Jul

Ring Ratings Update: Thurman advances

Middleweight veteran Marco Antonio Rubio and former titleholder Cristian Mijares re-entered THE RING’s rankings after a busy weekend of boxing. Welterweight contender Keith Thurman moved up a notch with his hard-fought TKO of Diego Chaves.

Jul

‘Knockout Kings II’ delivers: Soto Karass stops Berto, Figueroa beats Arakawa in a war

by Doug Fischer

Jesus Soto Karass scored a career-best victory when he stopped a courageous Andre Berto in the final round of the main event to “Knockout Kings II” on Saturday in San Antonio. The co-feature to the Showtime broadcast – Omar Figueroa’s decision victory over gallant Nihito Arakawa – was as fine a display of endurance and valor as prizefighting will see in 2013.

Jul

Soto Karass upsets Berto in thrilling ‘Knockout Kings II’ card

by The Ring

Welterweight gatekeeper Jesus Soto Karass outslugged former two-time titleholder Andre Berto to a dramatic 12th-round TKO on Saturday in the main event of “Knockout Kings II,” a Showtime-televised tripleheader from San Antonio. Lightweight standout Omar Figueroa outpointed Nihito Arakawa in a 12-round Fight of the Year candidate in the co-featured bout.

Jul

Photo galleries from San Antonio

by The Ring

Action photos from three tremendous fights in San Antonio: Jesus Soto Karass’ final-round knockout of Andre Berto, Omar Figueroa’s incredible war with Nihito Arakawa, and Keith Thurman’s tenth-round knockout of Diego Chaves.

Jul

Photo gallery: Berto-Soto Karass weigh-in

by The Ring

Weigh-in pics from San Antonio for Saturday’s Showtime card featuring Andre Berto-Jesus Soto Karass, Diego Chaves-Keith Thurman, and Omar Figueroa-Nihito Arakawa. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.

Jul

Lem’s latest: Tyson to be inducted into NVHOF on Aug. 10

by Lem Satterfield

Mike Tyson will be inducted into the Nevada Hall of Fame on Aug. 10, along with former titleholder Mike McCallum and the late Diego Corrales.

Jul

Q&A: Omar Figueroa

by Doug Fischer

Omar Figueroa, who has stopped four of his last five opponents in the first round, wants to keep his KO streak going when he faces Nihito Arakawa in the opening bout of Showtime’s “Knockout Kings II” telecast on Saturday. However, the humble-but-formidable lightweight prospect says he can do a lot more than punch.

Jul

Lem’s latest: Pacquiao-Rios tour; Rodriguez plans to KO Cotto

by Lem Satterfield

Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios will embark on a seven-city, international press tour in advance of their November fight in Macau.

Jul

Lem’s latest: Soto Karass ‘ready to die in ring’ vs. Berto

by Lem Satterfield

Jesus Soto Karass on his fight with Andre Berto: “The bottom line is that I want to win. Yes, I’m going to give a great performance, like I always do. I’m ready to die in the ring like every Mexican.”

May

Berto-Soto Karass, Thurman-Chaves card kicks off

by Lem Satterfield

Unbeaten welterweight Keith Thurman in advance of his fight with Diego Chaves: “I don’t know if there is another fighter out there that’s hungrier than me. They’ve been feeding me, but I’m still starving.”