Capital punishment is no longer on the table in the ongoing criminal case involving Felix Verdejo. A months-long discussion over whether to pursue the death penalty for the multiple charges against the disgraced lightweight boxer and alleged accomplice Luis Antonio Cadiz-Martinez was settled on Monday. The U.S. Attorney’s office has decided to no longer
Month: January 2022
Posted on 01/31/2022 By: Hans Themistode This weekend’s February 5th, card from Phoenix Arizona has been an injury-hit one. Originally, the main event was set to feature two former titlists in Jessie Vargas and Liam Williams square off in a junior middleweight bout. However, their explosive meeting was ultimately postponed due to Vargas testing positive
8:55 AM ET Women’s boxing has grown from a niche sport into something a bit larger in recent years. It became an Olympic sport in 2012. Women’s fights have headlined main event cards in big venues, and slowly, the top women’s boxers have started to seep into the consciousness of those who watch fights. Last
Lightweight star Ryan Garcia is looking to get back in action after a tumultuous 2021 and hops on social media to tell the world that despite his interesting and willingness to fight Isaac Cruz — who is coming off a loss to Gervonta Davis — Cruz just wouldn’t accept the fight, even with being offered
WHEN Welshman Liam Williams steps into the ring with Chris Eubank Jr. this week, he will be with new trainer Adam Booth, having their first fight together. In Williams’s last contest, with coach Dominic Ingle in his corner, he lost to WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade but he goes straight back in to a big
Posted on 01/30/2022 By: Hans Themistode Ilunga Makabu was initially taken aback when it was revealed that current super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez would challenge him for his WBC cruiserweight crown. Although it was unexpected, Makabu welcomed a possible showdown against the pound-for-pound star with opened arms. However, before Makabu could officially entertain their high-stakes
As a suburban homeowner and middle-aged white guy who writes about boxing, I’m often called upon to arbitrate important matters in the world of rap music. Scott and the gang have so far resisted my offers to bring that voice to our work here at Bad Left Hook. Presumably, they want to avoid potential beefs
If there is one lesson that Keith Thurman has taken away from his loss to Manny Pacquiao, it is that it doesn’t hurt to throw more punches. (photo by Ryan Hafey) The Clearwater, Florida native dropped a close split decision to Pacquaio in their welterweight title bout in July of 2019. Given the razor-thin margin
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 01/30/2022 By: Hans Themistode Following one of the more successful years of his Hall of Fame bound career, Canelo Alvarez is reportedly sifting through multiple offers. According to Mike Coppinger of ESPN, Alvarez is mulling over two separate deals. PBC’s Al Haymon has extended a one-fight deal
The countdown has begun. Former world champions Keith “One Time’’ Thurman and Mario “El Azteca” Barrios collide in a high-stakes 12-round welterweight showdown that headlines a jam-packed FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View lineup on Saturday, February 5 from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Don’t wait! Order #ThurmanBarrios on PBC
DAZN and Social Media, 3:00 pm ET, Rungvisai vs Cuadras 2 weigh-in. PPV, 3:00 pm ET, Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Williams, Claressa Shields vs Ema Kozin. FITE have this one for $30, also airing on Sky Sports for those of you in the United Kingdom. Eubank-Williams is a really good matchup, one I’m excited
Keith Thurman feels his extended layoff will only help him in the end, ring rust notwithstanding. (photo by Ryan Hafey) That’s because for the first time since 2019, says the former welterweight titleholder, he has a healthy left hand. Thurman will break out of the two-and-a-half year absence from the ring on Feb. 5 when
Posted on 01/30/2022 By: Hans Themistode Following his competitive unanimous decision defeat at the hands of current WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in 2019, Otto Wallin has slowly fought his way back up the heavyweight ladder. In what the 31-year-old hopes will be a robust 2022 fight schedule, he’ll officially return to the ring in
A slow month of boxing wrapped up on ESPN from Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Robson Conceicao bounced back from his decision loss to Oscar Valdez with a clear and unanimous victory over Xavier Martinez. Martinez started out well, applying pressure and staggering Conceicao (17-1, 8 KO) with a nice left hook late in the third round.
Former two division champion Timothy Bradley, who retired from the sport in 2017, is still eager to see Saul “Canelo” Alvarez take on undefeated David Benavidez. Canelo and his handlers have rejected the idea of facing Benavidez – at least in his next fight. The Mexican superstar, who holds the undisputed championship at super middleweight,
Posted on 01/30/2022 By: Hans Themistode Robson Conceicao raised his hands jubilantly in the air following 12 hard rounds against Oscar Valdez. The Brazilian native not only believed that he had just scored the biggest win of his career but more importantly, his championship dreams were simply moments from being realized. But while Conceicao smiled
1:19 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN When Robson Conceicao challenged Oscar Valdez for a 130-pound title in September, he wilted down the stretch in a controversial decision loss. In his first fight since the first pro defeat of his career, Conceicao fought far more aggressively and dominated en route to a unanimous-decision victory over Xavier Martinez
There’s a fair bit of news from the WBO to get through, so we’ll start a bit that slipped under the radar on Wednesday: bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero’s mandatory title defense against Paul Butler has been rescheduled for April 23rd in Liverpool. The approval report doesn’t end there, however; it also notes that Casimero
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