Yudai and Gingiro Shigeoka score wins in Japan in doubleheader
Yudai Shigeoka (7-0, 5 knockouts) dropped former world champion Wilfredo Mendez twice en route to scoring a seventh round knockout...
read moreThe Ring Ratings Reviewed 2022: Strawweight
The Ring first introduced its divisional ratings in 1925. Almost a century later, it’s no exaggeration to claim that these...
read moreWilfredo Mendez returns to action to take on Kenny Cano on April 8
Former WBO strawweight titleholder Wilfredo Mendez, who is ranked No. 5 by The Ring, will face Kenny Cano of Venezuela...
read moreNaoya Inoue stops Aran Dipaen in eight, Taniguchi upsets Mendez to claim WBO 105-pound title
Japanese star Naoya Inoue retained his Ring Magazine, IBF and WBA bantamweight titles by scoring a one-sided eighth-round stoppage of...
read moreWilfredo Mendez dodges Japan’s Omicron lockdown to face Tanigushi in Tokyo
With the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus causing alarm in many countries, Japan was one of the first ones...
read moreWilfredo Mendez falls ill after weigh-in, title defense against Alexis Diaz canceled on day of fight
Wilfredo Mendez will not defend his WBO strawweight title after all. The Ring No. 4-rated 105-pounder was set to face Venezuela's...
read moreWilfredo Mendez to make second 105-pound title defense against Alexis Diaz on December 16
On Wednesday, December 16, WBO strawweight titlist Wilfredo Mendez will defend his belt against Alexis Diaz in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
read moreThe Ring Magazine Ratings Reviewed: Strawweight
The Ring Magazine first introduced its divisional ratings in 1925 and 95 years later they’re still going strong. It is...
read moreWilfredo Mendez hopes for impressive win over Gabriel Mendoza, seeks 105-pound unification bouts
Puerto Rican stylist Wilfredo Mendez will defend his WBO strawweight title against durable veteran Gabriel Mendoza at the Hotel El...
read moreWBO strawweight titlist Wilfredo Mendez gets belted in his hometown
On Tuesday, newly crowned WBO strawweight beltholder Wilfredo Mendez was officially presented with his new championship belt at the mayor’s house...
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