by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | May 22, 2016 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
At The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, Lara vs Martirosyan never really rose above a simmer. But to be fair, most of us weren’t expecting to see major fireworks in this Junior Middleweight meeting. Erislandy Lara retained his WBA title via Unanimous Decision following...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | May 19, 2016 | Analysis, Previews, Predictions, Tale of the Tapes
Lara vs Martirosyan has got to be the standout card of the weekend, arguably trumping Moscow’s now that Deontay Wilder has (quite rightly) declined to fight a dope-test-failed Alexander Povetkin. Lara vs Martirosyan tops a rather impressive triple-header which,...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 9, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Gennady Golovkin Expecting Street Fight Next Week In a recent press release, Gennady Golovkin will have won over even more boxing fans after he announced that he’s an old school throwback fighter who simply wants to behead (I mean ‘beat’) the Middleweight division’s...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Jun 13, 2015 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
No surprises were in store for spectators attending last night’s Lara vs Rodriguez card at the UIC Pavilion, Chicago. At least for the headlining and chief support big names. The event exceeded that of last Friday’s Guerrero vs Martinez card but, due to...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Jun 12, 2015 | Weigh-Ins
Ahead of tonight’s Lara vs Rodriguez headliner at the UIC Pavilion, Chicago, both fighters successfully made weight on the scales. Erislandy Lara came in at 153.6 pounds, and his opponent, Delvin Rodriguez, 153.4 pounds. Many are predicting Lara to put in a...