Miranda gets shot while Brinkley has to wait

Miranda gets shot while Brinkley has to wait

Mark E. Ortega

FightFanNation.com

February 18, 2010

When Jesse Brinkley gutted out a twelve round unanimous decision victory over Curtis Stevens a few weeks ago in an exciting headlining bout televised by ESPN's Friday Night Fights in Reno, Nevada, it was supposed to be enough to earn him a title shot against IBF 168-pound champion Lucian Bute in April.

And it should have been.

Instead, it will be world title retread Edison Miranda who will meet Bute in Montreal on April 17^th in a bout that will be televised by HBO, likely as the co-featured bout to a Kelly Pavlik-Sergio Martinez middleweight title fight that will take place in Youngstown as part of a split-site telecast.

Ward dominates Miranda

Ward dominates Miranda

Mark E. Ortega

Ultimateboxingresults.com

May 16, 2009

Last night, in front of a crowd of 7,818, 2004 Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward [19-0, 12 KOs ] scored his most impressive win to date by earning a wide decision victory over former world title challenger Edison Miranda [32-4, 28 KOs ] in the televised main event of a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation.

The win came in front of Ward’s Oakland, California hometown crowd at the Oracle Arena, marking the first time in his career that he has fought there. Ward won by scores of 119-109, 119-109, and a much too close 116-112 to silence the critics who thought Ward as being too soft and not having enough power to keep the heavy-handed Miranda off of him.

Ward, Miranda weigh 167.5

Ward, Miranda weigh in at 167.5!

Mark E. Ortega

Ultimateboxingresults.com

May 15, 2009

Tomorrow night, 2004 U.S. Olympic Gold medalist Andre Ward [18-0, 12 KOs ] will meet his toughest test as he takes on Edison Miranda [32-3, 28 KOs ] in the headlining bout of a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation live from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California . The six-bout card is promoted by Goossen-Tutor Promotions with help from Warriors Boxing and Antonio Leonard Promotions.

The bout marks the first time in Ward’s career that he will fight in Oakland, the star’s hometown. Ward has fought numerous times in the Bay Area, specifically San Jose, but has never had a bout actually take place in his hometown, and the reaction to tomorrow’s fight is that this has been a long time coming.