Posted on 05/02/2021 By: Sean Crose Welterweight fighter Felix Verdejo turned himself into the FBI for murdering 27 year told Keishla Rodríguez Ortiz and her unborn child. Ortiz went missing on Thursday. Her family told authorities that she had planned to meet Verdejo to tell him she was pregnant with their child. Ortiz’ body was
Month: May 2021
7:53 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Joseph Parker overcame an early scare to earn a split decision win over Derek Chisora on Saturday, which keeps him in the hunt for
Thomas Hauser went behind the scenes with Team Pacquiao when Ricky Hatton had the unenviable task of facing a fighter for the ages who was at his best THERE was a three-fight stretch when Manny Pacquiao drew comparisons with the greatest fighters who ever lived. On December 6, 2008, he bludgeoned Oscar De La Hoya
News broke Saturday that former Puerto Rican Olympian Felix Verdejo was a “person of interest” in the death of Keishla Marlen Rodríguez Ortiz, with whom he was allegedly having an affair. Yesterday, Verdejo turned himself in to the authorities, and he now faces charges that will likely be revealed within the day. According to Jake
Felix Verdejo is officially in police custody. The 27-year-old lightweight has surrendered to federal authorities Sunday evening in San Juan, Puerto Rico following a weekend-long investigation into the disappearance and murder of Keishla Marlen Rodriguez Ortiz. A warrant was issued for his arrest on charges of kidnapping resulting in death, carjacking resulting in death and
Posted on 05/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode When Danny Garcia tasted defeat for the first in his career against Keith Thurman in March of 2017, the Philadelphia native was adamant that he was the recipient of a bad decision. The former two-division champion dropped his WBC welterweight title via split decision after his second-half rally fell
4:31 PM ET ESPN News Services A 27-year-old woman whose body was found in a lagoon in Puerto Rico was a companion of lightweight boxer Felix Verdejo, who has been questioned by police and whose car was seized overnight, Puerto Rican authorities said Sunday. No one has been arrested in the case, and Verdejo and
DAZN, 1:00 pm ET, Canelo vs Saunders press conference. Talking, sponsors nobody cares about, etc. We’ll be here with a stream. BLH will have live coverage. DAZN, 3:00 pm ET, Canelo vs Saunders weigh-in. Underpants, scales, the usual. We’ll be here with a stream. BLH will have live coverage. Telemundo, 11:35 pm ET, Gadwin Rosa
Manchester Arena, Manchester – WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs) ended a long stint of inactivity with a twelve round unanimous decision over a game Craig Richards (16-2-1, 9 KOs). (photos by Mark Robinson) The scores were 118-110, 115-113 and 115-114. Bivol was fighting for the first time since his decision win
Posted on 05/02/2021 By: Sean Crose Keishla Marlen Rodriguez, who Puerto Rican authorities claim had been romantically involved with welterweight Felix Verdejo, was found dead this weekend. “On Sunday, authorities confirmed that the body of a woman found floating in Laguna San Jose Saturday was Rodriguez,” the New York Post writes. “Authorities are now pushing
1:40 AM ET Lightweight contender Felix Verdejo met with local police this week in Puerto Rico regarding an investigation into the disappearance of a 27-year-old woman, according to multiple reports. Verdejo (27-2, 17 KOs) reportedly met with police on Friday morning and refused to answer questions about the disappearance of Keishla Marlen Rodriguez. According to
Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (28-3-3, 16 KOs) delivered a one-punch knockout victory over Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna (30-5-1, 12 KOs) in the first round to capture the WBA Middleweight Title. “He said at the press conference that he was going to knock me out, but he ran right into that punch,” said Lara. “Maybe he
Lyndon Arthur and David Haye analysed Callum Johnson’s win over Emil Markic and discussed what’s next for the British light-heavyweights in Frank Warren’s stable. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡️
We had a very busy weekend in boxing, no massive marquee fights, but a lot of interesting developments in various divisions, chiefly at heavyweight where two top 10 contenders picked up wins, one controversial and one not. What could be on tap for the weekend’s winners? Andy Ruiz Jr Ruiz got a solid if not
Manchester Arena, Manchester – In a middleweight contest, Chris Eubank Jr. (30-2, 22 KOs) busted up Marcus Morrison (23-4, 16 KOs) over ten rounds for a unanimous decision victory. (photos by Mark Robinson) All three judges had it 98-92. For Eubank, it was his first ring appearance since a December 2019 two round stoppage of
Posted on 05/02/2021 By: Sean Crose The 33-2 former heavyweight titlist Andy Ruiz appeared to be in shape mentally and physically. Now he just had to get past the popular 38-6-1 Chris Arreola when they met Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Once he did that, the man who showed up
1:01 AM ET Brett Okamoto In a matter of three fights, Andy Ruiz has gone from underdog, to champion, to disappointment, to a man in search of a comeback — but the comeback is off to a good start. Ruiz (34-2, 22 KOs) recorded his first win in nearly two years on Saturday, as he
News FOX Sports/PBC Andy Ruiz bounces back from a nightmare start to get the better of Chris Arreola ANDY RUIZ JNR had to bounce back from an early knockdown to overcome Chris Arreola on points at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. In his first fight since losing the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight