Jan

Ramirez-Wilson to co-feature Jan. 24 Golden Boy Live! show

Featherweight prospect Julian Ramirez and heavyweight Olympian Dominic Breazeale are on the recently announced undercard of the Jan. 24 Golden Boy Live! show in Indio, Calif. Ramirez faces Derrick Wilson in the co-feature of the Fox Sports 1 telecast.

Jan

Boxing’s banner 2013 sets up a bright 2014

by Doug Fischer

RingTV.com’s resident boxing historian Lee Groves says that 2013 was the sport’s greatest year this century and perhaps the best in the last several decades. Groves believes 2014 can be equally great and he’s happy to list the reasons why.

Nov

Maldonado blasts out Ramos, Guerrero escapes with one

by Doug Fischer

Fidel Maldonado Jr. outslugged Luis Ramos Jr. to seventh-round stoppage in the main event of a Golden Boy Live! card on Monday in San Antonio. Former middleweight title challenger Fernando Guerrero was dropped and rocked en route to a 10-round decision in the co-featured bout.

Nov

Refocused Luis Ramos Jr. ready to rebound from first loss

by Doug Fischer

One-time lightweight prospect Luis Ramos Jr. takes on hard-punching Fidel Maldonado Jr. in the main event of tonight’s Golden Boy Live! show from San Antonio. Ramos, who took a break from boxing before joining trainer Abel Sanchez’s Big Bear, Calif., camp, says he is rededicated to the sport.

Oct

Avila KOs Cota; Rose, Mendez fight to draw

by Lem Satterfield

Junior featherweight prospect Manuel Avila stopped Jose Angel Cota in the second round, while middleweights Louis Rose and Paul Mendez battled to a spirited 10-round draw on Monday in Redwood City, Calif..

Oct

‘Team Mom’ Kathy Garcia guides her fighters to stardom

by Doug Fischer

Manager Kathy Garcia is as much of a mother to her fighters as she is the guiding force in their professional careers but the “Mom and Pop” approach of Salinas, Calif.-based Garcia Boxing works despite the usual ups and downs of the sport. Garcia-managed Paul Mendez fights on Fox Sports 1 on Monday.

Oct

Charlo stops Rodriguez in 10, Spence outpoints Lartey

by Doug Fischer

Junior middleweight prospect Jermell Charlo stopped Jose Rodriguez in the 10th-round of their Golden Boy Live! main event on Monday at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla. Welterweight prospect Errol Spence outpointed tough Emmanuel Lartey in the co-featured bout.

Sep

Collazo re-emerges with victory over Sanchez

by Mark E. Ortega

Verteran welterweight Luis Collazo fought his way back into the public eye with a wide unanimous decision over Alan Sanchez in the second installment of Golden Boy’s Monday-night series on Fox Sports 1.

Aug

Bits & Pieces: Ali makes GBP debut, Tomlinson moves to L.A.

by Mark E. Ortega

Talented welterweight prospect Sadam Ali, a 2008 U.S. Olympian who held himself back early in his professional career by refusing to sign with a major promotional company, will make his Golden Boy Promotions debut on a Fox Sports 1 card on Sept. 30.

Aug

Jacobs blasts Lorenzo in three on Fox Sports 1

by Mark E. Ortega

Come-backing young middleweight Daniel Jacobs impressively stopped former title challenger Giovanni Lorenzo in the third round in the 10-round main event of Fox Sports 1’s debut Monday night broadcast of the new Golden Boy on FOX series.