13th Round Archive

Mayweather delivers a masterpiece against Robert Guerrero
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | 5 Comments
At 36 years of age and a year out of the ring, Floyd Mayweather showed no signs of being an aging fighter with ring rust Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas,

Mayweather vs. Guerrero; step two toward a superfight with undefeated Canelo Alvarez
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | 11 Comments
It’s less than two weeks away before the best boxer on the planet steps into the ring again. Floyd Mayweather’s last bout was against Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto for Cinco de Mayo a

Judges get it wrong in Canelo victory over Austin Trout
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | 13 Comments
Step one toward a 2013 Superfight with Floyd Mayweather is complete thanks to the judges in San Antonio, Texas Saturday night at the Alamodome. In what many viewers felt was a very close fight;

Mayweather vs. Guerrero-just another day at the office for Floyd
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | No Comments
It has been almost one year since Floyd Mayweather last stepped into the ring. He has not fought since May 5, 2012 when he defeated Miguel Cotto at the MGM in Las Vegas, NV.

Rios vs. Alvarado II is an instant boxing classic and likely fight of the year front runner
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | 2 Comments
On Saturday March 30th, 2013 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada boxing fans got exactly what they were hoping for; a straight up boxing classic on HBO’s Boxing After Dark by Top Rank

Press workouts at Top Rank for Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | No Comments
Wednesday afternoon at Top Rank Boxing Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada was the tale of two stories for Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios. Let’s start with Mike Alvarado. He showed up for his time

Tim Bradley sneaks past Ruslan Provodnikov in a cold war instant boxing classic!
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | 2 Comments
Tim Bradley won a unanimous decision against Russian Ruslan Provodnikov last night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA on HBO boxing. To say this fight was a cold war is an understatement.

Mayweather tells Guerrero to “step up to the table”
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | No Comments
Floyd Mayweather is no stranger to the big stage and building up a prize fight. While shooting a commercial last week on Showtime for their May 4th fight at the MGM Grand in Las

Bernard Hopkins dominates Cloud; Beats father time and Champ Again
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | 1 Comment
The Executioner, 48 year old Bernard Hopkins, had a historic performance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York defeating the 17 years younger Tavoris Cloud in a unanimous decision victory. Hopkins becomes the

Bernard Hopkins will be champ again?
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | No Comments
The 48 year old Bernard Hopkins has not fought in nearly a year and is coming off a majority decision loss to Chad Dawson last April. Boxing Fans did finally see BHop’s age catch

Alvarado vs. Rios II: Spring Break 2013
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | 1 Comment
Where will you be the last the last week of Spring Break? If you said “at home.” Why not grab a buddy and get to Las Vegas the last week of March, especially if

Canelo Alvarez and Austin Trout is “99 percent set”
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | 5 Comments
It sounds like the fight between WBA Light Middleweight Champion (Trout) and WBC Champion (Alvarez) is all but set for the undercard of Golden Boy’s Cinco de Mayo card on May 4th in Las

Mayweather Sr. back in son’s corner but still no opponent for May 4th
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | No Comments
Despite their very publicized and troubled history over the years, Floyd Mayweather and his father will reunite and work together for his up and coming fight in May. The two are never at a

New beginnings? Victor Ortiz trains with Freddie Roach
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | No Comments
It’s no secret that 2012 was a rough year for Victor Ortiz. Likewise, 2012 was not very kind to Freddie Roach, one of boxing’s best and renowned trainers. Ortiz is coming off back to

Can Golden Boy and Mayweather make it happen?
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | 4 Comments
Let’s not kid ourselves. With Floyd Mayweather’s propensity to let fans down in how he dictates the sport of boxing, by either not taking the fight that fans want (reference Manny Pacquiao) or taking

Rios vs. Alvarado II is official; Top Rank has No other Choice
by Michael Maestas | 13th Round | 6 Comments
Well, it is a fight many boxing fans wanted to see again. A rematch between Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios was definitely on my wish list for 2013. Putting these two in the ring