Mar

Francisco Vargas pounds Will Tomlinson to eighth-round TKO

Francisco Vargas wanted to prove his technical knockout win over Juan Manuel Lopez was no fluke and did so on Thursday night at the expense of Will Tomlinson, stopping him in the eighth round.

Mar

Will Tomlinson at crossroads with tonight’s Francisco Vargas clash

by The Ring

Australian junior lightweight Will Tomlinson knows that facing unbeaten Mexican Francisco Vargas tonight in San Antonio is a turning point, calling it “the most important fight of my career.”

Mar

Title shot-bound Francisco Vargas isn’t overlooking Will Tomlinson

by Doug Fischer

Unbeaten junior lightweight contender and Mexican Olympian Francisco Vargas will fight once-beaten Will Tomlinson tonight at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio. The bout headlines a Golden Boy Promotions card and will be televised live on HBO Latino, beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/ 6:45 p.m. PT.

Feb

Francisco Vargas sees championship territory beyond Will Tomlinson

by The Ring

On March 12, Francisco Vargas intends to give the world notice of his intention to climb to the top of the 130-pound division. And don’t say he’s from Tijuana.

Feb

Will Tomlinson says Francisco Vargas bout is his coming out fight

by Lem Satterfield

Once-beaten junior lightweight Will Tomlinson plans to have “a coming out fight” opposite unbeaten contender Francisco Vargas on March 12 at the Freeman Colesium in San Antonio. The fight headlines an HBO Latino-televised broadcast.

Jan

Vargas-Tomlinson, Orozco-Taylor, Frankie Gomez in March tripleheader

by Lem Satterfield

Undefeated junior lightweight Francisco Vargas will face Will Tomlinson and unbeaten junior welterweights Antonio Orozco and Frankie Gomez will compete in separate bouts on March 12 in San Antonio.

Mar

Ring Ratings Update: Lots of action, lots of rankings movement

by Doug Fischer

Many RING-rated fighters were in action over the past two weekends, resulting in a lot of movement in the magazine’s divisional rankings, including Tomasz Adamek’s drop in the heavyweight top 10 and Jorge Linares’ re-entry into the lightweight ratings.

Mar

Belmontes upsets Tomlinson, Vargas outslugs Cotto in Las Vegas

by Doug Fischer

Jerry Belmontes spoiled the U.S. debut of Will Tomlinson, outboxing the unbeaten Australian junior lightweight contender over 10 rounds on the non-PPV undercard of the Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo fight on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Dec

Q&A: Argenis Mendez

by Doug Fischer

Junior lightweight beltholder Argenis Mendez spoke to RingTV.com about his IBF title defense against Rances Barthelemy on Friday, training camp with his new trainer John David Jackson, his upbringing and amateur career in the Dominican Republic and his thoughts on the 130-pound division.

Dec

Will Tomlinson: ‘I didn’t come to America to take easy fights’

by Lem Satterfield

Unbeaten junior lightweight contender Will Tomlinson on his five-bout deal with Golden Boy Promotions: “I came here to test myself and see how good I really am.”