lightweight contender Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta (31-1-2, 17 KOs) hosted a media workout today at Westside Boxing Club in Los Angeles, Calif.
Flyweight prospect Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada has joined the exclusive Golden Boy Promotions stable.
Golden Boy Promotions will continue its partnership with ESPN for this exciting new year with an explosive main event featuring 126-pound contender Joseph "JoJo" Diaz, Jr. (25-0, 13 KOs) defending his NABO Featherweight Title against former world champion Victor "Vikingo" Terrazas (38-4-2, 21 KOs).
Lucas "La Maquina" Matthysse (38-4, 35 KOs) hosted a media workout today in Indio, Calif. ahead of his 12-round fight against Tewa Kiram (38-0. 28 KOs).
Japanese slugger Yoshihiro "El Maestrito" Kamegai (27-4-2, 24 KOs) will return after his impressive first shot at a world title to take on Orlando, Florida's Daquan "King" Pauldo (16-1, 9 KOs) in a 10-round super welterweight fight.
Christmas comes early with the news that WBA World Lightweight king Jorge Linares will defend his belt against Mercito Gesta, live on BoxNation on January 27th.
On Saturday, December 16, 2017, Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) put his WBO Middleweight title on the line against David Lemieux (38-4, 33 KOs).
Billy Joe Saunders believes he has already won a battle of mind games with David Lemieux following a fiery weigh-in ahead of their WBO world middleweight title showdown in Quebec.
On Saturday, December 16, 2017, Billy Joe Saunders takes on David Lemieux live on HBO. Stay locked into Round By Round Boxing for live results.
