ONTARIO, Ca.-In a night when knockdowns were scarce, it was the light-hitting George “Yuyu” Acosta who scored the only knockdown of the night when he floored...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 195: Latino Heavyweights in L.A. and More Fight News Once upon a time the son of migrant working parents was selected at random...
LOS ANGELES-In a crucial super lightweight contest Ryan Garcia opened the gates to possible multi-million-dollar fights with a riveting knockout win over former world champion Javier...
TEMECULA, CA.-In a fight that seemed much closer, Southern California’s Arnold Barboza won the battle of the unbeaten super lightweights over Puerto Rico’s Danielito Zorrilla by...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 194: Garcia-Fortuna, Barboza-Zorrilla and More Every star in prizefighting has experienced the day of reckoning when they either pass or fail. That day...
Believe it or not, the heavyweight division belongs to European prizefighters. Britain’s perennial foe Derek Chisora (32-12, 23 KOs) meets Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev (29-2, 14 KOs)...
Twenty-two years ago, two talented Southern California fighters baptized the Staples Center sports arena for prizefighting with a performance hard to top. Can Ryan Garcia equal...
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez overpowered the dangerous Thai champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai by stoppage and retained the WBC super flyweight title in spectacular fashion on Saturday. “Feels...
Texas was not a place synonymous with boxing years ago. High school football, yes. College football, yes. But the word prizefighting was not part of the...
Cris Rios Wins at Commerce Casino Plus Other Results COMMERCE, Ca.-As Elton John once said, “Saturday night’s alright for fighting” and the Los Angeles area accommodated...