With Josh Taylor having vacated the belt, the WBC has ordered Jose Zepeda to fight Regis Prograis for their 140 pound title, with a negotiation period okayed until August 30, when after that, if no deal has been made, the fight will go to purse bids.… read more “Prograis vs. Zepeda Ordered To Fight For Vacant WBC 140 Pound Belt”
Undisputed light welterweight champion Josh Taylor will need to defend against Jose Zepeda at some point in the near future with the WBC making him his mandatory challenger.… read more “WBC makes Jose Zepeda mandatory for Josh Taylor”
After a scuffle at Friday’s weigh-in and choice words at Thursday’s press conference, Jose “Chon” Zepeda did not waste time getting to work Saturday evening. Zepeda iced Josue “The Prodigy” Vargas at 1:45 of the opening round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, stunning the Bronx product in front of the home crowd.… read more “Jose Zepeda destroys Josue Vargas – Boxing Results”
While it was reported a few days back how Terence Crawford will be fighting again in October (this almost a full year on from his easy, some would say mismatch fight with a faded Kell Brook), there was no confirmed opponent.… read more “Terence Crawford Vs. Jose Zepeda In October?”
Terence Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs) will be coming back from an eleven-month layoff when he returns to the ring to defend his WBO 147-lb title on October 23 in the main event on ESPN.… read more “Terence Crawford to fight on October 23”
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum wants to match Terence Crawford against one of the top 140-pounders for his next defense at the end of summer.
Arum has nothing to lose by matching Crawford against an excellent fighter because he’s likely to leave the company when his contract expires.… read more “Terence Crawford’s options for next fight: Prograis, Jose Ramirez & Zepeda”
Scotland has a new undisputed champion. Josh “The Tartan Tornado” Taylor outlasted Jose Ramirez in an instant classic, notching a unanimous decision (114-112 3x) to capture the junior welterweight title.… read more “Photos: Josh Taylor defeats Ramirez, Zepeda defeats Lundy”
Josh Taylor outworked Jose Ramirez on Saturday night to win a 12 round unanimous decision to become the undisputed light welterweight champion at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.… read more “Josh Taylor beats Jose Ramirez to unify 140-lb division”
IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Josh Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) stayed unbeaten with a narrow 12 round unanimous decision win over WBC/WBO champion Jose Ramirez (26-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night in their undisputed championship fight at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada.… read more “Josh Taylor defeats Jose Ramirez – Boxing Results”
Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez both weighed in at 139.6 lbs on Friday at their weigh-in for Saturday’s huge undisputed light-welterweight showdown on ESPN at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada.… read more “Jose Ramirez vs. Josh Taylor – official weights”