Las Vegan Jessie Vargas, the unbeaten World Boxing Association junior welterweight champion, will have Erik Morales in his corner instead of Roy Jones Jr. when he fights Timothy Bradley on June 27 for the vacant World Boxing Organization welterweight belt.
The USA Boxing board of directors removed the interim tag from Mike Martino’s job as executive director. Martino, who lives in Reno and is an inspector for the Nevada Athletic Commission, is faced with the task of preparing the American boxing team for the 2016 Olympics.
A wild 24 hours for Jesus “Chuy” Gutierrez ended with him battling Angel Hernandez to an eight-round majority draw at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, a decision that left the 26-year-old Gutierrez angry at himself.
Richard Commey, a lightweight boxer from Ghana, takes on Bahodir Mamadjonov in the 10-round main event at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center on Friday.
Jesus “Chuy” Gutierrez will return to the ring Friday for the first time since Sept. 20, fighting Angel Hernandez in an eight-round bout on an outdoor card at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center adjacent to the D Las Vegas.
Asked about the possibility of fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. during a press junket for the upcoming “Entourage” movie, UFC star Ronda Rousey responded with a knockout blow.
The stakes were raised significantly Monday for the Jessie Vargas-Timothy Bradley fight on June 27 fight at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. The two will be fighting for the World Boxing Organization welterweight title, which Floyd Mayweather Jr. vacated after winning the belt from Manny Pacquiao on May 2.
World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin scored his 20th consecutive stoppage and improved to 33-0 with 30 knockouts with a sixth-round technical knockout of Willie Monroe Jr. on Saturday at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
Jerry Roth, a boxing judge for the Nevada Athletic Commission since 1980, has announced his retirement. He worked 225 world title fights, among them the Larry Holmes-Jerry Cooney fight in 1982 and the infamous “Ear Bite” bout in 1997 between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield.
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney faced off against five-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield for a boxing match in Salt Lake City on Friday.
