Month: April 2022

LAS VEGAS – Eumir Marcial seemed destined for an upset defeat Saturday on the non-televised portion of the Erickson Lubin-Sebastian Fundora undercard. The Filipino southpaw, a 2020 Olympic bronze medalist promoted by Manny Pacquiao’s company, got up from three knockdowns overall in the first two rounds and scored a controversial fourth-round knockout of game underdog Isiah Hart. Marcial knocked Hart ...

SAN ANTONIO – Emmanuel Tagoe could not have been more thrilled when he received the phone call for his next ring assignment. The streaking lightweight contender from Ghana has long sought for a crack at the division’s top players, including a pursuit of this very fight for the past two years. The opportunity to face unbeaten Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18KOs) ...

LAS VEGAS – A confident Kevin Salgado smiled, as if he knows something Bryant Perrella and unfamiliar fans are about to learn Saturday night. Salgado acknowledged that he’ll take a significant step up in class when he opposes Perrella, who fought to a 12-round split draw with former WBC super welterweight champ Tony Harrison in his most recent fight. At ...

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Gennadiy Golovkin, Mikey Garcia, Errol Spence, Manny Pacquiao, Bernard Hopkins, Erickson Lubin vs. Sebastian Fundora, and more. If you had to choose a career, who’s would you choose Mikey Garcia a 4 division champion or Errol Spence a long reigning unified champion in one division? Do you ...

Junto Nakatani battered Ryota Yamauchi throughout most of their one-sided, 112-pound title fight Saturday in Saitama, Japan. The rangy southpaw, who is unusually tall for his division, hurt and stopped his countryman in the eighth round of their scheduled 12-rounder on the Gennadiy Golovkin-Ryota Murata undercard at Saitama Super Arena. The unbeaten, 24-year-old Nakatani (23-0, 18 KOs) made the second ...

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SAN ANTONIO – Oscar De La Hoya envisions more greatness for the superstar he previously and proudly promoted for a decade.  The Hall of Fame former six-division champion and founder/chairman of Golden Boy Promotions believes Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will run the tables in his 2022 campaign, which could include a third fight with Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin. The two are on ...

Frank Gore failed to score a win in his amateur boxing debut last year against former NBA star Deron Williams, but that’s not deterring the NFL running back and league’s third-all time leading rusher from giving boxing another go.  Gore will celebrate his 39th birthday in a boxing ring by making his professional debut against an opponent still to be ...

Fighters featured on the DAZN broadcast on April 9th, took part in the official weigh-in. Fighters featured included the main event, Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18KOs) of Victorville, CA, who makes his grand return to the ring in a 12-round lightweight battle against the top-rated Emmanuel “The Gameboy” Tagoe (32-1, 15KOs) of Accra, Ghana. (photos by Tom Hogan/Hogan Photos) Also in ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Ryan Garcia is set for his anticipated return. The unbeaten lightweight contender fights for the first time in 15 months, as he faces Ghana’s Emmanuel Tagoe (32-1, 15KOs) in a scheduled 12-round bout. Both boxers made weight for their DAZN main event, which airs live on Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Garcia weighed 138.8 pounds for his ...