Sep

Joseph Diaz Jr. stops Raul Hidalgo in Round 7 in first headliner

Junior featherweight prospect Joseph Diaz Jr. looked sharp in his first headline bout, stopping well-traveled journeyman Raul Hidalgo in Round 7 of their “Golden Boy Live!” main event at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas, on Monday.

Sep

A Mexican family feud: Omar Chavez vs. Ramon Alvarez

by Lem Satterfield

Representatives of two of Mexico’s most renowned families, Omar Chavez and Ramon Alvarez will square off on Sept. 27.

Mar

Photo gallery: ‘Toe to Toe’ undercard

by The Ring

Photographer Naoki Fukuda makes every matchup look like the Fight of the Year. How? We don’t know. Just enter and enjoy the pics from Sergio Thompson-Ricardo Alvarez, Jorge Linares-Nihito Arakawa and Leo Santa Cruz-Cristian Mijares.

Mar

Jorge Linares easily outpoints Nihito Arakawa

by Michael Rosenthal

Jorge Linares defeated Nihitio Arakawa in a spirited 10-round lightweight bout on the Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo card Saturday in Las Vegas.

Mar

Sergio Thompson gears up for Ricardo Alvarez

by Lem Satterfield

Sergio Thompson learned Sunday of his opportunity to face Ricardo Alvarez as the replacement for injured WBC lightweight beltholder Omar Figueroa Jr. on Saturday’s Canelo-Angulo undercard. On Thursday he learned the fight might be on the pay-per-view broadcast.

Mar

Photo gallery: ‘Toe to Toe’ final press conference

by The Ring

Canelo Alvarez, Alfredo Angulo and other combatants on the ‘Toe to Toe’ card squared off onstage for the last time before Saturday’s opening bell at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Mar

Ricardo Alvarez-Sergio Thompson could replace Carlos Molina-Jermall Charlo

by Lem Satterfield

Ricardo Alvarez-Sergio Thompson will replace the scheduled bout between Carlos Molina and Jermall Charlo on Showtime Pay Per View if the jailed Molina is not released in time for Friday’s weigh-in.

Mar

Ricardo Alvarez-Sergio Thompson on Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo card

by Lem Satterfield

Sergio Thompson will face Ricardo Alvarez on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The former junior lightweight title challenger replaces injured WBC lightweight beltholder Omar Figueroa Jr.

Mar

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Readers share their thoughts on Orlando Salido-Vasyl Lomachenko, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Bryan Vera II, Robert Stieglitz-Arthur Abraham III, Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo, and ask what’s next for Lomachenko, Chavez, Abraham and Amir Khan in this week’s Monday mailbag.

Mar

Omar Figueroa off March 8 card with left wrist injury

by Mark E. Ortega

Omar Figueroa was slated to fight Ricardo Alvarez on Mar. 8, but Figueroa suffered a left wrist injury in sparring Friday that will derail him from the card. Figueroa spoke to RingTV.com about the postponement.