Francisco Salazar
148 articles · FightNews.com
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Win or Lose, Hopkins’ Historic Run Will Be Tough To Top
Bernard Hopkins recently started referring to himself as ?The Alien.? Whenever possible, Hopkins now wears that distinctive green alien mask, ditching the executioner?s mask, one that he wore for many years while…
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Boxing Notebook: Rodela considers retirement
David Rodela knows a thing or two about riding roller coasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain or Disneyland. The twists and turns remind Rodela of something close to home: his professional boxing…
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Golovkin Plans To Shower StubHub With ‘Mexican Style’
Gennady Golovkin is living the life, isn?t he? He is a WBA/IBO world title holder, considered one of the most exciting fighters in boxing, has an exclusive contract with a major network,…
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Boxing Notebook: Rubio ready for dynamic Golovkin
Marco Antonio Rubio has heard the predictions from writers and fans all too often in the buildup to his fight against Gennady Golovkin: ?He is going to get knocked out.? ?Golovkin is…
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Roman Gonzalez-Luis Concepcion Looms For Nov. 22nd
With Roman Gonzalez stopping Akira Yaegashi on Friday and Juan Francisco Estrada stopping Giovani Segura on Saturday night, the dreams of fight fans seemed to come true. The victories over their respective…
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Pacquiao-Algieri: Magdaleno vs. Vasquez Bout in Play
Super featherweight Diego Magdaleno has been riding a three-fight winning streak, has benefitted from working with one of the best trainers in boxing, and is currently guided by one of the best…
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Jerry Belmontes seeks the KO vs. Abner Cotto on Thursday
After hearing he came out on the short end of a 12-round split decision to Omar Figueroa on April 26, Jerry Belmontes was understandably full of emotions. He felt he had done…
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Brandon Rios scores unsatisfying DQ victory over Diego Chaves
LAS VEGAS ? Brandon Rios told the boxing world before his fight against Diego Chaves that the old version of himself would return. While there were some flashes of ?Bam Bam? in…
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Rios’ Admits Career Against The Wall With Chaves
Brandon Rios has left the boxing world with a number of memorable performances. Remember the war Rios had with Urbano Antillon before he stopped him in the third round. Then there was…
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Brandon Rios looks to regain confidence against Diego Chaves
NFL Hall of Famer Joe Namath once said ?When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.? Brandon Rios epitomized…
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Mercito Gesta, Taishan Dong score stoppages on ?Golden Boy Live!?
Prior to his decision loss to IBF lightweight titleholder Miguel Vazquez, there were those in boxing that thought Mercito Gesta was going to be the breakout Filipino star. Some thought he was…
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Gomez outpoints Paredes, Diaz-Robles steals Fox Sports 1 show
Alfonso Gomez experienced some rough spots in his comeback fight on Thursday night, but he got through it. Gomez, who had not fought in almost two years, was facing a fighter who…
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McWilliams Arroyo KOs Froilan Saludar in Round 2
It is amazing what one fight can do for a fighter. In the case of McWilliams Arroyo, not only one fight, but one punch as well. While his brother McJoe Arroyo recently…
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Oscar De La Hoya: I don?t care what it takes, I will end the Cold War
When it is all said and done, Oscar De La Hoya has accomplished much in boxing. Olympic gold medalist. World title holder in six weight classes. Facing and beating some of the…
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Javier Fortuna wins hard-earned decision over Juan Antonio Rodriguez
Javier Fortuna has scored spectacular highlight-reel knockout victories in the last couple of years. While he kept winning and remained unbeaten, he had yet to answer how he could deal with unexpected…
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Rocky Juarez keeps career alive with decision over Rene Alvarado
Rocky Juarez said in the build-up to his fight against Rene Alvarado that if he did not win on Monday night, he would retire from boxing. It did not look good for…
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Ray Beltran puts Ricky Burns robbery behind him on Saturday
Ray Beltran had every reason to quit boxing. Last September at the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, Beltran should have had his arm raised in victory against then-WBO lightweight titleholder Ricky…
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Giovani Segura entertains with 10th-round KO of Felipe Salguero
Giovani Segura makes for exciting fights, as was evident against Hernan "Tyson" Marquez last November. Segura's fan-friendly style was again in full effect this past Saturday night. He broke fellow Mexican Felipe…
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Vanes Martirosyan rebounds with decision over Mario Lozano
If Vanes Martirosyan wanted to make a statement that he should be taken seriously as a junior middleweight, he had the right platform to do it. Martirosyan won a one-sided 10-round unanimous…
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Mauricio Herrera wants Danny Garcia rematch, Lucas Matthysse
Mauricio Herrera is known as ?El Maestro? (the teacher) in the boxing world, but after making a convincing case as to why he should have won his junior welterweight title challenge against…