Leo Santa Cruz channels different side of himself in thrilling win over Abner Mares
The Battle of Los Angeles turned into a war of contrasting styles, with a new king of L.A. crowned in blood.
Julio Ceja earns crushing comeback TKO of Hugo Ruiz
In a momentum swing sudden enough to induce whiplash, Julio Ceja turned the tables on Hugo Ruiz in violent fashion—and then he broke a leg off of one of those metaphorical tables and hammered him into submission with it.
Perpetual nice guy Leo Santa Cruz riled up by Abner Mares
It’s a running joke that has legs built for a marathon: Does Leo Santa Cruz get mad, like, ever?
Abner Mares does some mean mugging as he and Leo Santa Cruz make weight
The sun glared mercilessly and so did Abner Mares, the withering L.A. heat countered by an ice-cold stare.
Austin Trout thinking about a ringside future once the fighting is done
It can’t all be the grind. While normally, Austin Trout is busy trying to climb to the top of the 154-pound division, the fighter found himself front and center of the action August 2 when he served as the ringside analyst for the Bounce TV broadcast of the Juan Carlos Payano-Rau’shee Warren brawl in Winter Park, Florida.
Sergio Mora: Chicano fans’ reverence for Leo Santa Cruz is understandable; their criticism of Abner Mares is not
Having twice headlined a fight card at Staples Center—and having been, in the immortal words of Cheech Marin, “Born in East L.A.”—I can tell you that the experience is unique, special and forever unforgettable.
Abner Mares aims to silence doubters, regain respect in fight against Leo Santa Cruz
Abner Mares knows there are questions concerning whether or not he’s damaged goods—not physically, but mentally.
Catch the live stream of the Leo Santa Cruz-Abner Mares press conference Thursday
Before they meet in the ring, Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares will square off in front of the media Thursday during their final pre-fight press conference leading up to Saturday’s 126-pound showdown at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
