ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – The brutality Roiman Villa suffered Saturday night left the brave welterweight contender with a broken nose, but he didn’t sustain any other injuries during his 10th-round knockout loss to Jaron Ennis. Sampson Lewkowicz, Villa’s promoter, informed BoxingScene.com on Sunday that Villa was discharged from AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center early Sunday morning after passing various tests ...
SAN ANTONIO -- There was far more at stake for Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz than a much-needed return to the win column. A dominant showing in a ten-round victory over Jerry Perez saw Diaz end a three-fight losing streak that was coming up on its two-year anniversary this Sunday. The former IBF junior lightweight titlist delivered a solid performance in their ...
Marlen Esparza knows she hasn’t seen the last of Seniesa Estrada. She just doesn’t want to hear from her until that day comes when they agree to meet again. More words were exchanged in the latest round of their years-long rivalry. The most recent comments came immediately after Esparza’s ten-round win over Argentina’s Gabriela ‘La Chucky’ Alaniz to unify the ...
Atlantic City - In a welterweight showdown for the interim-IBF title, Jaron Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs) broke down, dropped and stopped Roiman Villa (26-2, 24 KOs) in the tenth round. Villa was coming off some big upset wins, including his tough split decision to take away the undefeated record of Rashidi Ellis. Ennis broke Villa down, round after round, until ...
The UFC heavyweight title will take center stage when the Octagon returns to Madison Square Garden on Saturday, November 11. Heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been booked to take on former two-time champion Stipe Miocic in a battle between two legends of the UFC’s higher weight classes in New York City. Jones captured heavyweight gold with a first-round submission win ...
Atlantic City - In a welterweight showdown for the interim-IBF title, Jaron Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs) broke down, dropped and stopped Roiman Villa (26-2, 24 KOs) in the tenth round. (photos by Amanda Westcott) Ennis sticking a hard jab to the head and body in the first. In the second, Ennis began to attack with the heavier punches and was ...
San Antonio, Texas - A scheduled six-round cruiserweight fight at the AT&T Center, Houston’s Darius “DFG” Fulghum (6-0, 6 KOs) defeated Jeremiah Curtright (2-2, 2 KOs) of Saint Charles, Missouri via third-round TKO at the 2:17 mark. Fulghum, 26, had to train during Houston’s oppressive heat, as well as pass on the traditional July 4th weekend cookouts. “Making weight has ...
Newly crowned WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith has the ability to secure an immediate world title shot in the heavyweight division. Pursuant to the rules of the World Boxing Organization, if a reigning world champion moves up in weight - he automatically becomes the mandatory challenger in the new weight class. The current WBO world champion at heavyweight is Oleksandr ...
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski underlined his dominance at 145 pounds with a one-sided beatdown of interim champion Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290. The pair faced off in a featherweight title unification bout in the main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with Volkanovski completely dominating the Mexican en route to a third-round TKO victory. After a cagey opening ...
Recinto Ferial Metepec in Metepec, Mexico - Former world champion Luis Nery (35-1, 27 KOs) crushed former world title challenger Froilan Saludar (33-7-1, 23 KOs) in two rounds. After a very active first with both looking for big shots, Nery scored three knockdowns in the second round to close the show on Saludar. Nery burst onto championship scene in October ...