- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 16 August 2010
Castillo Guts Out Win Over Van Soest
Immensely popular amateur Muay Thai kickboxing star Jenna Castillo showed her heart as she outwilled and out-skilled tough challenger Tiffany Van Soest in the main event of a fight card featuring mixed martial arts, boxing and amateur kickboxing at the San Mateo County Event Center in San Mateo, California on Saturday night.
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 27 July 2010
Video: Interview with Otis Griffin
USBA Light Heavyweight Champion Otis Griffin spoke to 15rounds.com after the Beibut Shumenov-Vyacheslav Uzelkov fight at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California on July 23rd. Griffin, the WBA #10 ranked light heavyweight, gives his take on Shumenov’s WBA title defense and discusses his career and the state of the 175-pound division. Griffin [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 26 July 2010
Shumenov Solidifies Title Reign
Beibut Shumenov may have only eleven pro fights to his name, but Friday night at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California, he strengthened his claim as a title holder at 175-pounds with a dominant twelve-round decision over previously unbeaten mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Uzelkov.
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 23 July 2010
Shumenov Makes Maiden Defense Tonight on ESPN2
WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov will attempt to further legitimize his claim to the 175-pound throne tonight as he takes on mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Uzelkov on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights emanating from the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. Fighters weighed in Thursday afternoon at the casino’s Den Sports Bar.
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 8 July 2010
Video: Interview with Andre Ward
WBA Super Middleweight Champion Andre Ward spoke to 15rounds.com at a gala event at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno, Nevada on July 2nd, honoring the centennial anniversary of the Jack Johnson-James J. Jeffries World Heavyweight title fight. Ward (22-0, 13 KOs) recently defeated Allan Green in Group Stage 2 of the Super [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 5 July 2010
Solis Continues on Path Towards Another Title
In a measured performance, world ranked light flyweight Ulises Solis scored a ten-round unanimous decision win over shop-worn former titlist Eric Ortiz at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno, Nevada on Saturday night. Their bout headlined a fight card which was part of a celebration weekend, honoring the centennial anniversary of the Jack [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 3 July 2010
Solis and Ortiz Meet Again Tonight in Reno
In a rematch of former 108-pound titlists, Ulises Solis will take on Eric Ortiz in the ten-round main attraction at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno, Nevada tonight. The event will be televised live by Fox Sports en Espanol and air on tape delay on Fox Sports Net affiliates nationwide. Saturday’s fight card [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 29 June 2010
100 Years Since Johnson-Jeffries
Sunday, July 4th marks the 100th anniversary of the Jack Johnson-James J. Jeffries World Heavyweight title fight. In the history of our sport, perhaps only the 1938 Joe Louis-Max Schmeling rematch surpasses the bout in terms of historical significance. Johnson was the controversial first black heavyweight champion, having defeated Tommy Burns in Australia less than [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 19 June 2010
Ward’s Jive Lost in Translation; Green Dominated in Oakland
Andre Ward continued to prove why he is the class of the super middleweight division as he completely schooled Allan Green over twelve rounds before 8,797 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California in the most one-sided fight of the Super Six World Boxing Classic thus far.
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 19 June 2010
Bailey Looking to Carve Out an Upset in Oakland
Light heavyweight Billy Bailey has been in this role before. In fact, he has made it a habit to find himself starring across the ring at an undefeated prospect, or a tough contender, in a situation where he is not the guy expected to win. It has not always gone his way, but sometimes it [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 19 June 2010
Ward-Green: One Last Stare Down Before the Showdown
The build-up for the final Group Stage 2 bout of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, extended by two months due to injury, has finally reached its crescendo and all that is left is the fight itself. Andre Ward, the top super middleweight regardless of where some boxing publications rank him, defends his WBA Super [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 18 June 2010
All Eyes on Ward
Thus far, the Super Six World Boxing Classic has lived up to both its hype and intentions. Every match-up has produced a solid, if not exciting, fight. Outside of a draw, just about every possible outcome of a professional bout has occurred once. Some controversy, some thrills and some upsets. Other than Arthur Abraham, who [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 13 June 2010
Mayfield Stops De La Torre in San Francisco
Boxing returned to the City by the Bay for the first time in several years, as local welterweight prospect Karim Mayfield kayoed Sergio De La Torre in the main attraction before nearly 2,000 of his vocal supporters at the Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco, California on Saturday night.
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 12 June 2010
Mayfield Brings the Fight Home Tonight
For the first time in over four years, professional boxing returns to San Francisco tonight as local welterweight prospect Karim Mayfield headlines a four-bout card at the Kezar Pavilion. Mayfield, who found boxing growing up in the Fillmore section of San Francisco, will take on journeyman Sergio De La Torre in the eight-round main event. [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 5 June 2010
Nave Scores First Knockout in Thirteen Years
In the ring for the fourth time since ending a nine-year sabbatical from boxing last year, Paul Nave scored a third-round stoppage over journeyman Daniel Schlienz in a return bout at the Marin Center Exhibit Hall in San Rafael, California to cap a four-fight card on Friday night.
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 4 June 2010
Nave Will Rematch Schlienz in San Rafael
Competing for the fourth time since ending a nine-year absence from the sport, Paul Nave will take on Daniel Schlienz for the second time in a row in the welterweight main event of a four-bout card at the Marin Center Exhibit Hall in San Rafael, California tonight. Fighters weighed in on Thursday afternoon at the [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 3 June 2010
- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 31 May 2010
Lee, Benavidez Steal Show from Soto Karass
World ranked welterweight contender Jesus Soto Karass was the headliner, but two fighters with just seven combined pro fights stole the spotlight Saturday night on the latest installment of the “Top Rank Live” series from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 9 May 2010
Williams Gets Bizarre Technical Decision
After the most unusual of endings, Paul Williams was declared the technical decision victor over Kermit Cintron due to an injury before the end of four rounds at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 8 May 2010
Williams, Cintron Ready for Battle
Top ten pound-for-pounder Paul Williams takes on perennial contender Kermit Cintron in a non-title twelve-round light middleweight fight tonight at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. The fight will be broadcast live by HBO alongside the replay of the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Shane Mosley fight from last week. Fighters weighed in Friday afternoon at the [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 8 May 2010
Livingston, Elam Score KOs in Hollywood
Former amateur star DonYil Livingston and former Contender series star Deon Elam each scored knockout wins to highlight a night of both boxing and mixed martial arts before an energetic crowd at the Circus Disco in Hollywood, California on Thursday night.
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 6 May 2010
Paul Williams: Still Auditioning for a Superfight
Last Saturday, two fighters presumed to be among the top three welterweights in the world squared off before millions of viewers on pay-per-view. Of course, Floyd Mayweather Jr. completely outboxed an older version of former pound-for-pound kingpin Shane Mosley in a fight that left many at home wanting. This Saturday at the Home Depot Center [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 6 May 2010
Kermit Cintron: Fighting With His Back to the Wall
Kermit Cintron has been on this stage before. Since 2004, Cintron has been at the doorstep of breaking through to the upper level of the sport. Just one win away from the big money fights, Cintron has come up short each time. On Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, another such [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 5 May 2010
Introducing DonYil Livingston
Boxing, unlike most other athletic endeavors, is a sport that one can leave for a long period of time and pick up again down the road. Most fighters pick up the sport at a very young age, and often times get burnt out once or twice in their lifetime before returning to the ring. Back [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 4 May 2010
Quezada Ready for Quick Rematch
Upset in a closely contested fight by hard-nosed journeyman Jason Gavern this past April, heavyweight contender Manuel Quezada expressed his desire to get his conqueror back in the ring as soon as possible in the bout’s immediate aftermath. Quezada, who had been riding an 18-fight win streak, was on cusp of some potentially big fights [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 1 May 2010
2010 USA Boxing Senior National Championships Northern California Regional This Weekend in San Francisco
Top amateurs from the Northern California, both male and female, will compete at the 2010 USA Boxing Senior National Championships Northern California Regional today and tomorrow, beginning their quests for national titles. The event takes place at the USF Koret Recreation Center in San Francisco, California.
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 10 April 2010
Gavern Edges Quezada in Lemoore
In an entertaining ten-round affair, longtime journeyman Jason Gavern scored the biggest win of his career and upset the future plans of WBC #9 ranked heavyweight Manuel Quezada in the process, taking a split decision on Thursday night at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California.
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 8 April 2010
Introducing Michael Ruiz Jr.
In the years following a Summer Olympics, the top amateur boxers must make the decision to either stay in the unpaid ranks for another four years and attempt making the next Olympic team, or turn professional and begin their hopeful journey to fame and fortune. Over the past couple of months, some highly touted former [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 7 April 2010
Quezada Risks Ranking Against Gavern
Overlooked heavyweight contender Manuel Quezada will again be featured in the main event at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California tonight, as he looks to further his cause against venerable journeyman Jason Gavern. Their ten-round fight, with Quezada’s WBC CABOFE Heavyweight title on the line, caps a six-bout card. Fighters weighed in [...]
Read more- by Mario Ortega Jr. on 28 March 2010
Brock Grapples His Way to Win
In the mixed martial arts main event of a three sport card, Jesse Brock outwrestled local favorite Chris David before a sellout crowd at the Feather Falls Casino & Lodge in Oroville, California on Saturday night. Boxing and amateur kickboxing rounded out a fun-filled event dubbed “Playboy Fight Night.”
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