Month: November 2021

Juan Pablo Romero had made the most of every opportunity presented to him thus far in his pro career. He hopes to continue that trend tonight against an explosive and dangerous puncher.  Romero will face once-beaten Elvis Rodriguez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 10-round bout will precede the bout for the

LAS VEGAS – Even though they exchanged insults and punches at their press conference to announce their November 6th showdown, Canelo Alvarez insists that he doesn’t have any real animosity or even an opinion on what type of person Caleb Plant is. Several reporters posed the question during fight week along with his recollection of

LAS VEGAS – Justin Gamber is long past the time he was concerned about the “glorified scrape” beneath Caleb Plant’s right eye. Plant’s trainer was worried in the immediate aftermath of his press conference brawl with Canelo Alvarez that the wound would cause a postponement of their fight. Gamber couldn’t help but be concerned when

Zach Parker may move in different worlds to Canelo Alvarez, but if Parker keeps winning, he could well bump into the Mexican in the ring one day, courtesy of his No 1 WBO ranking at super-middleweight.  Parker scored a third quick win in a row as he demolished Marcus Morrison in the fourth round, having

LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez chuckled when a reporter reminded him that Andre Ward predicted that Caleb Plant would knock him out Saturday night. “Wow! But we’ll see,” a smiling Alvarez said. “It’s gonna be a knockout, for sure.” The heavily favored Alvarez has promised a knockout of his own, at some point between the

Erika Cruz Hernandez will defend her WBA World Featherweight title against Melissa Esquivel at the International Convention Center in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Friday November 26, live worldwide on DAZN, the latest in the run of Matchroom and DAZN’s new series of fight nights in Mexico with Canelo Promotions and Clase y Talento. Cruz (13-1

LAS VEGAS – Fernando Diaz drilled Jan Salvaterria with a brutal left hook that abruptly ended their competitive super flyweight fight Saturday night. Salvaterria attempted to get up after Diaz dropped him with that stunning shot, but he stumbled across the ring, into the ropes and went down again. That’s when referee Mike Ortega waved

LAS VEGAS – Testing for performance-enhancing drugs was one of the primary reasons Caleb Plant didn’t fight Canelo Alvarez on September 18. As negotiations dragged on for their super middleweight title unification fight, Plant and Alvarez ran out of time over the summer to undergo two full months of testing administered by the Voluntary Anti-Doping

Cori Gibbs entered the BOXXER Series Liverpool: Super-Lightweight Tournament as the only undefeated fighter in the line-up.  Three fights and three wins later, he retained that undefeated status and left the ring with an enhanced reputation and a large winner’s cheque after besting Tom Farrell (20-5, 5 KO’s), Lee Appleyard (18-7-1, 5 KO’s) and Sean