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Saul Alvarez hammers Kermit Cintron

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:52:00 +0300

WBC super welterweight champion Saul �Canelo� Alvarez (39-0-1, 29�KOs) scored a�fifth round TKO over former world champion Kermit Cintron (33-5-1, 28�KOs) on�Saturday night at�the Plaza Mexico in�Mexico City. Good performance by�Alvarez, who dropped Cintron with a�right hand in�round four and Cintron barely made it�back to�his corner after the bell. The bout was stopped by�referee Hector Afu after more power shots in�round five

Canelo Expects De La Hoya To Get Him Mayweather Jr.

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:09:00 +0300

As BoxingScene.com previously reported, WBC 154-pound champion Saul «Canelo» Alvarez (39-0, 29KOs) issued a challenge to the WBC’s welterweight champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs). The young Mexican star, shortly after his fifth round stoppage of Kermit Cintron, called for a Mayweather showdown in May

Saul Alvarez, Kermit Cintron on Weight and Ready

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:36:00 +0300

WBC junior middleweight champion Saul «Canelo» Alvarez (38-0-1, 28KOs) and Puerto Rican challenger Kermit «the Killer» Cintron (33-4-1, 28KOs) make weight for Saturday’s showdown at the Monumental Plaza de Toros in Mexico City, Mexico. Both boxers easily made the division limit of 154-pounds. The fight is going to be televised by HBO in the United States and Televisa in Mexico

Saul Alvarez Continues To Train as Cintron Nears (photos + video)

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:41:00 +0300

WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez continues to train for his big defense on Saturday night. Canelo will defend the title against the experienced former champion Kermit Cintron of Puerto Rico. The fight takes place at the Monumental Plaza Mexico in Mexico City. Canelo is training at the Pancho Rosales Gym and looks to stay on weight for Friday

Alvarez vs Cintron Update, Ishida Return, More

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:31:00 +0300

WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (38-0-1, 28KOs) will not train in Big Bear, California for his upcoming fight against Kermin Cintron (33-4-1, 28KOs) on November 26. Alvarez, who trained in Big Bear for recent fights with Alfonso Gomez and Ryan Rhodes, wants to avoid the possibility of getting sick from the climate change in California.

Cintron tops Smith

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:23:00 +0300

Former IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (33-4-1, 28�KOs) ended a�two-fight losing streak by�outpointing Antwone Smith (20-3-1, 12�KOs) over ten rounds in�a�jr�middleweight clash on�Friday night at�the Ameristar Casino, Saint Charles, Missouri. In�a�tactical fight, Cintron�s workrate made the difference in�a�98-92, 97-93, 96-94 unanimous decision

Kermit Cintron Down To 150, Eyes Welterweight Return

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:44:00 +0300

BoxingScene.com caught up with former welterweight champion Kermit Cintron, who faces Carlos Molina on Saturday in the co-feature bout to the Brandon Rios-Urbano Antillon main event

Williams: I won legitimately

Mon, 10 May 2010 09:36:00 +0300

As if boxing has not seen enough unusual occurrences inside or outside of the ring, Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in Carson could be another chapter added to the book of oddities in boxing. Paul Williams won a bizarre and unsatisfying four round technical split decision over Kermit Cintron on Saturday night. Unsatisfying that a bout where fireworks were expected early and often brought about boos from the crowd. Bizarre for the way the fight ended

Williams wins tech. decision

Sun, 09 May 2010 10:13:00 +0300

The self-proclaimed �most feared fighter in the world,� three-time world champion Paul �The Punisher� Williams (39-1, 27 KOs) won an unsatisfying split technical decision over former welterweight champion Kermit �The Killer� Cintron (32-3-1, 28 KOs) on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. The much taller Williams fought from the outside while Cintron didn�t apply much pressure

Cintron Furious: They Reverse It or I'm Done With Boxing

Sun, 09 May 2010 11:17:00 +0300

BoxingScene.com spoke with a furious Kermit Cintron, who vowed to walk away from boxing if the California State Athletic Commission denies his planned petition to reverse Saturday's split decision loss to Paul Williams, which took place at the Home Depot Center in Carson. The first three rounds of the fight was more or less a boxing match, but the two former champions began to exchange hard punches in the fourth

Weights: Paul Williams 152.5, Kermit Cintron 154

Sat, 08 May 2010 09:24:00 +0300

The weights are in for Saturday's junior middleweight clash at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Paul "The Punisher" Williams stepped on the scale and weighed a ripped and ready 152.5-pounds. Kermit "The Killer" Cintron was also ripped and ready. He stepped on the scale and weighed a pound-and-a-half higher at 154-pounds

PAUL WILLIAMS: "I'M GONNA TRY AND BREAK HIS RIBS, HIS JAW AND I'M GONNA TRY AND KILL HIM"

Fri, 07 May 2010 09:37:00 +0300

"I'm gonna try my best to hurt him 'cause I know he's gonna try and hurt me...I'm gonna hit him with everything I got and he's gonna have to fight me with everything he's got because I'm gonna be on him...when it's time to get in that ring, I'm gonna try and break his ribs, his jaw and I'm gonna try and kill him to death. That's how I really feel," stated a determined Paul Williams as he shared his thoughts about Saturdays fights with Kermit Cintron

Pavlik opens training camp

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:41:00 +0300

WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik is in the ring today, training at the South Side Gym in Youngstown, Ohio to prepare for his upcoming title defense against Sergio Martinez of Argentina. Pavlik shook out today in front of local media at the South Side

Mayweather vs Mosley Clash in The Works, Says Schaefer

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:25:00 +0300

With Andre Berto having pulled out of his Jan. 30 fight with "Sugar" Shane Mosley because of the massive earthquake in Haiti, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said Monday afternoon he is already trying to put together a fight between Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr

WBO OKs Yorgey-Angulo. Kermit Cintron Blasts WBO's Decision

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:12:00 +0300

Saturday�s fight in Hartford, Connecticut, between �Lightning� Harry Joe Yorgey, (22-0-1, 10 KOs), of Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, and Alfredo �Perro� Angulo, (16-1, 13 KOs), of Mexicali, B.C., Mexico, has been approved for the WBO interim junior middleweight world title. No announcement has been made the WBO as to whether the current WBO Interim champion Paul �The Punisher� Williams will be stripped

Cintron KOs Ramos

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:47:00 +0300

Former world welterweight champion Kermit �Killer� Cintrón (32-2-1, 28 KOs) made his debut in Puerto Rico a spectacular one by stopping Juliano Ramos (15-3, 12 KOs) of Brazil by fifth round TKO on Saturday night at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Dawson-Johnson undercard

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:15:00 +0300

Junior middleweight contenders �Lightning� Harry Joe Yorgey (22-0-1, 10 KOs) and Alfredo �Perro� Angulo (16-1, 13 KOs) will meet in the co-feature on the big Chad Dawson-Glenn Johnson II card in Hartford, Connecticut, on November 7. Both bouts will be televised on

Cintron targets Mosley

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:14:00 +0300

With the end of Shane Mosley�s campaign to land a fight with Manny Pacquiao in November, welterweight contender Kermit Cintron (31-2-1, 27 KOs) says he�s ready to challenge the WBA champion. �I feel like right now it makes sense,� said Cintron. �With Cotto fighting Pacquiao and Mayweather fighting Marquez, I don�t see why he wouldn�t take a fight with me

Berto outpoints Urango!

Sun, 31 May 2009 15:05:00 +0300

Undefeated WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KOs) retained his title with a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over IBF junior welterweight champion Juan Urango (21-2-1, 16 KOs) on Saturday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL. Berto�s speed and agility allowed him to negate Urango�s pressure as he compiled a 117-111, 118-110, 118-110 win. The �Iron Twin� Urango, will now move

Martinez-Cintron ends in majority draw

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:45:00 +0300

WBC interim super welterweight champion Sergio Martinez (44-1-2, 24 KOs) and former IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (30-2-1, 27 KOs) battled to a twelve round majority draw. Martinez seemed wary of Cintron�s punching power, as he tried to outbox Kermit from the outside while avoiding exchanges, much to the disgust of the crowd. Cintron was cut in round five by what was ruled a headbutt. Martinez finally dropped Cintron at the end

Massacre Post-Fight Quotes!

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:04:00 +0300

Nate Campbell: �I had two knockdowns, of course I thought I won the fight. This guy was tough. He could punch, take a shot. He tried to keep me away with his jab, but body shots is how I win fights. His day will come�.I felt fatigue from trying to make weight in rounds five, six and seven. I�m moving up to 140 pounds� (On lingering disappointment from failing to make weight) �I worked my whole life to be world champion

Cotto punishes Gomez; Margarito KOs Cintron again!

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:31:00 +0300

WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) scored a five round destruction of The Contender's Alphonso Gomez (18-4-2, 8 KOs) on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Cotto staggered Gomez with a body shot at the end of round one and was credited with a knockdown in round two. Cotto dropped Gomez hard at the end of round three and continued to punish him in round four. Cotto was simply toying with the outclassed Gomez in round five, flooring him with a jab. The bout was stopped by the ring doctor after that round

Cotto, Gomez make weight!

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:44:00 +0300

Miguel Cotto (r), 146.5 lbs and Alfonso Gomez (l) 147lbs, pose after weighing in for their upcoming fight. The two will meet for Cotto's WBA Welterweight Championship tomorrow night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. Also making weight were Antonio Margarito (l) and Kermit Cintron (r) pictured below. The two will meet for Cintron's IBF Welterweight Championship tomorrow night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City

Cintron ready for Margarito!

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:36:00 +0300

Kermit Cintron is wrapping up his training camp at the Kronk Gym in Detroit and will leave Tuesday for New York City where a press conference will take place on Wednesday for the Cotto-Gomez / Cintron-Margarito fight card on Saturday April 12th in Atlantic City. Cintron is eager to defend his IBF welterweight title against the only man to have defeated him, Antonio Margarito, and to avenge the only blemish on his record

Cotto-Mayorga in July? Quintana-Margarito Next?

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:09:00 +0300

There are some strange reports coming out of the popular Puerto Rican paper, El Nuevo Dia. The first is claiming that Ricardo Mayorga (29-6, 23 KOs) has signed a contract to fight Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs) on July 19 with HBO pay-per-view televising. The information is coming from Mayorga himself, who may be telling the truth or simply hyping himself in position for a fight with Cotto

Cintron-Margarito signed!

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:08:00 +0300

A rematch between IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron and former WBO titleholder Antonio Margarito has been signed for the Miguel Cotto-Alphonso Gomez card planned for April in New York City. Should Cotto beat Gomez, the winner of Cintron-Margarito will likely face Cotto in July

Cintron targets Margarito!

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:48:00 +0300

IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron announced today his desire to avenge his only professional loss by calling out Antonio Margarito. Cintron, who lost to Margarito in April of 2005, is ready to fight Margarito now! "Right now, I'm a world champion and he's not. If he thinks he's the best, come and get my belt. I have it and he's saying he wants it so let's get it on....I was coming off a 9 month layoff, hand surgery

Karmazin demolished Garcia

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:00:00 +0300

In a battle between former world champions, Roman "Made In Hell" Karmazin (36-2-1, 23 KOs) demolished Alejandro "Terra" Garcia (25-3, 23 KOs). Karmazin dropped Garcia in round one with a body shot and finished him with another body barrage in round three. Garcia was counted out at 1:24. Karmazin wins the WBA Intercontinental belt

Vargas 164, Mayorga 164!

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:54:00 +0300

Fernando Vargas 164 vs Ricardo Mayorga 164 Kermit Cintron 146.75 vs Jesse Feliciano 147 (IBF welterweight championship) Alejandro Garcia 154 Roman Karmazin 155 (Note: Karmazin has two hours to lose one pound)

Mosley wins first comeback fight

Sun, 24 Apr 2005 14:33:00 +0300

Shane Mosley was smaller and faster, just like he wanted to be. Something else was also different Saturday night for Mosley -- he was a winner for the first time in his last three fights. Returning to the ring as a welterweight after losing two straight 154-pound fights to Winky Wright, Mosley was impressive in spurts on his way to a unanimous 10-round decision over David Estrada. ``I wanted to feel myself out and move around a bit, see what was right,'' Mosley said. ``I haven't fought eight ounce gloves in a while and I didn't know what to..." Cintron was cut in the third round and knocked down twice in both the fourth and fifth rounds as Margarito turned what had been a highly anticipated matchup into one-sided rout. It was the first loss in 25 fights for Cintron, who came into the fight with 22 knockouts and a reputation as a big puncher and early... In a heavyweight fight, Calvin Brock survived a seventh round knockdown to win a unanimous decision over Jameel McCline, despite giving away 47 pounds to his bigger opponent. Brock, a 2000 Olympian, remained unbeaten in 25...

Kermit Cintron: "I would like to finish early so we could all go home"

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 14:55:00 +0300

Kermit Cintron: ". Lujan came at him the first couple of rounds and Margarito adjusted. Margarito then began to take him apart. I walked away thinking that he was a great champion..."