- The biggest fight of last week was the rematch between Jorge Linares and Anthony Crolla. The fight was an immediate rematch of their stellar 2016 bout where Linares took Crolla's WBA lightweight title. In the rematch Linares was able to keep that title and made even easier work of Crolla the second time around. Linares is one of the most talented offensive fighters in the sport and he had no problems with Crolla in their second fight. In the seventh round Linares dropped Crolla with a smooth left uppercut and for all 12 rounds the fight was never really in doubt. When the scores were announced all three judges had it wide for Linares who now may face off against former top 10 pound-for-pound fighter Mikey Garcia.
- Also on Saturday night of last week was a fight card on beIN Sports Espanol. That card was headlined by a fight between Jorge Paez Jr. and Daniel Sandoval. Paez entered the fight having lost four of his last five fights so it seemed like Sandoval may have an easy time with him, especially considering his power. That wasn't the case though as Paez made quick work of Sandoval, forcing him to quit on his stool following the third round. Sandoval hadn't taken too big of a beating so the fact that he quit was surprising and could certainly hurt his career going forward.
- On Friday night Golden Boy Promotions aired their new venture Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN. That card was the first of 42 scheduled to air over the next two years and it didn't disappoint. The main event was a bout between prospect Jason Quigley and the seemingly washed-up Glen Tapia. The heavy hitting Quigley was able to hurt Tapia in the very first round and it looked like the fight wouldn't last much longer. Despite not seeming to have his legs under him Tapia fought on and that knockout never came. Instead what happened was that Tapia was able to fight back and make his fight with Quigley a competitive one. He showed a tremendous amount of heart while exposing Quigley to some degree since Quigley seemed to have no plan B after the early knockout never came. When the final bell rang it was clear that Quigley one but the scores should have been close. Instead the judges turned in inept scores of 100-90, 99-91, and 98-92 showing once again the bad judges are one of boxing's biggest problems.
WEEKLY RECORD: 3-1
MONTHLY RECORD: 18-3-1
OVERALL RECORD: 852-246-35
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