Antonio DeMarco Boxing News

NEW YORK (Feb. 2, 2010) — A winner of 12 in a row and unbeaten in his last 16 (15-0-1) dating to May 2006, World Boxing Council interim champion Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico, will challenge devastating Venezuelan and WBC lightweight belt-holder, Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KOs), in the main event this [...]

By Esteban Garduno: I almost feel sorry for World Boxing Council interim lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17 KO’s), because he has the bad luck of facing WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KO’s), who may be the most purest puncher in all of boxing right now. DeMarco, 24, really has his hands full [...]

SHOWTIME Sports® will present a fight card from Mexico for the first time in nearly 12 years when devastating, undefeated knockout artist and two-time world champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KOs), of Las Vegas, Nev., by way of Merida, Venezuela, defends his World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight crown against streaking, once-beaten WBC 135-pound interim titleholder [...]

By Sean McDaniel: On February 6th, World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KO’s) will be putting his perfect knockout record on the line against WBC interim champion Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17 KO’s) in a 12 round title bout at the Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Valero, 28, will be giving up [...]

By Ted Sares: “El Inca” is an equal opportunity destroyer having dispatched Colombians, Americans, Panamanians, Argentineans, Mexicans, Armenians, Japanese, and even Venezuelans. And whether he fights in his adopted base of Japan or his native Venezuela (or somewhere in between), he brings incredible excitement into the ring, and it’s as much about his vulnerabilities as [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Last nights’ bout between International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko (27-2, 22 KO’s) and undefeated challenger Yonnhy Perez (20-0, 14 KO’s) was one of the worst scored fights I’ve seen since the Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell bout on October 17th. Agbeko, the 29-year-old champion, was making his third defense of [...]

By Dave Lahr: Lightweight contender Antonio DeMarco (22-1-1, 16 KO’s) stopped Anges Adjaho (25-2, 14 KO’s) in the 9th round in the World Boxing Council lightweight Eliminator bout on Saturday night at the BankAtlantic Center, in Sunrise, Florida. DeMarco, 23, hurt Adjaho with a big right hand in the 9th round, staggering him and sending [...]

By Chris Williams: Lightweight fringe contender Antonio DeMarco (20-1-1, 14 KOs) stopped Almazbek “Kid Diamond” Raiymkulov (27-2-1, 15 KOs) in the 9th round on Saturday night at the The Pond, Anaheim, in California. DeMarco, 23, got the win after Raiymkulov sustained a broken nose in the 9th round. The fight was then stopped after the [...]

Photo: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME – By Sam Gregory: The undercard for tonight’s showdown on Showtime at The Pond in Anaheim was a battle between WBC No. 5 ranked contender Antonio DeMarco 20-1-1 with 14 KO’s and “Kid Diamond” Almazbek Raiymkulov 27-2-1 with 15 KO’s for the vacant WBO and NABO lightweight title’s.