Fres Oquendo - Boxing News

Briggs vs Oquendo: Press conference quotes for June 3

ESB - May 9, 2017

Heavyweight contenders Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs and Fres Oquendo faced off for the first time today (Tuesday, May 9) before they battle for the WBA Heavyweight Championship on Saturday, June 3 in the main event of Backyard Brawl: Briggs vs. […]

Shannon Briggs faces Fres Oquendo on 6/3 for WBA heavyweight title

ESB - May 1, 2017

Two-time world heavyweight champion Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs and three-time title challenger Fres Oquendo will battle for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Championship in the main event of Backyard Brawl: Briggs vs. Oquendo taking place on Saturday, June 3, […]

Briggs vs Oquendo ordered to meet for vacant WBA “regular” belt; Briggs wants fight in London

James Slater - January 5, 2017

Veteran heavyweights Shannon Briggs and Fres Oquendo have been ordered by the WBA to fight for the vacant “regular” version of the belt. Briggs, who has been chasing a big fight for the longest time – first one with Wladimir […]

WBA Orders Browne vs Oquendo

Hatton Promotions - September 7, 2016

HATTON PROMOTIONS has welcomed the World Boxing Association’s resolution regarding Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne’s failed drug test following his title victory over Ruslan Chagaev in Grozny, Russia on March 5 this year. In a document released on Tuesday (September 6), […]

Lucas Browne: My next fight will be against Oquendo

Hatton Promotions - March 12, 2016

LUCAS BROWNE has fired back at rivals keen to gain publicity off the back of his stunning WBA heavyweight title victory over Ruslan Chagaev. The heavy-handed Sydney man wrote his name into the history books when he KOed the tough […]

US court issues injunction to stop Chagaev suing Oquendo in Moscow

Square Ring Promotions - May 7, 2015

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Judge Ronnie Abrams) issued a Temporary Restraining Order yesterday enjoining Ruslan Chagaev’s Promoter, Terek Box Event, from “commencing or continuing any legal action in Moscow, Russia with respect […]

Oquendo’s Lawyer Requests Conference With Court For Contempt Citation Against Chagaev’s Promoter

Hitz Boxing - April 18, 2015

NEW YORK, NY (April 18, 2015) – Ruslan Chagaev’s promoter, Terek Box Event and its principal Timur Dugazaev issued a press release yesterday in which Dugazaev stated that “there will be no rematch between Chagaev and [Fres] Oquendo” and that […]

U.S. Court orders Chagaev vs Oquendo rematch!

Hitz Boxing - April 7, 2015

NEW YORK, NY (April 7, 2015) – Square Ring Promotions and Hitz Boxing announced today that District Court Judge Ronnie Abrams for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entered an order in Oquendo vs. […]

Oquendo Files Lawsuit in Federal Court in Manhattan Over July WBA Title Fight Against Chagaev

ESB - December 15, 2014

Fres Oquendo has filed a lawsuit in Federal Court in Manhattan against Hamburg-based promoter Terek Box Event seeking damages of $5 million and an injunction to prevent the promoter from promoting Ruslan Chagaev in any bouts until it first gives […]

Fres Oquendo’s Team Response to Team Chagaev Claims

Hitz Boxing - November 26, 2014

Fres Oquendo’s team responded today to Timur Dugazaev’s press release that was ghost written by Malte Muller Michaelis trying to justify the non-payment of Oquendo’s purse based on an allegedly positive drug test by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). “People […]