Julio Garcia
151 articles · The Boxing Voice
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Roman Gonzalez Back In The Gym To Prepare For April Bout
By Julio Garcia
Roman ?Chocolatito? Gonzalez returned home to Nicaragua yesterday in bright spirits as he was greeted by loved ones as he walked through the airport terminal after his KO victory over Juan ?Loquito?…
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Team Maidana Deny Rumors Of A Finalized Fight With Floyd Mayweather
By Julio Garcia
While the world awaits the announcement of Floyd Mayweather?s next opponent rumors have been circling about a finalized fight between Mayweather and 147 pound champion Marcos Maidana. Maidana?s team have released a…
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Roman Gonzalez Stops Juan Kantun In Mexico, Prepares For A Busy Year
By Julio Garcia
Roman ?Chocolatito? Gonzalez took another step towards fighting for a third world championship in a third weight class tonight when he took on Juan ?Loquito? Kantun in Chiapas, Mexico by knocking his…
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Tim Bradley Wants To Clear All Doubts, Laughs At Still Being The Underdog
By Julio Garcia
The rematch between Tim Bradley and Manny Pacquiao has a lot riding on the outcome for both fighters. One fighter in particular, Bradley, wants the victory for more than just setting the…
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Bob Arum On Pac-Bradley II, Controversy From First Fight, Testing & How Fighters Have Changed
By Julio Garcia
On April 12th Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley will face off in the ring for a second time two years after their first bout which ended in controversy. Bradley entered the bout…
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David Benavidez Drops His Opponent 3 Times Then KO?s Him In Tijuana
By Julio Garcia
17 year old David Benavidez showed last night why he is going to be one of the hottest up and coming prospects in boxing when he dropped his opponent three times in…
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Sam Watson: Floyd Mayweather Will Pick His Opponent After The Super Bowl
By Julio Garcia
Anticipation has built up for quite some time with several pushback?s on the announcement on whom Floyd Mayweather will face on May 3rd. There were plenty of options out there but they…
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Roman Gonzalez And Juan Kantun Face Off for The First Time In Mexico
By Julio Garcia
Roman ?Chocolatito? Gonzalez and Juan ?Loquito? Kantun faced off for the first time during a press conference on January 28th for their upcoming bout that will take place in Mexico. This fight…
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Amir Khan Still In Line To Face Mayweather Despite Rumors Out Of The Ring
By Julio Garcia
Amir Khan has been lined up as a possible opponent for Floyd Mayweather and that could have all changed in a heartbeat with rumors and accusations of Khan?s use of cocaine resurfaced.…
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Juan Manuel Marquez Still Optimistic About The Future
By Julio Garcia
Juan Manuel Marquez has been very persistent in wanting a rematch with Timothy Bradley since losing to the welterweight champion in October of 2013 but as time went on and it seemed…
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Yuriorkis Gamboa Confronts Mikey Garcia In The Ring After Garcia?s Victory
By Julio Garcia
Shortly after HBO?s cameras cut off and Mikey Garcia was being interviewed by Box Azteca Yuriorkis Gamboa stepped into the ring to confront Garcia (a la Mosley to Mayweather) on a possible…
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Roman Gonzalez Surpasses Estrada In The Ring?s Rankings, Expects The Ranking To Bring Him Better Fights
By Julio Garcia
After dominating the 105 and 108 pound divisions Roman ?Chocolatito? Gonzalez may soon be on the verge of dominating yet another division, 112 pounds. Gonzalez was recently ranked as the number two…
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Gundrick King Named As Ricardo Mayorga?s Comeback Opponent
By Julio Garcia
Ricardo ?El Matador? Mayorga?s ring return has kicked into full gear and an opponent has finally been named. Gundrick King (18-11, 11 KO?s) from Tuscaloosa, Alabama will take on Mayorga on February…
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What We Learned From Canada?s Mega Fight: Bute-Pascal
By Julio Garcia
Going into the fight between Lucian Bute and Jean Pascal there were many questions about both fighters that needed to be answered and while some of the questions were answered other questions…
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Hekkie Budler Passes Up Opportunity To Face Buitrago, Karluis Diaz Named As Opponent
By Julio Garcia
WBA minimum weight champion Hekkie Budler (24-1, 7 KO?s) of South Africa has decided to pass up a fight with Nicaragua?s Carlos ?Chocorroncito? Buitrago and have decided to take on Karluis Diaz…
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Freddie Roach Takes Shots At Alex Ariza, Damages His And Pacquiao?s Reputation In The Process
By Julio Garcia
The feud between hall of fame trainer Freddie Roach and Alex Ariza is far from being over and Roach?s latest has Ariza labeled as a cheater but it doesn?t stop there. While…
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Carlos Buitrago To Possibly Face WBA Champion Hekkie Budler In February
By Julio Garcia
Carlos ?Chocorroncito? Buitrago has put last year?s bad experiences behind him and has set his sights forward to fight for the opportunity to get his first world title and it may happen…
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Alfredo Angulo Receives Nod To Face Canelo On March 8th
By Julio Garcia
Alfredo Angulo has just received the biggest fight that he has been in search of in his career, a shot at Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez. Angulo last fought in June of 2013 when…
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Did Abner Mares Fake His Rib Injury For More Time To Prepare For Gonzalez?
By Julio Garcia
Earlier this week it was reported that former three division champion Abner Mares had suffered a rib injury while sparring in Mexico for his highly anticipated rematch with Jhonny Gonzalez who knocked…
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Is Chavez Jr. Avoiding The Garcia Gym To Avoid Dedicating Himself To Training Or To Avoid Conflict?
By Julio Garcia
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has often been criticised about his training (or lack of) habits by not just the fans but by his actual trainers. His lack of dedication has shown in…