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Orlando Salido Jumps on Upset Train, Derails Juan Manuel Lopez in Puerto Rico
How great is boxing this month? Seriously. Three weekends in a row we've seen Fight of the Year candidates, we've been treated to big upsets and stirring performances all month, and there's still a great card coming next weekend with the Showtime bantamweights. But let's get into why we're saying...
Saturday Boxing Results: Ortiz and Salido Score Upsets, Khan Tops McCloskey
Mashantucket, Connecticut (Full Recap) Victor Ortiz UD-12 Andre Berto: My gut said he had an outside shot, but I couldn't get my brain to buy it. For once I should have actually bet with my gut (in our pick'em game, not actual money). Ortiz and Berto both hit the canvas on two occasions, but it...
Bad Left Hook Live Results and Coverage: Juan Manuel Lopez v. Orlando Salido
Showtime goes live from Puerto Rico tonight with a two-fight card at 10:30pm EDT. In the main event, Juan Manuel Lopez (30-0, 27 KO) faces gritty veteran Orlando Salido (34-11-2, 22 KO), and in the co-feature at 130 pounds, Luis Cruz (17-0, 14 KO) takes his first real test against Martin Honorio...
Fight Preview: Juan Manuel Lopez v. Orlando Salido
As we've documented plenty, including noting the big betting odds against him, Orlando "Siri" Salido is not supposed to beat Juan Manuel Lopez tomorrow night in Puerto Rico. Frankly speaking, nothing is in Salido's favor. Lopez (30-0, 27 KO) is three years younger at 27. He's fighting at home in...
Video Hype: Lopez-Salido, Cruz-Honorio Weigh-In from Puerto Rico
I keep meaning to get on the fight preview for this card, but new stuff just keeps flying in. Showtime has video from today's weigh-in for tomorrow night's card in Puerto Rico. In the super featherweight co-feature, Martin Honorio came in at 131 pounds, while home fighter Luis Cruz weighed in at...
Lopez-Salido: Wednesday Press Conference Quotes and Photos
JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ "I am very excited to be fighting at home and have worked very hard so that I can give my fans as good a fight as I can. "Salido is a very good fighter. He is strong and will come after me all night long. I have to be smart and try to win as many rounds as I can, but if I hurt him...
Saturday's Global Boxing Results: Cazares tops Nashiro, Margarito wins in Mexico
Osaka, Japan Hugo Cazares UD-12 Nobuo Nashiro. Cazares and Nashiro first met September of last year, the last time that either of them had fought entering this rematch. They went to a draw in a highly-competitive fight. They returned to Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka to meet again on Saturday, and...
Honorio defeats Hilario and other Friday results
On tonight's Friday Night Fights, Martin Honorio pulled a dominant decision victory over previously undefeated Wilton Hilario. Official scores were 120-106, 119-107 and 119-107. Honorio basically doubled Hilario's output for the fight, and has become an unstoppable forward-moving bulldog in the...
Bad Left Hook's Top 20 Fights of 2009: The Cut List
There were a whole lot of good, memorable fights in boxing this year, and while I've put together a top 20 that will start going up in installments (20-16, 15-11, 10-6, 5-1) this evening, I wanted to give some due credit to the fights that were on my cut list after some deliberation and...
Martin Honorio upsets John Molina on Shobox
Mexican veteran Martin Honorio exposed the weaknesses in the game of lightweight prospect John Molina, upsetting the younger and bigger man with a 10-round unanimous decision in an exciting Shobox main event from Temecula, California. Honorio (27-4-1, 14 KO) came in with experience on his side and...
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