In late July 2013 Nihito Arakawa (28-6-1, 17) was the Japanese fighter on the lips of every Western fan, following his gusty and brave effort Omar Figueroa Jr. Although he came up short against Figueroa the “Japanese Rocky” had done enough to make an...
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Ryan Burton catches up with top lightweight contender Jorge Linares to discuss his dominating decision win in his WBC eliminator over tough Japanese boxer Nihito Arakawa, now facing undefeated WBC champion Omar Figueroa, and mo...
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - In a WBC final lightweight eliminator, former champion Jorge Linares (36-3, 23KOs) boxed his way to a ten round lopsided unanimous decision over tough as nails Nihito Arakawa (24-4-1, 16KOs). The scores were 98-92, 100-90, 100-...
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - The weights are in for Saturday's Showtime Pay-Per-View card, where former WBC/WBA junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (42-1-1, 30KOs) will face Alfredo Angulo (22-3, 18KOs) in the main event. Canelo weighed i...
Las Vegas, MGM Grand - According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, former WBC/WBA junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will receive $1.25 million for Saturday's Showtime Pay-Per-View fight with Alfredo Angulo, who will receive $7...
LAS VEGAS – Mexican boxing superstar and former world champion Canelo Alvarez, hard-hitting countryman Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo and “TOE TO TOE: Canelo vs. Angulo” pay-per-view undercard fighters worked out in front of a throng of media and adoring...
LAS VEGAS – As hundreds of fans and media stood in lines that stretched from the sidewalk outside the main doors to the make-shift ring inside the lobby of MGM Grand in Las Vegas, popular Mexican boxing superstar and former World Champion Canelo Alva...
According to Canelo Promotions, unbeaten WBC lightweight champion Omar Figueroa has withdrawn from this coming Saturday's fight with Ricardo Alvarez due to a hand injury. Figueroa was scheduled to face Alvarez on the Saul Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo Showt...
Former champion Jorge Linares (35-3, 23KOs) expects a very tough fight when he faces Nihoto Arakawa (24-3-1, 16KOs) on March 8th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Arakawa returns from a twelve round decision loss in a "Fight of The Year" candidate with...
Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, tells krikya360.com that it wasn't easy to finalize a deal for a Showtime Pay-Per-View collision between former junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (42-1-1, 30KOs) and dangerous Alfredo...
By Jake Donovan - There’s a case to be made that the lightweight bout between Omar Figueroa and Nihito Arakawa was regarded as the least significant of the three televised bouts heading into last weekend’s Showtime-televised tripleheader in San Anton...
Lightweights Omar Figueroa and Nihito Arakawa had the scars of battle after their tremendous twelve round war on Saturday night in San Antonio. Figueroa won a twelve round decision, but it was far from easy with Arakawa taking punishment all fight lo...