SAN DIEGO – Juan Carlos Burgos has found his niche in the sport. Angel Fierro saw his hot streak briefly cool down, as the locally-based Mexican prospect was held to a ten-round majority draw against Burgos. Fierro won 96-94 on one card, overruled by...
SAN DIEGO – Julio Cesar Martinez still has a fight but with plenty of work left ahead. The WBC flyweight titlist failed on two official attempts to make the 115-pound contracted limit for his scheduled 12-round junior bantamweight fight with legendar...
Mauricio Lara returns to action against Emilio Sanchez at the Pechanga Arena San Diego in San Diego, California on March 5, live worldwide on DAZN, on a packed event topped by the mouth-watering trilogy clash between Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman...
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Nielsen Media Research reported Wednesday that “FOX PBC Fight Night” drew an average of 735,000 viewers Sunday night for a tripleheader that featured unbeaten junior middleweight contender Jesus Ramos in the main event. Viewership peaked at 915,000 d...
Starling Castillo was pushed to the limit in earning his latest victory. Going ten rounds for the first time in his career, Dominican Republic’s Castillo fended off a tough challenge offered by former title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos in claiming a...
Jesus Ramos is ready to test the junior middleweight waters. The growing 20-year-old southpaw from Casa Grande, Arizona moves up from welterweight, at least for one night as he faces Brian Mendoza (19-1, 13KOs) in a scheduled ten-round bout just abov...
Showtime’s viewership increased Saturday night for its broadcast of Brandon Figueroa’s knockout of Luis Nery. Nielsen Media Research reported Tuesday that an average of 221,000 viewers watched Showtime’s main event from Dignity Health Sports Park in...
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Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, rising super featherweight contender Xavier Martinez (17-0, 11 KOs) remained unbeaten with a unanimous decision victory over former title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos (34-5-2, 21 KOs) in an action-packed 10-roun...
Juan Carlos Burgos isn’t claiming he won the fight but will vehemently argue that he did far more than for which the judges gave him credit. The former three-time title challenger saw his stock soar in defeat after a hard-fought 10-round unanimous de...
Xavier Martinez was forced to go the distance in a grueling affair for the second straight fight. The unbeaten junior lightweight contender once again prevailed, this time in a 10-round unanimous decision over three-time title challenger Juan Carlos...
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For Juan Carlos Burgos, this is an opportunity for the Mexican veteran to revive his career. If the longtime junior lightweight contender can knock off undefeated Xavier Martinez in a fight Showtime will televise Saturday night, Burgos could land an...
Xavier Martinez didn’t even break stride upon learning of a last-minute opponent switch for his next fight. A late change of plans now has the 23-year-old facing Tijuana’s Juan Carlos Burgos (33-4-2, 21KOs), a former three-time title challenger who r...
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