Cintron & Gomez: What Now?

April 15th, 2008   Tags: Kermit Cintron, Alfonso Gomez  

By Peter Kurth: This last weekend was particularly hard on former IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (29-2, 27 KOs) and former star from The Contender Alfonso Gomez (18-4-2, 8 KOs), both of which were destroyed by their opponents Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito.
Of the two, Gomez took the worse beating, but then again, he […]

Cintron-Margarito, Cotto-Gomez This Saturday

April 9th, 2008   Tags: Kermit Cintron, Alfonso Gomez, Antonio Margarito  

By Nate Anderson: This Saturday, unbeaten WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs), will defend his title against former star from The Contender reality television show Alfonso Gomez (18-3-2, 8 KOs) at the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey. On the other card, IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (29-1, 27 KOs), will be defending […]

Cotto-Gomez: Is Alfonso The Best Option For Miguel?

January 28th, 2008   Tags: Miguel Cotto, Alfonso Gomez  

By Chris Thomas: With this recent news story of World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs) opting to defend his title against Alfonso Gomez (18-3-2, 8 KOs), a fighter from the television series “The Contender,” on April 12th at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, I wonder if Cotto pursued every […]

Cotto To Take On Gomez On April 12th

January 25th, 2008   Tags: Miguel Cotto, Alfonso Gomez  

Undefeated World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs) will be making his fourth title defense when he takes on Alfonso Gomez (18-3-2, 8 KOs) on April 12th at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Gomez, a former star from the reality television series The Contender, is mostly known as being […]

Gomez Decisions Tackie

October 18th, 2007   Tags: Boxing, Alfonso Gomez, Ben Tackie  

Welterweight contender Alfonso Gomez (18-3-2, 8 KOs) won a harder than expected unanimous decision over former lightweight start Ben Tackie (29-8-1, 17 KOs) on Tuesday night at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California. Gomez, 26, a former fighter from the reality television series “The Contender” controlled virtually every round of the fight as he […]

Gomez vs. Tackie

September 6th, 2007   Tags: Boxing, Alfonso Gomez  

Welterweight contender Alfonso Gomez (17-3-2, 8 KO’s) will be fighting journeyman Ben Tackie (29-7-1, 17 KOs) on October 16, 2007, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Gomez, 26, a one-time star on “The Contender” reality television series on NBC aired in the United States. In his most recent bout on July 14th, Gomez […]