By Jim Dower: Jermain Taylor (29-4, 18 KO’s) will be fighting a 10 round bout against 2nd tier fighter Caleb Truax (18-0-1, 10 KO’s) on April 20th at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. This is the 33-year-old Taylor’s second fight of his comeback and he’s looking to impress so that he can keep moving forward to recapture one of the middleweight titles.
Gary Russell Jr.
Broner KO’s Rodriguez. Alvarez crushes Cintron; Wilder destroys Long in 1st round KO; Russell Jr. stops Ruiz
By Jim Dower: Unbeaten heavyweight knockout artist Deontay Wilder (20-0, 20 KO’s) continued his perfect knockout streak with a 1st round knockout against the tough David Long (11-2-2, 7 KO’s) in a previously scheduled 10 round bout at the U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Alvarez-Cintron, Broner-Rodriguez & Russell-Ruiz (highlights) – HBO television fights tonight
By Dan Ambrose: If you want to see some good fights tonight on regular non-PPV HBO, you might want to tune in for the Saul Alvarez vs. Kermit Cintron bout. The fight card includes Adrien Broner vs. Vicente Martin Rodriguez, and a highlight clip of Gary Russell Jr. vs. Heriberto Ruiz in super featherweight action.
Broner-Rodriguez, Wilder-Long, Russell-Ruiz this Saturday
By Scott Gilfoid: In a card loaded with talent from top to bottom this coming Saturday night, unbeaten super featherweight contender Adrien Broner 21-0, 17 KO’s) will be fighting Vincente Martin Rodriguez (34-2-1, 19 KO’s) in a fight for the vacant WBO super feather weight title at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Alvarez-Cintron, Broner-TBA, Russell Jr-TBA on HBO on November 26th
By Jason Kim: According to Dan Rafael, the following fights will be taking place on HBO as part of a triple header on November 26th: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez will face Kermit Cintron, Gary Russell Jr. will fight an opponent still to be determined and Adrien Broner also will be fighting a yet unnamed opponent.
Russell Jr. looks fast in beating Miranda, but lacks power
By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated featherweight contender Gary Russell Jr. (18-0, 10 Ko’s) easily beat Leonilo Miranda by a one-sided eight round unanimous decision last Saturday night on the undercard of the Andre Berto vs. Jan Zaveck fight at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Abregu Stops Garcia, Dirrell Destroys Quiroz, More – Boxing Results
By Eric Thomas: Talented but deeply flawed Argentinian welterweight contender Carlos Abregu (27-0, 22 KOs) stopped Puerto Rican Irving Garcia (17-4-3, 8 KOs) in the 4th round of a scheduled 10-round bout tonight at the Chumash Casino & Resort, in Santa Ynez, California. Abregu, 26, struggled in the early going and was knocked down by the light hitting Garcia in both the 1st and the 4th rounds. Abregu, a big puncher, rallied in the 4th round and knocked Garcia down. The fight was then stopped at 2:59 of the 4th round by referee Jack Reiss.
Russell Too Much For Reyes
By Jim Dower: Featherweight prospect Gary Russell Jr. (1-0, 1 KOs) made a successful start to his pro career, defeating Antonio Reyes (3-3) by a third round TKO on Friday night at the Million Dollar Elm Casino, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Russell, 20, a two-time U.S National amateur champion and a 2008 Olympian, dropped a badly over-matched Reyes at the end of the 2nd round and finished him off with a flurry of shots at the start of the 3rd, causing referee Steve Smoger to stop the bout at 0:21 of the round.