The March 2 lightweight tilt between Richard Abril and Sharif Bogere didn’t feature a lot of clean action amidst a 12-round maul fest, but both fighters at least produced clean drug test results. All of the fighters who appeared on the seven-fight...
Richard Abril (18-3-1) successfully defended his WBA lightweight title by defeating Sharif Bogere (23-1) via unanimous decision. The scores were 115-111 and 116-110 twice. It was a rough and tumble fight from the beginning. Both fighter tumbled t...
Recently elevated from interim to full WBA Lightweight titlist, 30-year old Cuban Richar Abril (18-3-1, 8 KO) of Miami, Florida, made his first successful defense and first start since a controversial 2012 decision loss to Brandon Rios, earning a una...
krikya360.com recently caught up with WBA lightweight champion Richard Abril (17-3-1, 8KOs) who faces Sharif Bogere (23-0, 15KOs) on Saturday at the Hardrock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Abril's last fight was his controversial loss to Brandon Ri...
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas - Welterweight prospect Sammy Vasquez Jr. (7-0) made quick work of Leandro Albornoz (15-3-1), knocking him out at the 2:17 mark of the 2nd round. The Argentine had far more experience than his Mexican-American oppo...
Inside of the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, the four participants for tomorrow evening's Showtime-televised doubleheader all weighed in. In the evening's main event, WBA lightweight champion Richard Abril (17-3-1, 8...
By Thomas Gerbasi - On the verge of becoming one of only a handful of Ugandan fighters to win a major world boxing title, Sharif Bogere isn’t worried about following the exploits of Cornelius Boza-Edwards, John Mugabi, Ayub Kalule, or Kassim Ouma. Hi...
LAS VEGAS – Golden Boy Promotions hosted the final press conference Thursday for the big fight card this Saturday, March 2 live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) and SHOWTIME EXTREME® (8 p.m. ET/PT) from The Joint at Hard Rock H...