Month: October 2014

WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs) scored an 11th round TKO over fellow Mexican Jorge “Travieso” Arce (62-8-2, 49 KOs) on Saturday night at the Centro de Usos Múltiples (CUM) in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Gonzalez dominated the action until gaining the stoppage victory, ending Arce’s hopes of winning a major world title in his fifth weight class.  
He opened a cut on the bridge of Arce’s nose in the second round and then another over Arce’s left eye in the third…

Undefeated IBF super featherweight champion Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (21-0, 12 KOs) won a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision over Fernando David “El Vasco” Saucedo (52-5-3, 8, KOs) on Saturday night inside the Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Barthelemy outclassed Argentine veteran Saucedo from start to finish with all three judges scoring the fight 120-108.
The Cuban controlled the action with his jab and he simply couldn’t miss with his left hand,…

British featherweight contender Josh Warrington (19-0, 3 KOs) scored a fourth round TKO over Italian Davide Dieli (15-4, 5 KOs) on Saturday night at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. 
The 23-year-old added a third major title in 10 months as his crushing stoppage of his Italian opponent saw him pick up the vacant European strap to add to his Commonwealth and British titles.
From the first round Warrington was faster, quicker to the jab, more hurtful with his body shots and…