Miguel Cotto (41-5. 33 KOs) battered #6 WBO Yoshihiro Kamegai (27-4-2, 24 KOs) in winning an easy 12 round unanimous decision to capture the vacant WBO junior middleweight title on Saturday night at the StubHub Center, in Carson, California. It’ll be interesting to see if Cotto defends the WBO belt or if he moves up to middleweight for his final fight of his career in December.
Results: Yordenis Ugas Earns Decision Over Thomas Dulorme
Welterweight contender Yordenis Ugas (20-3, 9 KOs) took home a unanimous decision victory over Thomas Dulorme (24-3, 16 KOs) despite being knocked down in Mayweather vs. McGregor preliminary action presented by Mayweather Promotions on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday night from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Both men looked to establish their jab in round one but in round two Ugas landed a big uppercut that stunned Dulorme and forced him to take a knee. Dulorme rose to his feet and tried to fire back but was hit with a right hand that put him down for the second time in the round.
Mayweather vs. McGregor Post Fight Live Stream
SATURDAY, AUG. 26 – POST-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE
TBD Shortly After the Conclusion of SHOWTIME PPV from T-Mobile Arena
WEIGHTS: Floyd Mayweather 149.5 vs. Conor McGregor 153
Bob Arum says Horn-Pacquiao II is a “50-50 fight”
Going into the July 2 fight between superstar Manny Pacquiao and largely unheralded challenger Jeff Horn, practically everyone saw it as pretty much a straightforward win for Pac Man. And when promoter Bob Arum spoke about how unbeaten Horn had a decent shot at scoring the upset most fans put this down to the Top Rank boss simply doing his utmost to sell the fight.
Results: Sergiy Derevyanchenko TKOs Tureano Johnson
Sergiy Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 KOs) remained unbeaten as he stopped Tureano Johnson (20-2, 14 KOs) in the 12th and final round of their middleweight world title eliminator that headlined a special Friday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes.
Derevyanchenko put himself in line for a world title shot with an impressive stoppage of the durable contender Johnson in their bout from Main Street – in front of historic Coleman Theater – in Miami, Oklahoma.
Bullets and Butterfly Wings: A Preview of Saturday Night’s Fights
On November 16, 1974, an accomplished Thai kickboxer named Saensak Maungsaurin made his professional boxing debut against a young California-based Filipino named Rudy Barro. Barro’s record of 14-9 going into the bout wasn’t particularly glittering, but he was on a four fight win streak, including a victory over an undefeated, highly ranked Jimmy Heair that propelled him to a top five ranking in the lightweight division. So, there was reason to believe that Saensak was taking on more than he could handle by facing Barro without any prior boxing experience; and for the first minute of their fight that very much appeared to be the case. Barro steamed forward and pelted his slower rival with right hands and combinations; after about two minutes of this, he drove his opponent into the ropes and stepped forward to finish matters off…
Would a McGregor win over Mayweather be a bigger upset than Douglas-Tyson? Buster says yes
As soon as it hit the news-wires that whopping great 42/1 underdog James “Buster” Douglas had beaten the “invincible” Mike Tyson, by stunning KO, the entire world went into shock. But even this monumental boxing upset would be topped if MMA star/boxing debutante Conor McGregor managed a win over the 49-0 Floyd Mayweather tonight in Las Vegas.
So says Buster himself, the man who sent the world of boxing, indeed sports, into a state of disbelief that February morning in Tokyo, Japan. Douglas, speaking with TMZ Sports, said a McGregor win over Floyd would be an even bigger upset than the one he scored over 25 years ago.
Mayweather vs. McGregor: Both fighters make weight
Conor McGregor proved a lot of boxing fans wrong today in making weight at 153 lbs. for his mega-fight against 40-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor not only made weight, he also won the event in trash talking Mayweather from start to finish during the face off.
McGregor got the crowd on his side with his animated behavior on stage, and just with the charisma that surrounded him. There was no competition. McGregor, 29, was like a star on stage at the weigh-in on Friday. In contrast, Mayweather kind of blended into the background, as if he wasn’t even there.
Miguel Cotto: 153.6 lbs. – Yoshihiro Kamegai: 153.8 lbs.
Official Weights from Carson:
Miguel Cotto: 153.6 lbs.
Yoshihiro Kamegai:153.8 lbs.
Rey Vargas: 121.6 lbs.
Ronny Rios: 122 lbs.
Saturday’s World Championship Boxing doubleheader telecast begins at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.
Gervonta Davis ready to shine on tonight’s big card; “ready to take over the sport”
Tonight, whether he wins, loses, or is held to a draw, we will likely see the final ring appearance of the great Floyd Mayweather Junior. There is, however, a young talent ready to “take over the sport,” and no, it’s not Conor McGregor.
22 year old Gervonta Davis, unbeaten at 18-0(17) and the holder of the IBF super featherweight crown, says he has been “passed the torch by Floyd” and is ready, willing and able to become the sport’s next star. Tonight, the gifted southpaw will, in all likelihood, enjoy showcasing his considerable skills, as he faces Francisco Fonseca of Costa Rica.