
Jonathan Oquendo Edges Past Jhonny Gonzalez with MD Win
Jonathan Oquendo (25-4, 16 KOs) recovered from an early knockdown to earn a majority decision win against Johnny Gonzalez (58-9, 49 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jonathan Oquendo (25-4, 16 KOs) recovered from an early knockdown to earn a majority decision win against Johnny Gonzalez (58-9, 49 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Read on for Round By Round Boxing's staff picks for the "High Stakes" pay-per-view card and let us know who you think will win each bout.
The fighters who will appear on the stacked, action-packed "HIGH STAKES: Mayweather vs. Berto" undercard this Saturday, September 12 live on SHOWTIME PPV(8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena took part in their final press conference Thursday at MGM Grand.
Leo Santa Cruz has gotten pounded for a couple of years. Not in the ring. In the ring, he’s an undefeated, indefatigable nightmare for other fighters. But outside the ring... Well, the dude has been worked over.
Former three-time world champion and Mexican power-puncher Jhonny Gonzalez (58-9, 49 KOs) will take on Puerto Rico's Jonathan "Polvo" Oquendo (25-4, 16 KOs) in a 10-round junior lightweight showdown that will open up HIGH STAKES: Floyd Mayweather vs. Andre Berto.
Lou Catalano discusses Gary Russell Jr.'s victory over Jhonny Gonzalez as well as notes from the other two televised bouts on Showtime.
After a statement victory over Jhonny Gonzalez, Alex McLeish explores what's next for Gary Russell Jr.
After coming close to world championship glory in 2014, Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs), a former United States amateur standout, delivered on his promise in impressive fashion Saturday night, knocking out defending champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-9, 48 KOs).
In a battle of two top-ten Junior Middleweights, Jermell Charlo (26-0, 11 KOs) edged a close unanimous decision win over Vanes Martirosyan (35-2-1, 21 KOs) at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gary Russell Jr. scored an impressive fourth-round TKO victory over Mexican veteran Jhonny Gonzalez (57-9, 48 KOs) to earn the WBC Featherweight title.
“I’m back, baby!” said Kell Brook (34-0, 23 KOs) after completely dominating Jo Jo Dan (34-3, 18 KOs) to successfully retain his IBF Welterweight crown at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Brook also called out countryman Amir Khan.
Jhonny Gonzalez, Gary Russell Jr., Jermell Charlo and Vanes Martirosyan weighed in before their respective bouts on Saturday night.
Two days before their important fights live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT), this Saturday, March 28, hard-hitting WBC Featherweight World Champion Jhonny Gonzalez, 2008 U.S. Olympian and former world title challenger Gary Russell Jr., undefeated super welterweight Jermell Charlo and once-beaten super welterweight Vanes Martirosyan participated in the final press conference at The Pearl Theater at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
The excellent night of fights featuring WBC Featherweight World Champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs)defending his title against highly regarded contender Gary Russell Jr. (25-1, 14 KOs) and top 154-pound contenders Jermell Charlo (25-0, 11 KOs) and Vanes Martirosyan (35-1-1, 21 KOs) squaring offwill be supplemented by a full night of undercard fights featuring first class fighters in tough matchups.
On Saturday, March 28, 2015, Showtime presents a world-class doubleheader, featuring Featherweight world champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs) defending his 126-pound title against lightning fast up-and-comer, Gary Russell Jr. (25-1, 14 KOs) in the main event.