Sep

Vanes Martirosyan scores majority decision over Ishe Smith

Vanes Martirosyan used a pair of knockdowns to score a 10-round majority decision over Ishe Smith on the Mayweather-Berto undercard on Saturday.

Sep

Vanes Martirosyan: “I’m ready to put on show”

by Doug Fischer

Vanes Martirosyan faces Ishe Smith on the Mayweather-Berto undercard tonight on Showtime. The fight is a lead-in to the pay-per-view portion of the show.

Mar

Ring Ratings Update: Gary Russell Jr. crashes featherweight rankings

by Doug Fischer

Once-beaten American phenom Gary Russell Jr. broke into THE RING’s featherweight rankings in dynamic fashion, dropping respected veteran Jhonny Gonzalez three times en route to a four-round stoppage to earn the WBC belt in his second title shot this past Saturday.

Mar

Jermell Charlo outpoints Vanes Martirosyan on Gonzalez-Russell undercard

by Doug Fischer

Undefeated junior middleweight contender Jermell Charlo won a close unanimous decision over Vanes Martirosyan in the 10-round co-feature to the Jhonny Gonzalez-Gary Russell Jr. featherweight title bout on Saturday in Las Vegas. Charlo out-pointed the former title challenger by scores of 97-93, 96-94, 96-94.

Mar

Demetrius Andrade: ‘I want to fight Gennady Golovkin on pay-per-view’

by Coyote Duran

While junior middleweights Vanes Martirosyan and Jermell Charlo clash on Saturday, WBO titlist Demetrius Andrade is on the sidelines, seemingly watching everyone else gets their shot in the spotlight. Vladimir Lik recently sat down with “Boo Boo” to get his take on his career.

Nov

Craig Goossen carries on with Goossen Promotions

by Doug Fischer

Craig Goossen has taken the helm of Goossen Promotions in the wake of his father Dan Goossen’s untimely passing. The small family company continues its tradition of putting on entertaining shows and developing talent with Thursday’s club card at Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California.

Oct

Ring Ratings Update: Chad Dawson drops, Hassan N’Dam climbs

by Doug Fischer

A number of RING-ranked contenders saw action last week, resulting in changes in the light heavyweight, middleweight and strawweight divisions. Former light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson’s upset loss to Tommy Karpency caused him to drop from the rankings.

Oct

Martirosyan, N’Dam are the big winners: Weekend Review

by Michael Rosenthal

Vanes Martirosyan outpointed Willie Nelson days after the loss of his promoter, Dan Goossen. Hassan N’Dam gave Curtis Stevens a boxing lesson.

Oct

Vanes Martirosyan earns hard-fought decision over Willie Nelson

by Doug Fischer

Vanes Martirosyan outpointed fellow junior middleweight contender Willie Nelson in a hotly contested 10-round bout on Saturday in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Martirosyan won by scores of 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94.

Oct

Rances Barthelemy 130, Fernando Saucedo 130

by Lem Satterfield

Rances Barthelemy and Fernando Saucedo weighed 130 pounds each for Barthelemy’s defense of his IBF junior lightweight belt at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., to be televised on Showtime.