Mexico’s Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez endured the grinding style of England’s Chris Billam-Smith to become the unified WBO and WBA cruiserweight champion by unanimous decision after a...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 299: Golden Boy in Saudi Arabia and More A small brigade of Mexican and Latino-American fighters gathered at the beautiful Mayan Theater in...
Northern California favorite Jose Ramirez avoided an upset and knockout artist Vergil Ortiz destroyed his opponent on Saturday to set up a showdown with Australia’s power-punching...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 282: Ryan’s Song, Golden Boy in Fresno and More Don’t call it an upset. Days after Ryan Garcia proved the experts wrong, those...
It was a different Ryan “KingRy” Garcia the world saw in defeating Mexico’s rugged Oscar Duarte, but it was that same deadly left hook counter that...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 262: Ryan Garcia Reloads and More Fight News Nobody is perfect. That’s a mantra that everyone including boxers, promoters and managers should realize....
LONG BEACH, CA.-Those in the know knew Mercito Gesta and Jojo Diaz would be a fight to watch and they delivered. Gesta emerged the winner in...
At age 30, Jojo Diaz’s career is on the skids. The 2012 U.S. Olympian, a former world title holder at 126 and 130 pounds and an...
ANAHEIM-Mexico’s Jaime Munguia ventured up to the super middleweight division and managed to knock out England’s Jimmy “Kilrain” Kelly a clever fighter with more experience in...
INDIO, Calif.-Underdog Andrew Cancio ripped away the WBA super featherweight world title from Puerto Rico’s Alberto Machado with a murderous body attack and became the first...