Live underdog Oliver "Trombita" Flores has prepared to shock the boxing world tomorrow night (Friday, Feb. 3), albeit it in hostile territory. challenging undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) Latino lightweight champion Felix "El Diamante" Verdejo in the 10-round main event at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Orlando Cruz is fighting for a world title—this time in a division he's never fought in.
Historically, boxing is a sport controlled by the fans where the greatest fighters are those who please their fans.
Round By Round Boxing's CJ Halloran breaks down the top three most feared fighters in the sport of boxing.
The WBC has ordered a free negotiation period for the Jorge Linares vs Dejan Zlaticanin fight, with the undisputed WBC lightweight championship at stake, in order to clarify a unique situation.
Team USA's Carlos Balderas (Santa Maria, Calif.) joined his roommate in the quarterfinals with his second victory of the Olympic Games on Tuesday morning in Rio de Janeiro.
On Saturday, August 6, 2016, Carlos Balderas became the first American boxer to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games in a lightweight contest against Kazakhstan's Berik Abdrahkhmanov.
The WBC Board of Governors wishes to inform the status of the lightweight division. Early in the year Jorge Linares reached an agreement to fight Dejan Zlaticanin to comply with his mandatory title defense, unfortunately Linares sustained an injury in his right hand.
Rances "Kid Blast" Barthelemy, undefeated former world champion, spoke with Round by Round Boxing ahead of his lightweight title fight against Denis Shafikov in December.
Last Saturday, August 8, lightweight contender "Rock Hard Mighty" Mason Menard (30-1, 22 KO's) made his debut fighting under the Greg Cohen Promotions banner a memorable one by knocking out veteran Jesus Lule with one punch in the first round.
Both WBA Lightweight Champion Darleys Perez (32-1, 20 KOs) and challenger Anthony Crolla (29-4-2, 11 KOs) weighed in at 134.4 lbs. atFriday's weigh in in England.
Former Olympian Cesar Villarraga (6-0, 4 KOs), one of the brightest prospects in the lightweight division, is featured on the undercard of Thompson Boxing's fifteenth year anniversary show, titled "Path to Glory" this Friday, May 29 from the Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, Calif.
Lightweight contender Jose Roman (19-1-1, 13 KOs) and super bantamweight Danny Roman (12-2-1, 5 KOs), two of Thompson Boxing Promotionsmost exciting boxers, co-headline "Locked n' Loaded," Friday, April 24, from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, Calif.
Friday, January 9, 2015, ESPN's Friday Night Fights kicks off the year with an interesting Lightweight matchup featuring Darleys Perez (31-1, 20 KOs) of Colombia, taking on Jonathan Maicelo (21-1, 12 KOs, 1 NC) of Peru. Read on for RBRBoxing's staff predictions.
Ray Beltran has begun training for his November 29, 2014 clash with WBO champion, Terence Crawford.
