Here's your fight-size boxing update for February 7, 2020:
- Below are the official weights for the February 8 Showtime Championship Boxing main card:
WBC Featherweight World Championship (126-Pound Limit):
- Gary Russell Jr.: 125 lbs.
- Tugstsogt Nyambayar: 125 ¾ lbs.
Vacant WBA "Regular" Bantamweight Championship (118-Pound Limit):
- Guillermo Rigondeaux: 117 ¼ lbs.
- Liborio Solís: 117 ¾ lbs.
WBA Super Featherweight Title Eliminator (130-Pound Limit):
- Jaime Arboleda: 129 ¼ lbs.
- Jayson Vélez: 130 lbs.
- Below is a tweet showing the official weights for the entire of the February 8 Matchroom Boxing event from Sheffield, England.
Below are the official weights and running order for tomorrow’s Matchroom Boxing card at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield, England. pic.twitter.com/0q5EP4imX2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) February 7, 2020
- Below are the results for the February 6 Golden Boy Promotions card from the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California:
- Oscar Negrete defeated Alberto Ezequiel Melian by unanimoys decision (98-92, 97-93, 98-92) to win the WBA International Bantamweight title
- Ricardo Rafael Sandoval defeated Raymond Tabugon by KO, round 7, 1:43
- Leonardo Baez defeated Moises Flores by unanimous decision (80-72, 80-72, 80-72)
- Sulem Urbina defeated Noemi Bosques by unanimous decision (60-54, 60-54, 60-54)
- Anthony Reyes and Diuhl Olguin fight to a technical draw
- Oscar Acevedo defeated Dan Murray by majority technical decision (59-55, 57-57, 59-55)
- Anthony Garnica defeated Luis Alvarado by majority decision (39-37, 40-36, 38-38)
- Jan Salvatierra defeated Miguel Angel Rebullosa by KO, round 4, 1:49
- ESPN reports that Alex Saucedo will face Sonny Fredrickson on April 25 on the undercard of the bantamweight unification bout between Naoya Inoue and John Riel Casimero.
- WWE superstar Ricochet tries his hand at boxing.
First class complete. Ha, that was nothing!! https://t.co/WPp0smQjvg pic.twitter.com/oQe24LBIlq
— Pretty Ricky (@KingRicochet) February 6, 2020
- The latest Fightful Boxing Podcast can be seen at this link.
