Fidel Maldonado Jr. set to face hard-hitting Venezuelan Ismael Barroso tonight on ESPN Deportes in bout that would set up a path for world title shot later With New Mexico’s best boxer Austin Trout fighting for a world title on Saturday night in Brooklyn, New York, looking to not be outdone is New Mexico’s second […]
Maldonado Jr. vs. Hovhannisyan will air on Estrella TV On Friday, May 20, Albuquerque’s top boxer Fidel Maldonado Jr. will take on Art Hovhannisyan at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. The 10-round fight is currently set to be the co-main event on the televised (Estrella TV) Golden Boy Promotions undercard headlined by welterweights […]
Bermane Stiverne vs. Deontay Weigh-In Results (Main Card) Earlier today the weigh-in for tomorrow night’s Bermane Stiverne vs. Deontay Wilder WBC Heavyweight championship card took place inside the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The participants in tomorrow’s opening televised bout of the evening, Albuquerque’s Fidel Maldonado Jr. (19-2, 16KOs) and his opponent Amir Imam […]
Bermane Stiverne vs. Deontay Wilder Weigh-In From Las Vegas, Nevada The first major card of the boxing year will be upon us tomorrow night when Deontay Wilder looks to become the first American heavyweight champion in more than seven years when he faces current WBC world champion Bermane Stiverne at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. […]
A press conference this afternoon featured the participants of the “Return to Glory: Bermane Stiverne vs. Deontay Wilder” main card face off against each other and the media before Friday afternoon’s weigh-ins, and two days before their bouts Saturday, Jan. 17 which air live on Showtime from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The undefeated junior welterweight Amir Imam (15-0, […]
Fidel Maldonado Jr. to End 2014 With a ‘Stay Busy Bout’ Saturday Night The trainer, co-manager and father of Albuquerque boxer Fidel Maldonado Jr., Fidel Maldonado Sr. has notified SWFight.com that his son will be fighting Saturday night in Cancun, Mexico at Arena Quequi de Playa del Carmen on the Bryan Vasquez vs. Sergio Thompson […]
Fidel Maldonado Jr. Back on Fox Sports 1 After having a killer 2013, going 3-0 all three wins by TKO, Albuquerque’s Fidel Maldonado Jr. has only fought once in 2014. That will change Monday night as Maldonado is scheduled for the co-main event on Golden Boy Promotions’ “Monday Night Boxing” card which will be nationally broadcasted […]
Golden Boy Live! Will Feature Albuquerque’s Fidel Maldonado Jr. in the co-main Event. A Golden Boy Promotions’ press release on Thursday announced updates to their September 29th nationally televised Fox Sports 1 card in Hidalgo, Texas. Most notably the main event suffered a setback when former world champion Antonio Tarver would be forced out of his fight […]
Fidel Maldonado vs. John Fater Full Fight – Fox Sports 1 It was an easy night for Fidel Maldonado Jr. in his main event bout against late-replacement John Nater Monday evening in San Antonio, Texas. The nationally broadcasted bout on Fox Sports 1 did not provide the fireworks that Maldonado’s last fight did but it […]
Earlier today at a Home Depot in San Antonio, Texas, the weigh-in for tomorrow night’s Golden Boy Boxing card were held. The main event will feature Albuquerque’s Fidel Maldonado Jr. (17-2, 14KOs) and late fill-in John Nater (13-4, 10KOs) of Puerto Rico. Nater, replaces Maldonado’s original opponent, Steve Forbes, who was forced off the card […]