Local favorite Frank De Alba will take on battle-tested Ivan Najera in the ten-round super featherweight main event on Tuesday night, November 21st at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center.
Veteran Mexican brawler Ray Beltran wants to return to the world title picture in the lightweight division, but to reach that treasured opportunity of fighting for a world championship, he will first have to battle against Ivan ‘Bam Bam’ Najera this Saturday, May 21 at the Laredo Energy Arena.
In the main event of the Friday, November 21 edition of truTV's Friday Night Knockout fights, undefeated southpaw Gilberto Ramirez (33-0, 24 KOs) took on Gevorg Khatchikian in super middleweight action (23-2, 11 KOs).
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.
Read on for Round By Round Boxing's staff predictions for Nicholas Walters vs. Miguel Marriaga and Felix Verdejo vs. Ivan Najera.
Hailing from Montego Bay, Jamaica Nicholas Walters is the WBA featherweight world champion known as the Axe Man. Check out his greatest hits before he defends his WBA title against Miguel Marriaga on Saturday night.
Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight world champion NICHOLAS "Axe Man" WALTERS of Jamaica, and the boxing gem of Puerto Rico, undefeated No. 3 world-rated lightweight contender FELIX "El Diamante" VERDEJO and their opponents, Top-10 contender MIGUEL "The Scorpion" MARRIAGA and IVÁN "Bam Bam" NAJERA, respectively, hosted a media workout in Manhattan today.
Saturday, June 13, 2015, Nicholas Walters (25-0, 21 KOs) takes on Miguel Marriaga (20-0, 18 KOs) while Felix Verdejo (17-0, 13 KOs) takes on Ivan Najera (16-0, 8 KOs).
RBRBoxing's Leann Perez caught up with Top Rank prospect Mike "Yes Indeed" Reed as he prepares for his New York debut.
Harold Lederman gives his take on Felix Verdejo vs. Ivan Najera.
