Seda on Track to Make Weight
WBO NABO Super Flyweight Champion César “Junito” Seda (20-0, 15 KOs) had his final pre-fight weigh-in before his April 15 world title fight against Omar Narvaez (33-0-2, 19 KOs) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Seda, who couldn’t weight more than 121 pounds (equivalent to 5% above the 115 required by Professional Boxing Commission) weighed in at 121 pounds […]
The Boredom Makes Abraham a Better Battler
The Boredom Makes Him a Better Battler The fans see the winning boxer basking in glory with his arms raised high. What they don’t see is a lonely, bored 25-year-old driving to the gym at 11 pm for his third workout of the day. “I’m not going to lie. It becomes boring […]
For Bracero The Wait is Over
Sitting in his cell watching time go by, Gabriel “Tito” Bracero couldn’t wait to get back to boxing. He spent so many lonely nights dreaming of a chance at the big time. On Friday, the dream will come true. “I got sidetracked and got in trouble. I went on a little vacation,” admits […]
Boxing Links (4-5-11)
Boxing-AIBA hope Cubans will let their women fight after 2012 Reuters By Alan Baldwin LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) – Officials are confident Cuba will eventually embrace women’s boxing despite the country refusing to allow its females to fight in next year’s London Olympics. While women’s boxing will be a big novelty at … See all stories on this […]
Escovedo climbing back up the TPF mountain
Lemoore, Calif. – There’s a fire burning in Cole Escovedo’s stomach like never before. And the Fresno mixed martial artist looks to raise his stock and have the UFC bosses once again take notice. In March of 2010 it looked like Escovedo (17-6) was well on his way back to the WEC, where he once […]
Douglin headed for UK to assist Macklin!
Morganville, NJ (March 28, 2011) – Highly touted junior middleweight Denis “Da Momma’s Boy” Douglin is currently en route to Manchester, United Kingdom where he’ll serve as a primary training partner for top flight middleweight Matthew Macklin in lieu of his April 16 bout with Khoren Gevor. Douglin, like Gevor, is a skilled southpaw that […]
Lora Back and Better Than Ever!
With health problems behind him and his first comeback win now in the books (a TKO 2 over Mexico’s Joel Juarez), welterweight contender Orlando “Olímpico” Lora (27-1-1, 19 KOs) can resume his promising career. The former Mexican Olympian had been cruising through the professional ranks as a red-hot undefeated prospect, even picking up the […]
APRIL 9 “ACTION HEROES” CAMP NOTES
Part 3 – Daily Diets Las Vegas, NV (March 24) – With less than two weeks until the fight week festivities begin in advance of the April 9 “Action Heroes” pay-per-view event, four of the fighters on the stacked fight card are sticking to their workout and diet routines as their respective camps start to […]
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