BoxingScene.com has been advised by manager Edison "Eddy" Reynoso, that Nobuhiro Ishida (23-6, 8KOs) has received an offer to face middleweight king Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26KOs) in the fall. On Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Ishida pulled off the upset of the year by stopping previously unbeaten James Kirkland in the first round read more ...

Erik Morales: "I want to acknowledge everyone who came to see this fight. I’m a good fighter. I fight for the people of Tijuana. I think he [Maidana] may have won a close fight, but not a clean win. I think that I won the fight because I landed the better punches. [I thought I could beat him] because I have a lot of speed. I have also have dignity and heart. I want a rematch. I thought I won read more ...

In a fight for the ages, jr welterweight Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KOs) took a hard-fought twelve round majority decision over legendary three-division world champion Erik Morales (51-7, 35 KOs) to regain the vacant interim WBA title on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Maidana punished Morales in round one, causing «El Terrible’s» right eye to swell shut read more ...

In a huge, huge upset, former WBA interim 154lb titleholder Nobuhiro Ishida (23-6-2, 8 KOs) destroyed previously unbeaten middleweight KO artist James Kirkland (27-1, 24 KOs) with a sensational first round KO. Ishida shockingly dropped Kirkland three times in a one-sided annihilation. Time was 1:52. Kirkland is rated WBO #4 at middleweight, Ishida is rated WBA #4 at super welterweight read more ...

Heavyweight Rakim Chakhiev kept his unbeaten streak intact by scoring a 3rd round knockout of journeyman Harvey Jolly. After brutalizing the torso of Jolly and scoring a knockdown in the second, Chakhiev (10-0, 8 KOs) crushed Jolly (11-17-1) with a right cross in the third as Jolly took a knee and opted to be counted out by referee Joe Cortez. Time of stoppage was 2:18 read more ...

MGM Grand, Las Vegas — The weights are in for tomorrow’s big HBO pay-per-view. In the main event, former three division champion Erik Morales (51-6, 35KOs) will face Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27KOs) for the vacant interim-WBA junior welterweight title. Morales, who appeared a bit drained, came in at 140-pounds on the nose. Maidana was ripped, and also came in at 140 read more ...

Erik «El Terrible» Morales wants more than anything to make history on Saturday when he faces Marcos Maidana at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. With the interim-WBA 140-pound title on the line, Morales wants to become the first Mexican boxer to win titles in four weight divisions. Morales is a former super bantamweight, featherweight and super featherweight champion. Maidana, 27-years-old, has 29 wins, 27 knockouts and two defeats read more ...

Junior welterweight Marcos Rene Maidana (29-2, 27KOs) is ready for a war. He face Mexican icon Erik Morales (51-6, 35KOs) on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Maidana takes nothing away from Morales, even though experts believe Morales is a shell of his former self. Maidana is training to go the full distance. Although, the puncher from Argentina doesn’t expect a long fight because of their fighting styles read more ...

Former WBA interim super lightweight world champion Marcos «Chino» Maidana continues to train at full speed in his training camp in Mexico City for his big showdown against ring legend Erik Morales on April 9. Maidana trains in the Dr. Fausto Daniel Garcia’s «Boxeo de Gala» Gym with the Mexican trainer Rudy Perez. Since he arrived in Mexico City on February 12, Maidana has sparred with local fighters Alejandro Barrera read more ...

Former three division champion Erik El Terrible Morales continues to train hard at the Otomi Ceremonial in Temoaya (Mexico State) for the battle with the hard puncher from Argentina, junior welterweight Marcos Maidana. Their battle takes place on April 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada read more ...