Carl Frampton is hungry to get revenge after losing his WBA featherweight title fight a week ago, when he dropped a twelve round majority decision in his rematch with Leo Santa Cruz at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the first fight, which took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn last July, Frampton won a twelve round majority decision.
Category: Featherweight Boxing
Jorge Linares Very Interested in Unification With Mikey Garcia
WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares was a very interested observer of Mikey Garcia’s brutal third knockout of Dejan Zlaticanin this past Saturday. With the victory Garcia became the WBC lightweight champion and now is a three-division champion after picking up world titles after capturing world titles at featherweight and super featherweight.
Frampton v Santa Cruz: The big fight
… news Date : Saturday January 28, 2016 Venue : MGM Grand, Las Vegas TV Start Time : 0100 GMT (Sunday January 29), Sky Sports 1 Main event time : Around 0400-0500 GMT (Approx) Carl Frampton ( 8/13 ) v Leo Santa Cruz ( 11/8 ) (WBA super featherweight – …
Javier Fortuna Ready – Targets Sosa, Corrales, Lomachenko
Dominican boxer Javier “Abejon” Fortuna is motivated to return to boxing’s highest level at 130 pounds and he is determined to beat anyone who stands in his way for the world title. Last June in China, Fortuna lost his WBA super featherweight title when he suffered an upset knockout loss at the hands of Sosa.
Gary Russell Jr: I Want To Dominate at 126 – Then I’ll Go To 130
Once WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. overcomes the upcoming defense against Colombian contender Oscar Escandon, he then plans to target all of the world champions at 126 – with a clear goal to unify the titles. Escandon, who holds the WBC’s interim-belt, is the mandatory challenger.