Miguel Maravilla

Feb 23, 2025 | boxingscene.com | Miguel Maravilla

With Major League Baseball’s spring training and regular season about to get underway, Los Angeles Dodgers fans are gearing up for another run at a title. Last year, newly acquired Japanese superstars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto contributed to a 2024 World Series win. This year, the Dodgers acquired another Japanese hot shot in pitcher Roki Sasaki in a quest to secure back-to-back championships.

Feb 22, 2025 | boxingscene.com | Miguel Maravilla

SANTA YNEZ, California —Armenian welterweight Gor Yeritsyan disposed of Luis Hernandez Ramos of Chihuahua, Mexico in two rounds on Saturday at Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. The Freddie Roach trained Yeritsyan, 20-1 (16 KOs), connected with a one-two combination and followed it up with a series of punches to drop Ramos, 23-7 (20 KOs). The Mexican beat the count but Yeritsyan attacked and finished off Ramos as referee Rudy Barragan stepped in to stop the fight at 2:11 of round two.

Feb 7, 2025 | boxingscene.com | Miguel Maravilla

Ahead of his title defense against David Cuellar, the bantamweight titleholder Junto Nakatani is hoping the old adage is true – size matters. Nakatani, 29-0 (22 KOs), of Japan, will take on Cuellar, 28-0 (18 KOs), of Queretaro, Mexico, on February 24 at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Although the 5ft 8½in Cuellar stands only a half inch taller – and actually gives away an inch of reach – Nakatani thinks it can make a difference in his performance, in a good way.

Sep 16, 2023 | ringtv.com | Miguel Maravilla

COMMERCE, California – Yokasta Valle retained her IBF and WBO 105-pound titles on Saturday, outboxing and outworking a very tough Maria Santizo on the undercard of the William Zepeda-Mercito Gesta main event at Commerce Casino. Santizo (11-3, 6 KOs), of Guatemala, connected solidly in the opening seconds of the fight, even causing the Costa Rican star to stumble, but Valle (28-2, 9 KOs) returned the favor in the closing seconds of the Round 1 as she tagged Santizo with a hard right.

Sep 16, 2023 | ringtv.com | Miguel Maravilla

William Zepeda emerged victorious on Mexican Independence Day, pummeling veteran Mercito Gesta to a sixth round stoppage win in their lightweight bout at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California. The fight was all Zepeda’s (29-0, 25 knockouts) way from the opening bell as he took the initiative early on, letting his hands go and connecting. The veteran Gesta (34-4-3, 17 KOs) had a moment in the closing seconds of the round as he connected with a solid counter right.