Day: June 2, 2018

Undefeated Super-Flyweight Damien Sugar Vazquez Looking to Take His Career to Next Level

LAS VEGAS, NV (June 1, 2018) - Unbeaten super-flyweight prospect, Damien "Sugar" Vazquez (14-0, 7 KOs), who recently captured the WBC Youth title in his last bout against Luis Golindano (9-1, 6 KOs), is looking to take his career to the next level. "I really like what Tom Loeffler is doing with the "SuperFly" series," said Damien Vazquez, who is managed by Prince Ranch Boxing's Greg Hannley. "It's giving fighters like myself, who fight in the smaller weight classes, the exposure needed to garner the proper attention from the TV networks.  As we all seen, Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez stormed on to the scene with a brilliant performance when he first fought on HBO.  Before he got dethroned by Wangek, he was considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.  I'm working my Read more [...]

Kinigamazi Out-Hustles Blanco To Remain WBF World Champion

World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Super Featherweight Champion Patrick Kinigamazi, from Rwanda but based in Switzerland, made the second successful defense of his title Friday night, June 1, when he fended off a game challenge by Nicaraguan Ramiro Blanco.   In the main event of a show promoted by Tundra Promotions at the Salle bout du Monde in Geneva, Kinigamazi and Blaco went toe-to-toe for twelve rounds and made it a very entertaining night for the fans in attendance. But 35-year-old Kinigamazi, a pro for almost twelve years, used his superior experience and strength to bank most of the stanzas, while Blanco (22) was often left wanting despite trying his hardest and always being competitive. After twelve high-paced rounds of boxing, judges Christophe Hembert, Beat Hausammann and Read more [...]

Undefeated Super-Flyweight Damien Sugar Vazquez Looking to Take His Career to Next Level

LAS VEGAS, NV (June 1, 2018) - Unbeaten super-flyweight prospect, Damien "Sugar" Vazquez (14-0, 7 KOs), who recently captured the WBC Youth title in his last bout against Luis Golindano(9-1, 6 KOs), is looking to take his career to the next level. "I really like what Tom Loeffler is doing with the "SuperFly" series," said Damien Vazquez, who is managed by Prince Ranch Boxing's Greg Hannley. "It's giving fighters like myself, who fight in the smaller weight classes, the exposure needed to garner the proper attention from the TV networks.  As we all seen, Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez stormed on to the scene with a brilliant performance when he first fought on HBO.  Before he got dethroned by Wangek, he was considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.  I'm working my Read more [...]

Soto, Williams add flair to 14-fight card Saturday at Foxwoods

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (Friday, June 1st, 2018) -- From seasoned, 31-year-old veterans with more than 30 pro fights under their belt to 9-year-old novices looking to shine in their first real test on the sport's biggest stage, Saturday's pro-am boxing event at Foxwoods Resort Casino features an eclectic mix of the region's top talent. CES Boxing makes its long-awaited return to the iconic Fox Theater Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 with a 14-fight pro-am card, featuring seven amateur bouts beginning at 6 p.m. ET followed by a seven-fight main card beginning at 7:30. Headlining the event is New Haven, Conn., junior middleweight Edwin Soto(12-2-2, 5 KOs) of New Haven, Conn., who returns to Foxwoods for the first time in four years to face 31-year-old Brooklyn vet Salim Larbi(20-9-2, 7 KOs) in an Read more [...]