By Derek Bonnett: As we encounter another new year, the landscape of the boxing scene continues to evolve. With old champions acting out the final stages of their careers and new ones emerging to fill the void, boxing maintains a state of homeostasis and keeps fight fans intrigued even amid the dubious officiating and cries of scandal. Boxing, as always, will endure; however, not every participant with an alphabet title will be so lucky. Inevitably, the mighty will eventually fall and,
IBF super middleweight champion Jose Uzcategui’s new year’s resolution is to unify the 168LBS titles. The 28 year-old from Venezuela defends his title against unbeaten contender Caleb Plant on January 13 from Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles and is focused on bringing all the titles back to his homeland.
Alberto “Explosivo” Machado, 21-0-(17), will defend his WBA super featherweight title against Andrew “El Chango” Cancio, 19-4-2-(14), at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California on February 9.
By Marc Livitz: In a super lightweight ten rounder, Arnold Barboza, Jr. easily dispatched of Manuel Lopez as he put on a fine display of pure fighting skills at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas on Friday.
By Steve Bateson: Jono Carroll and Guillaume Frenois fought out a split draw in what was billed as a final eliminator for the IBF Super Featherweight Championship on the Brook Vs Zerafa.
WBA lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko and WBO lightweight titleholder Jose Pedraza exchanged pleasantries on a brisk New York afternoon on Thursday two days before their title unification battle, Saturday evening at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Undefeated super bantamweight contender Carlos Castro has signed a multi-year promotional agreement with Top Rank, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced today. Castro, a 24-year-old resident of Phoenix, Arizona, has a record of 20-0 with nine knockouts and is the current WBC USNBC super bantamweight champion.
By John J. Raspanti: IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton captured the WBA title by winning 12 split decision over previously undefeated Scott Quigg at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England Saturday night. Scores were 115-113 Quigg, and 116-112 (twice) for Frampton. Maxboxing had Frampton winning the fight by a 116-112 tally. The match didn’t come close to living up to pre-fight expectations. The opening round was respectful. Frampton fired jabs--while Quigg watched and