(Photo Credit: Craig Bennett/SHOWTIME) By Jim Dower: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (30-4-1, 18 KO’s) showed tonight in his second fight of his comeback that his chin hasn’t gotten any better during his two years out of the ring, as Taylor was knocked down int he 9th round against little known 2nd tier middleweight Caleb Truax (18-1-1, 10 KO’s) in winning a 10 round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Ronald Hearns
Taylor defeats Traux; Erislandy Lara crushes Ronald Hearns in 1st round TKO
By Allan Fox: Jermain Taylor’s (30-4-1, 18 KO’s) comeback almost went up in smoke on Friday night when the 33-year-old Taylor was knocked to the canvas in the 9th round by Caleb Truax (18-1-1, 10 KO’s).
Jermain Taylor vs. Caleb Truax, Erislandy Lara vs. Ronald Hearns tonight
(Photo Credit: Craig Bennett / SHOWTIMET)By Jim Dower: Jermain Taylor (29-4-1, 18 KO’s) will be fighting tonight in a 10 round tune-up bout against over-matched Caleb Truax (18-0-1, 10 KO’s) at the Beau Rivage & Casino, in Biloxi, Mississippi. In addition to this fight, junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara (15-1-1, 10 KO’s) will be fighting a 10 rounder against Ronald Hearns (26-2, 20 KO’s) in what looks to be another mismatch.
Taylor vs. Truax & Lara vs. Hearns this Friday
By Jason Kim: This Friday night, former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (29-4-1, 18 KO’s) will be taking a slight step up in competition against Caleb Truax (18-0-1, 10 KO’s) in a 10 round bout at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, in Biloxi, Mississippi. On the undercard, Ronald Hearns and Erislandy Lara will be fighting in a 10 round bout.
Erislandy Lara vs. Ronald Hearns: who do you pick?
By Gerardo Granados: Middleweight Ronald Hearns “The Chosen one”, son of boxing legend Thomas Hearns will engage against top light middleweight contender Cuban born Erislandy Lara next April 20th at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A. Although Ronald inherited the famous and prestigious last name of his hall of fame father he might not have inherited his father boxing skills.
Jermain Taylor – Caleb Truax on 4/20; Lara-Hearns, Russell Jr-Nguyen also on card
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.
Lara vs. Hearns mismatch moved to Berto-Ortiz undercard on Feb. 11th
By Dan Ambrose: If you’re excited about seeing Erislandy Lara take on fringe middleweight contender Ronald Hearns then you might like the news that the fight has moved from its previous spot on the January 21st undercard of the Paul Williams vs. Nobuhiro Ishida card to the February 11th undercard of the Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz II rematch at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lara-Hearns, Williams-Ishida doublehearder on 1/21 on Showtime
By Dan Ambrose: If you’re bored and want to see a couple of mismatches you might want to check out the January 21st doubleheader headlined by Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KO’s) vs. Nobuhiro Ishida (24-6-2, 9 KO’s) and Erislandy Lara (15-1, 10 KO’s) vs. Ronald Hearns (26-2, 20 KO’s) in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Chavez Jr. injures hand, bout with Hearns may be off – News
By Eric Thomas: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) has reportedly injured one of his hands and the injury is bad enough to where he may be forced to pull out of his scheduled September 17th fight against fringe contender Ronald Hearns (26-2, 20 KO’s).
Chavez Jr. to be without Ariza and Roach during training camp for Hearns fight
By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be going it alone for the most part after his trainer Alex Ariza reportedly refused to travel to Mexico to train Chavez Jr. for his September 17th fight against fringe contender Ronald Hearns (26-2, 20 KO’s) at the Palenque, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico.