Vicente Escobedo Boxing News

Fairfield’s Manuel Avila Also Featured On Woodland, Calif. Card LOS ANGELES, January 25 – Vicente Escobedo has fought all over the world, represented his country in the Olympics and fought some of the best fighters in the sport throughout his career, but the one thing the top junior lightweight contender has never done is compete [...]

INDIO, Calif. (September 23, 2011) – With a main event that featured a clash of former Olympians, and both fighters were seeking gold on Friday night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif., fans were treated to an explosive six-fight card presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, DeWalt Tools and [...]

INDIO, Calif., September 23- Some of California’s top young boxing standouts will show their skills at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. tonight, Friday, September 23, with Coachella’s Angel Osuna, Los Angeles’ Raymundo Chacon and Cathedral City’s Adam Carrera all in action before former Olympians Vicente Escobedo (23-3-1, 14 KO’s) and Rocky Juarez (28-8-1, [...]

Rocky Juarez (joined press conference via teleconference in Houston, TX):

INDIO, Calif. (August 29) – Fight fans in the Coachella Valley are going to get a special treat on Friday, September 23 when former United States Olympians Vicente Escobedo (2004 games) and Rocky Juarez (2000 games) square off in a true cross roads fight. Both are no strangers to high stakes competition, but when the [...]

NEW YORK (April 8, 2011) – Since January, “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” viewers have been casting their votes via text message and online for the boxer who displayed the most character in the ring during each broadcast. Tecate, cerveza con carácter, is excited to announce that California’s Vicente Escobedo is the winner of the first of [...]

NEW YORK (March 15, 2011) – Not only did Vicente “Chente” Escobedo win his March 4 “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” fight against Walter Estrada by unanimous decision, but the judges at home also decided that he displayed the most character in the ring. With 89 percent of votes received from across the nation, our champion for [...]

INDIO, CA (March 4, 2011) – Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. was the home to another night of action-packed fights with Golden Boy Promotions presenting an exciting six-bout event. Tonight’s fights were televised on HBO Plus in Latin America and on TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” in the United States. If you missed the [...]

By Jim Dower: Number #6 ranked IBF lightweight contender Vicente Escobedo (22-3, 14 KO’s) defeated Walter Estrada (38-13-1, 25 KO’s) by a 10 round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Fantasy Springs Casino, in Indio, California. The final judges’ scores were 97-92, 97-92 and 96-93.

By Eric Thomas: Former two division world champion Roberto Guerrero (28-1-1, 18 KO’s) won a lopsided 10 round unanimous decision over former 2004 U.S. Olympian Escobedo (22-3, 14 KO’s) on Saturday night on the undercard of the Zab Judah vs. Lucas Matthysse bout at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey. The final judges’ scores [...]

Boxing action from the Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey: Bastie Samir TKO 1 Damion Reed Mikael Zewski UD 4 Ardrick Butler Michael Perez TKO 1 Hevinson Herrera Tyrone Luckey TKO 3 Alex Monte Adrien Broner TKO 1 Ilido Julio Sadam Ali TKO 2 Gary Bergeron Angel Concepcion UD 4 Maurice Amaro Robert Guerrero UD 10 [...]

JUDAH vs. MATTHYSSE GUERRERO vs. ESCOBEDO Saturday, November, 6, 2010 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ HBO Boxing After Dark

VICENTE ESCOBEDO, 2004 U.S. Olympian & Top Contender: “Everything is done. My preparation is done. This is the best camp I’ve ever had and I’m in the best shape of my life. I’m excited to fight for the first time on the East Coast. I came here for one thing and that is to win [...]

(GILROY, CA) October 21, 2010 – Former Three-time World Champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (27-1-1, 18 KOs), has stepped up his training camp in preparation for his upcoming showdown with 2004 Olympian, Vicente Escobedo (22-2, 14 KOs). While hosting camp in his hometown of Gilroy, California, Guerrero’s been running the usual mountains that have kept [...]

LOS ANGELES, September 29 – Following a triumphant return to the East Coast this July, junior welterweight contender and former World Champion Zab “Super” Judah returns to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday, November 6 to take on one of his toughest tests to date in Argentinean knockout artist Lucas Matthysse in a [...]

LOS ANGELES, June 22 – There will be some high heat thrown at Denver’s Softball Park on Friday, July 9, when highly-regarded junior lightweight contenders Vicente Escobedo and Raymundo Beltran meet in the 10 round main event of TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate.”

By Sam Gregory: The second bout on the undercard of the Mayweather-Marquez fight was a scheduled 12 round bout for the vacant WBO lightweight belt between Australian Michael Katsidis 26-2 with 21 KO’s and Woodland, California resident Vicente Escobedo 21-2 with 13 KO’s.

By Eric Thomas: Undefeated heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis (14-0, 10 KO’s) will now be fighting Fres Oquendo (31-5, 20 KO’s) in a scheduled 10-round bout on October 10th, at Madison Square Garden, in New York. Solis, 29, the 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist for Cuba, was supposed to be fighting heavyweight contender Kevin Johnson.

By Chris Williams: While some boxing fans are excited about the undercard of the September 19th fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, I’m not one of them or close to being one of them. I see nothing but a bunch of faded stars and [...]

By Dave Lahr: In a fight between talented but deeply flawed lightweight contenders, Michael Katsidis (25-2, 21 KO’s) will fight Vicente Escobedo (21-1, 13 KO’s) for the interim WBO lightweight title on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Marquez bout vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. on September 19th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [...]

By Manuel Perez: 2004 U.S. Olympian light welterweight Vicente Escobedo (20-1, 12 KOs) defeated veteran Carlos Hernandez (43-8-1, 24 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision tonight at the Frank Erwin Center, in Austin, Texas. The final judges’ scores were 96-91, 94-93 and 95-91. I personally scored the fight a draw. Escobedo, 26, knocked Hernandez down [...]

By Dave Lahr: Undefeated knockout artist Edwin Valero (24-0, 24 KOs) will be fighting 39-year-old Antonio Pitalua (46-3, 40 KOs) for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title on Saturday night at the Frank Erwin Center, in Austin, Texas. Ranked number #1 in the division, Valero, 27, is hoping to impress as he’s making [...]

By Manuel Perez: Once beaten lightweight prospect Vicente Escobedo (19-1, 12 KOs) scored a sudden 6th round technical knockout over his previously unbeaten opponent Dominic Salcido (16-1, 8 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California. Escobedo, 26, a former 2004 Olympian, appearing to be trailing in [...]

Lightweight prospect Vicente Escobedo (16-1, 11 KOs) won a tougher than expected 10-round unanimous decision over Pascali Adorno (10-7-2, 4 KOs ) on Friday night at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, Calinfornia. The final judges’ scores were 100-90, 100-90 and 100-90, all for the 26 year-old Escobedo. However, the fight was actually [...]