Leo Santa Cruz aims to send Kiko Martinez packing in 126-pound title defense
Leo Santa Cruz is a pressure fighter. Kiko Martinez is a come-forward kind of guy. You want volume? Saturday night’s fight is going to have it at Van Halen-circa-1984 levels when Santa Cruz attempts to defend his 126-pound world title at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT).
Blazing battles: Hugo Ruiz intent on fighting fire with fire in rematch with Julio Ceja
As Julio Ceja struggled to catch his breath, 13,109 pairs of lungs did the same. There Ceja was, down on the canvas, the crowd surrounding him in the opposite stance.
Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg finally ready to rumble in 122-pound title unification bout
The temperature gauge has fallen across the U.K., but events inside the ring at the Manchester Arena figure to be white hot Saturday as two little men square off, with one destined to have his big heart broken.
At long last, 154-pound terror Julian Williams finds himself on the precipice of a coveted world title fight
The perfect record. The nine stoppage victories in his past dozen fights. The more than two years that have passed since he last lost a round. Yeah, you pretty much need to look through a microscope—with binoculars—to find so much as a scratch in Julian Williams’ armor.
Kiko Martinez confident he can score a big win fighting Leo Santa Cruz in Southern Cal
Going to his opponents’ backyards for high-profile matches has not worked out very well for Kiko Martinez. All six of the Spaniard’s losses—two by knockout—have happened on the other guy’s home soil. Even so, he remains undaunted.
Carl Frampton’s master plan: Take care of Scott Quigg, then move on to Guillermo Rigondeaux
Carl Frampton already knows how he’ll celebrate a victory over U.K. rival Scott Quigg on Saturday: He wants to set up a mouthwatering clash with Cuban ace Guillermo Rigondeaux.
Adrien Broner to put 140-pound title on the line against Ashley Theophane on April 1
If ever a boxer and a city were made for each other, it would be Adrien Broner and Washington, D.C. After all, the nation’s capital has long been home to large personalities—something with which the loquacious Broner can certainly identify.
Budding 140-pound star Sergey Lipinets to risk perfect record against Levan Ghvamichava on March 15
Usually, it takes a boxer more than a dozen fights to morph from promising prospect to legitimate contender. Sergey Lipinets appears to be one of the rare exceptions to that rule.
