Xander Zayas returns to NYC for Taylor-Lopez card

Undefeated super welterweight contender Xander Zayas will be fighting on June 10th at The Theater at Madison Square Garden against Ronald Cruz in a bout scheduled for 10 rounds. It will be the co-feature to the Josh Taylor versus Teofimo Lopez main event that is for the WBO super lightweight title. Zayas (15-0, 10 KOs) is currently ranked at 5 in the WBO rankings and … Continue reading Xander Zayas returns to NYC for Taylor-Lopez card

Fighting in Photos: Carrington stops Chambers in 2

NEWARK – Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington (7-0, 4 KOs) knocked down Brandon Chambers twice in the second round of their bout, which led to a KO victory to stay unbeaten. The 25 year old from Brooklyn has been active with two fights already this year and four fights within seven months. Photos by James Bell of The Boxing Source. Continue reading Fighting in Photos: Carrington stops Chambers in 2

Fighting in Photos: Knyba stops Harper in 8

NEWARK – Polish heavyweight prospect Damian Knyba defeated Curtis Harper by 8th round TKO after referee Harvey Dock waved the bout off at the 2:38 mark. Knyba landed some hard shots over the course of eight rounds, and a series of punches early in the eighth round forced Dock to step in. Knyba stays unbeaten with a record of 11-0 with 7 knockouts. Harper falls … Continue reading Fighting in Photos: Knyba stops Harper in 8

Fighting in Photos: Anderson beats Arias by TKO

Jared Anderson continued his streak of stopping every opponent that he has faced by scoring a TKO victory over George Arias after three rounds of action at the Prudential Center in Newark. Anderson is now 14-0 and handed Arias the first loss of his career. The 23 year old from Toledo used the jab early and often in the first two rounds then pushed the … Continue reading Fighting in Photos: Anderson beats Arias by TKO

Fighting in Photos: Stevenson stops Yoshino

Former featherweight and super featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson (20-0) defeated Shuichiro Yoshino (16-1) via sixth round TKO in front of 10,408 in the Prudential Center at Stevenson’s hometown of Newark. It was the 10th knockout victory of Stevenson’s career. Over the course of the six rounds Stevenson was sharp in his offense and scored two knockdowns in the second and fourth rounds before referee Allen … Continue reading Fighting in Photos: Stevenson stops Yoshino

Josh Taylor-Teofimo Lopez set for June 10th

WBO super lightweight champion Josh Taylor will defend his title at The Theater at Madison Square Garden against former unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez on June 10th. This bout will be the headliner of a fight card promoted by Top Rank and will be broadcast live on ESPN. Taylor (19-0, 13 KOs) is the former undisputed champion at super lightweight, known for winning the World … Continue reading Josh Taylor-Teofimo Lopez set for June 10th

Robeisy Ramirez gets wide decision victory to win featherweight title

The two time Olympic gold medalist can now say that he is a world champion. Robeisy Ramirez used accurate punching and great defense to score a clear unanimous decision victory over Isaac Dogboe to win the vacant WBO featherweight title at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The scores were 119-108, 118-109, 117-110 in favor of the Cuban who now resides in … Continue reading Robeisy Ramirez gets wide decision victory to win featherweight title

Ramirez returns to ring to stop Commey in 11

Former unified world champion Jose Carlos Ramirez had been out of the ring for a year, and some fans were looking to see if he could get into form when he stepped in the ring against Richard Commey. It took 11 rounds for Ramirez to stop Commey in front of 11,201 fans at the Save Mart Arena in Fresno California. “It’s always hard after a … Continue reading Ramirez returns to ring to stop Commey in 11

Anderson-Arias and Davis-Yigit confirmed for Newark card

Two undefeated heavyweights will be in the co-feature bout for the April 8th Top Rank card in Newark as Jared Anderson (13-0, 13 KOs) faces George Arias (18-0, 7 KOs) in a ten round fight that will precede Shakur Stevenson against Shuichiro Yoshino on ESPN. Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis (7-0, 5 KOs) faces former world title challenger Anthony Yigit (26-2-1, 10 KOs) will be … Continue reading Anderson-Arias and Davis-Yigit confirmed for Newark card