Robert Guerrero on new direction: ‘I’ve been fighting like a lazy man’
A brawler by reputation, Robert Guerrero knows he must resist the siren’s call to wage war against Omar Figueroa on Saturday.
read moreRicky Burns returns to 140 pounds for Michele Di Rocco
Ricky Burns returns to action in his native Scotland and will once again test waters at 140 pounds against unknown quantity Michele Di Rocco.
read moreOmar Figueroa out to prove he’s ‘a force to be reckoned with’
Junior welterweight Texan Omar Figueroa says after he gets past Antonio DeMarco on Saturday there are big things around the corner in 2016.
read moreRicky Burns upbeat after Figueroa war and controversy
Scotland’s Ricky Burns insists he was the victim of some serious home-cooking in his loss to Omar Figueroa in Texas, but the fight was a crowd-pleaser and he hopes it will translate into more opportunities in the U.S.
read moreRing Ratings Update: Busy start to a busy month
More than a dozen RING-rated fighters were in action during the past two weeks and the results of those bouts caused lots of changes in the magazine’s divisional rankings.
read moreRicky Burns to meet Omar Figueroa on May 9 in Texas
Former two-weight world titleholder Ricky Burns has been penciled in to face ex-WBC lightweight champion Omar Figueroa at 140 pounds in San Antonio, Texas, on May 9.
read moreOmar Figueroa stops Daniel Estrada in ninth round
WBC lightweight titleholder Omar Figueroa and challenger Daniel Estrada fought an action-packed nine rounds in Carson, California, but it was Figueroa who prevailed with a barrage of punches to force the stoppage in Round 9.
read moreLem’s latest: Al Haymon signs Abner Mares, Andrzej Fonfara
In Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook, we learn that Al Haymon’s signing spree continues with Abner Mares and Andrzej Fonfara becoming the enigmatic advisor’s latest signees.
read moreDaniel Estrada taps Juan Manuel Marquez for Omar Figueroa bout
Daniel Estrada isn’t taking Saturday’s challenge of WBC lightweight titlist Omar Figueroa lightly. In preparation, he’s enlisted the aid of Mexican icon Juan Manuel Marquez and Nacho Beristain.
read moreLem’s latest: Porter-Brook tripleheader; Broner, Matthysse return
The Shawn Porter-Kell Brook IBF welterweight title bout on Aug. 16 will head up a Showtime tripleheader that includes the WBC 168-pound titleholder Sakio Bika’s rematch with Anthony Dirrell and WBC lightweight beltholder Omar Figueroa Jr. vs. Daniel Estrada.
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