Josesito Lopez’s fight with Aaron Martinez surrounded by “what ifs” Imagine this — Josesito Lopez scores a victory over Marcos Maidana last summer, sets the boxing world on fire after beating Adrien Broner six months later and scores a mega-fight against Floyd Mayweather. Sounds crazy, right? That’s what is so wonderful about boxing. Anything is

Khan-Collazo officially announced for May 3 Golden Boy Promotions officially announced on Monday that Amir Khan will face Luis Collazo on the May 3 Showtime pay-per-view undercard of Floyd Mayweather against Marcos Maidana. The fight takes place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Behind The Gloves reported the other day that the announcement would

Team Khan in the UK, fight announcement to come Though he missed out on the Floyd Mayweather sweepstakes to former adversary Marcos Maidana, former RING Magazine junior welterweight champion Amir Khan isn’t going to waste any more time setting up his next fight. Khan (28-3, 19 knockouts) and his team, which includes trainer Virgil Hunter,

Collazo calls out Amir Khan

Wednesday, 05 March 2014 by

Collazo calls out Amir Khan Brooklyn, NY (March 5) – WBA International welterweight champion Luis Collazo is coming off of his impressive Jan. 30 knockout win over Victor Ortiz at Barclays Center and has recently signed with top adviser Al Haymon. Now Collazo has his eyes set on some of the biggest fights in the

Mayweather should fight Khan next

Monday, 24 February 2014 by

Mayweather should fight Khan next The boxing world is talking about it. Who will Floyd Mayweather fight next? That’s the big question. As of right now, it does not look like Amir Khan. Amir, who did win the official Floyd Mayweather website poll to be the next opponent. Apparently, Khan has been notified by Floyd’s

Collazo scores shocking two-round TKO of Ortiz It was Victor Ortiz who was the center of attention when a fight was put together with fellow former welterweight titlist Luis Collazo. Ortiz had been in the limelight for much of his career, whereas Collazo’s bouts dating back to a controversial decision loss to Andre Berto in

Henry Ramirez leans Ortiz over Collazo

Wednesday, 29 January 2014 by

Henry Ramirez leans Ortiz over Collazo Riverside, Calif., trainer Henry Ramirez celebrated his birthday today and spoke to BehindTheGloves.com a bit about tomorrow night’s welterweight clash between Victor Ortiz and Luis Collazo. Ramirez trained Josesito Lopez to a career-defining victory over Ortiz in June 2012, a fight that resulted in a broken jaw for Ortiz

Ortiz, Collazo make weight ahead of Fox Sports 1 clash Victor Ortiz and Luis Collazo have both made weight ahead of their intriguing 12-round welterweight clash tomorrow night, which takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and will be televised live on Fox Sports 1. Ortiz (29-4-2, 22 knockouts), of Ventura, Calif., fighting for

Collazo looks to put hard luck heartache behind him and upset Ortiz On Jan. 30, veteran Luis Collazo returns to the Barclays Center in his hometown of Brooklyn, NY as he bids to revive his career by upsetting fellow southpaw “Vicious” Victor Ortiz. The fight will be televised live on Fox Sports 1 in the

Russell Jr. squash match added to Ortiz-Collazo Golden Boy Promotions announced Monday via a press release that 2008 US Olympian Gary Russell Jr. will be opening this Thursday’s Super Bowl week show headlined by Victor Ortiz against Luis Collazo. The card takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY and will be televised by

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