RESULTS: Cancio Upsets Machado To Capture WBA Super Featherweight World Title

02/10/2019 Golden Boy Promotions

In front of a sold-out crowd at Fantasy Springs Resort & Casino on Saturday night, Andrew Cancio rebounded from a first-round knockdown to upset Alberto … continue

Machado vs. Cancio & Vargas vs. Manzanilla DAZN weigh-in results

02/09/201902/08/2019 Golden Boy Promotions

Alberto Machado 130 vs Andrew Cancio 129.8 Rey Vargas 121.4 vs Franklin Manzanilla 122 Joseph Diaz 129.8 vs Charles Huerta 130. WBA Super Featherweight World … continue

Alberto Machado defends against Andrew Cancio on February 9 on DAZN

01/05/201901/04/2019 Golden Boy Promotions

Two world title fights will head to the Coachella Valley in February as Golden Boy Promotions presents another exciting night of boxing on DAZN. In … continue

Results: Rey Vargas defeats Oscar Negrete

12/03/201712/02/2017 Jeff Sorby

World Boxing Council super bantamweight champion Rey Vargas (31-0, 22 KOs) retained his title on Saturday night in beating Oscar Negrete (17-1, 7 KOs) by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo Credit: Tom Hogan/Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions)

Vargas suffered cuts to each eye during the contest, but he fought well despite dealing with the blood. The judges scored it 119-108, 119-108, and 120-108.

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Weights: Cotto 151.6, Ali 153

12/02/201712/01/2017 Jeff Sorby

Miguel Cotto and Sadam Ali made weight on Friday for their fight on Saturday night on HBO World Championship Boxing from Madison Square Garden in New York. Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) came in at a low 151.6 pounds, and his welterweight opponent Sadam Ali (25-1, 14 KOs) scaled in heavier at 153 pounds.

(Photos Courtesy HBO/Ed Mulholland)

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Miguel Cotto vs Yoshihiro Kamegai final press conference quotes

08/25/201708/25/2017 Golden Boy Promotions

Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs), the only four-division world champion in Puerto Rico’s rich boxing history, and Japanese 154-pound contender Yoshihiro “El Maestrito” Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs) hosted their final press conference today ahead of their 12-round fight for the vacant WBO World Junior Middleweight title in the main event of an exciting action-packed card this Saturday, August 26 at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. and televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.

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Results: Rey Vargas decisions Gavin McDonnell

02/26/201702/25/2017 Jeff Sorby

Using his hand speed and punching power advantage, #1 WBC 122lb contender Ray Vargas (29-0, 22 KOs) boxed his way to a 12 round majority decision tonight over #2 WBC Gavin McDonnell (16-1-2, 4 Kos) to win the vacant WBC super bantamweight title at the Hull Ice Arena in Hull, England. It was a nice effort from both fighters. McDonnell came up short based on the speed and pinpoint accuracy of the 26-year-old Mexican Vargas.

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