112 Results for carlos ruiz

Perez dethrones Agbeko in scorcher

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Joseph King Kong Agbeko brought the flashier name but Yonnhy Perez packed the bigger punch in dethroning Agbeko on Saturday.

Story | Conversation | November 01, 2009

Agbeko, Perez fighting for different causes

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Carlos Baeza/Thompson Boxing Promotions Joseph Agbeko dreams of one day becoming boxing's pound-for-pound king...

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Abraham, Froch notch Super victories

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

In losing to Carl Froch, Andre Dirrell did what he does best: Fight ugly, hold tight and complain often.

Story | Conversation | October 18, 2009

Two-year layoff refreshes returning Mayweather

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Layoff doesn't worry Mayweather From the time Floyd Mayweather Jr. turned pro in 1996 until his last fight in 2007, he was never out of the ring for...

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Concepcion impresses with late surge

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Luis Concepcion's late surge came at just the right time to seal the deal against Omar Salado on Saturday.

Story | Conversation | September 06, 2009

Jones channels old Roy, not an old Roy, ahead of Lacy fight

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

...and I feel like I'm getting back to my potential right now." After Jones beat John Ruiz for a heavyweight belt in 2003, he dropped back down to light heavyweight and was clearly sapped...

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Urbano's "O" goes against Acosta

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Urbano Antillon's undefeated record was bound to be sullied sooner or later, but who would have guessed it would come at the hands of the unheralded Miguel Acosta?

Story | Conversation | July 26, 2009

Handlers still picking and choosing Chavez's opponents

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

AP Photo/Mario Armas Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is being moved along slowly -- and his promoter wouldn't have it any other way. Chavez moving at own ...

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Dunne steals show in Dublin shootout

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

While Vitali Klitschko and Roy Jones were walking through their opponents, Bernard Dunne was giving Ireland one for the ages in a thrilling slugfest with Ricardo Cordoba.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2009

Father figures to play role in Jones Jr. fight

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

...Lemley (13-8), 3 rounds • MMA, light heavyweights: Dennis Hallman (39-12-3) vs. Danny Ruiz (5-3), 3 rounds Jones Sr., known as Big Roy to many, taught his son how to...

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Fight week for Klitschko-Gomez ensues

Brian Doogan, Special to ESPN.com

Can Vitali Klitschko handle Juan Carlos Gomez's southpaw style? Is the challenger's bark worse than his bite? Does the champ's taste in tunes match his appreciation of automobiles? Brian Doogan discusses these and many more topics in his fight-week blog.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2009

Chagaev wins technical decision

Associated Press

Ruslan Chagaev won a technical decision over Carl Davis Drumond on Saturday night in the Uzbekistan-born heavyweight's first fight in more than a year.

Story | Conversation | February 07, 2009

False starts fuel the fire in Darchinyan, Arce

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Tom Casino/Showtime Does size matter? The bigger Vic Darchinyan, above, sure hopes so ahead of his clash with Jorge Arce. At last, Darchinyan and...

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Jones content on giving a little bit more of himself to fans and media

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

AP Photo/Kathy Willens Roy Jones, right, promises to put on a show for his fans on Saturday. AP Photo/Seth Wenig A new, more media-friendly Ro...

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One-round defeats aren't always disastrous

Graham Houston, Special to ESPN.com

It's hard to keep a good man down -- even one who has suffered a humiliating, first-round knockout. Graham Houston lists 10 fighters who came back stronger than ever from one-round stoppages.

Story | Conversation | September 26, 2008