Miguel Cotto vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai tonight on HBO

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By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) will be taking a low risk fight tonight against Yoshihiro Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KO’s) for the vacant WBO junior middleweight title on HBO at the SubHub Center in Carson, California. You can call this a low risk fight for Cotto, 36, but you never know. Cotto could lose.

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Roach wants Cotto to fight Canelo vs. GGG winner

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By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) could face the winner of the Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady “GGG” Golovkin fight if he gets past his match against Yoshihiro Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs) in 9 days from now on August 26 at the SturbHub Center in Carson, California.

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Miguel Cotto fights Yoshihiro Kamegai for WBO 154lb title

Image: Miguel Cotto fights Yoshihiro Kamegai for WBO 154lb title

Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs), the only boxer from Puerto Rico to earn five world titles in four weight divisions, will look to capture his sixth world title when he takes on Yoshihiro “El Maestrito” Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs) for the WBO Junior Middleweight title. Cotto will make his triumphant return to the ring after a layoff of nearly two years and will appear on HBO for an astounding 23rd time. The event takes place Saturday, Aug. 26 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.

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Miguel Cotto vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai on August 26

Image: Miguel Cotto vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai on August 26

Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs), the only four-division world champion in the rich boxing history of Puerto Rico, will return to the ring on Saturday, August 26 to take on the always-exciting Yoshihiro “El Maestrito” Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs) in a 12-round match for the vacant WBO Junior Middleweight World Championship from the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Cotto will attempt to secure a sixth world championship in four weight classes as he makes his 23rd appearance on HBO.

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Jesus Soto Karass & Yoshihiro Kamegai Fight to a Split Draw

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By Michael Montero: Friday night in Los Angeles, Golden Boy Promotions put on their biggest “LA Fight Club” yet. Boxing diehards had been salivating since the announcement of the main event, as Mexican brawler Jesus Soto Karass and iron-chinned Japanese warrior Yoshihiro Kamegai squared off in a ten round junior middleweight bout.

Most pundits felt this was a surefire Fight of the Year candidate, and that’s exactly what it turned out to be. For the capacity crowd at the Belasco Theater in downtown LA, this would be a night they would not soon forget.

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Soto-Karass – Kamegai ends in draw

kamegai1By Jim Dower: In one of the most exciting fights of the year, junior middleweights Jesus Soto-Karass (28-10-4, 18 KOs) and Yoshihiro Kamegai (26-3-2, 23 KOs) fought to a grueling 10 round draw on Friday night at the LA Fight Club card in Los Angeles, California at the Belasco Theater.

Both fighters stood and slugged it out from the 1st round of the fight. Kamegai appeared to have the better punching power of the two, but Soto-Karass did a good job of landing counter shots that impressed the judges enough for them to score it a draw rather than a win for Kamegai. It was one of those punishing fights where both guys took a bad beating.

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Jesus Soto Karass vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai ticket information

LOS ANGELES (April 11, 2016) – To accommodate the high demand for the sold-out April 15 LA FIGHT CLUB show featuringsure-fire ‘Fight of The Year’ candidate throwdown between Jesus “Renuente” Soto Karass (28-10-3, 18 KOs) and Yoshihiro “El Maestrito” Kamegai (26-3-1, 23 KOs), an additional ballroom viewing section will open at the Belasco Theater for the first time in LA FIGHT CLUB history. Fans will be able to enjoy the festive fight atmosphere from the upstairs ballroom lounge, complete with live fight commentary, DJ, food, full bar and bottle service. Tickets for Ballroom viewing are just $10 for this Friday’s show and are available for purchase at www.goldenboypromotions.com, the Golden Boy Promotions Facebook page, by calling 213-233-2957 or by emailing LAFightClub@goldenboypromotions.com.

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Jesus Soto Karass faces Yoshihiro Kamegai on April 15

LOS ANGELES (March 4, 2016) – In a match-up sure to make hardcore fight fans jump out of their chairs, Golden Boy Promotions today announced that former WBC Continental Americas and NABF Welterweight Champion Jesus “Renuente” Soto-Karass (28-10-3, 18 KO) will face Japan’s mighty warrior and former OPBF Welterweight Champion Yoshihiro “Maestrito” Kamegai (26-3-1, 23 KO) on April 15 in a 10-round super welterweight showdown.

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Alfonso Gomez defeats Yoshihiro Kamegai

gomezBy Dan Ambrose: 34-year-old former two time world title challenger Alfonso Gomez (25-6-2, 12 KOs) kept his career alive on Friday night in defeating #12 WBC, #12 WBO, #15 IBF welterweight contender Yoshihiro Kamegai (25-3-1, 22 KOs) by a 10 round unanimous decision at the Fantasy Springs Report Casino in Indio, California.

The final judges’ scores were 98-91, 98-91 and 98-91. Those scores were a little off though, because Gomez gassed out badly in the last three rounds and clearly lost those rounds unless you want to count holding and running as winning rounds.

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De La Hoya signs Kamegai and Gesta to Golden Boy Promotions stable

guerrero44444By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya beefed up his Golden Boy stable this week in signing 12 decent fighters. Unfortunately, none of the names De La Hoys signed are guys that will likely become a future world champion.

The biggest names that De La Hoya signed was #14 WBC fringe welterweight contender Yoshihiro Kamegai (25-2-1, 22 KOs) and lightweight Mercito Gesta (28-1-1, 16 KOs). It’s difficult picturing either of those guys rising up higher than the No.10 spot in their respective divisions.

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