Trainer Colin Nathan insists that his man Moruti Mthalane is in prime condition ahead of Friday’s IBF flyweight title defence against Britain’s Sunny Edwards. “We wrapped up our training camp in Tunisia before coming to the UK,” the 43-year-old South African told Boxing Social on Thursday night. “South Africa is a red zone country and […]
WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman explains to Boxing Social the rationale behind Juan Francisco Estrada’s elevation to WBC super-flyweight ‘franchise’ champion, and why he is “extremely excited” about the sanctioning body’s forthcoming 115lbs tournament… With memories of the pulsating rematch between Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez still fresh in boxing fans’ minds, the prospect […]
As the country approaches step 2 of its ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown, an important landmark for fitness and boxing enthusiasts arrived with the official re-opening of gyms two days ago. It’s a date that two-time Lonsdale Belt winner Clinton McKenzie admits he had been relishing and looking forward to since he was – once again […]
Cruiserweight king Mairis Briedis gives Boxing Social his take on Lawrence Okolie’s victory against Krzysztof Glowacki and the prospects of staying at 200lbs to fight the newly-crowned WBO champion… By general consensus – as well as in the view of the IBF and The Ring magazine – Mairis Briedis is the cruiserweight champion of the world. Having […]
WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman discusses with Boxing Social the possibility of a third meeting between super-flyweight sensations Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman Gonzalez and explains why the scoring of judge Carlos Sucre on Saturday night was “absolutely unacceptable”… In the aftermath of the breathless WBC/WBA super-flyweight world title showdown between Mexican maestro Juan Francisco Estrada […]
Juan Francisco Estrada unified the WBC and WBA super-flyweight titles via a controversial split decision verdict against Roman Gonzalez after a magnificent and unrelenting 12 rounds of action for the WBC and WBA super-flyweight titles in Dallas on Saturday night. One judge saw the fight 115-113 for Estrada and another for Gonzalez by the same […]
A relentless Jessica McCaskill retained her undisputed world welterweight title with a unanimous points victory in her rematch with former champion Cecilia Braekhus in Dallas on Saturday night. McCaskill had dethroned Braekhus last August via a debatable majority decision in Tulsa, but on this occasion the verdict was more clearcut. Indeed, the judges saw it […]
Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman Gonzalez meet this weekend in Dallas in an eagerly awaited rematch of their classic 2012 showdown. Luke G. Williams previews what should be another super-flyweight spectacular… Over eight years have passed since Nicaraguan icon Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and the then largely unknown Mexican Juan Francisco ‘El Gallo’ Estrada waged memorable […]
Former heavyweight boxer Justin Fortune first worked with Manny Pacquiao in 2001, and the Los Angeles based trainer and gym owner has since served as the PacMan’s strength and conditioning coach for many of his greatest triumphs. As rumours swirl concerning the identity of Pacquiao’s next opponent and the timing of his next contest – […]
Loss and tragedy have stalked the lives and careers of Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman Gonzalez. But the duo’s refusal to bow to circumstance or let tragedy define them is an eloquent reflection of the best boxing has to offer, argues Luke G. Williams… The inevitability of death and accepting the loss of loved ones […]
As the long-awaited rematch between Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada approaches, Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams is revisiting, fight-by-fight, the nine-bout series between Gonzalez, Estrada, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Carlos Cuadras, which has provided boxing fans with a 21st Century equivalent of the 1980s Four Kings series… Today the series concludes with a […]
As the long-awaited rematch between Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada approaches, Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams is revisiting, fight-by-fight, the nine-bout series between Gonzalez, Estrada, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Carlos Cuadras, which has provided boxing fans with a 21st Century equivalent of the 1980s Four Kings series… Today he reexamines the superlative rematch […]