Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz What would the world of boxing be without all the pettiness that comes along with it, right? 140 lb titleholder Rolando Romero recently made headlines by blasting Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya and his prized fighter Ryan Garcia (who are often at odds with one another). Then
Month: January 2024
Trainer Jose Benavidez Sr recently took some time to answer questions about the return plans for his son, 168 lb champion David Benavidez. During the conversation Benavidez Sr says the particulars of David’s next fight are still being worked out, but that he doesn’t expect to land a fight against Canelo this year since Canelo
Joseph “JoJo” Diaz will headline a Golden Boy Fight Night card on Thursday, Feb. 15, facing Jesus “Ricky” Perez in a 10-round fight in Commerce, Calif. The fight is advertised for 140 lbs, but being non-title it could allow some wiggle room a bit north of that number on the scales. Diaz, 31, has gone
If everything goes to plan, Naoya Inoue’s first undisputed super bantamweight title defense will be the biggest spectacle of his career. MyNavi reports and Jake Donovan confirms that plans are in place to stage his grudge match with Luis Nery on May 6th at the Tokyo Dome. That’s a Monday in the west, for the
Posted on 01/08/2024 By: Sean Crose Virgil Ortiz’ return to the ring against Fredrick Lawson on Saturday took a strange turn when referee Tony Weeks abruptly stopped the fight. While it was true that Lawson was taking a beating at the moment, he didn’t appear to be a finished man. Even in a sport where
Posted on 01/09/2024 By: Sean Crose You’ve got to credit former welterweight world titlist Errol Spence for being an honest man. In a world where it’s more acceptable to pout and say you were robbed than honestly admitting you’ve been bested, Spence came clean Tuesday on social media. Starting off by responding to lame criticism
Posted on 01/10/2024 Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By: Sean Crose “Hate it or love it I’m just that guy,” welterweight conqueror Terence Crawford stated in a lengthy thread on Twitter Wednesday. “Anytime a fighter opens they mouth my name in it, so what does that tell you?” Crawford went on to address
Posted on 01/11/2024 By: Sean Crose Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather have never been enormous fans of one another. Going back to the time even before the superfight the two men engaged in over fifteen years ago, there was tension, if not outright hostility, between the two. Mayweather, who ended up winning the
Posted on 01/12/2024 By: Sean Crose “I’ve never seen snow like we’re seeing here,” Callum Smith told Ariel Helwani on Wednesday in the leadup to his light heavyweight title fight this weekend in Quebec. He’s going to have his work cut out for him on Saturday, for his opponent will be the feared Artur Beterbiev.
Posted on 01/14/2024 By: Sean Crose Former titlist Callum Smith, 29-1, stepped into the ring in Quebec on Saturday night to take on the 19-0 WBC, IBF, and WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev in an ESPN broadcast main event scheduled for 12. Beterbiev started whacking at his man right off the bat in the
Posted on 01/15/2024 By: Sean Crose It was supposed to be an easy fight, a figurative walk in the park, if you will. Tyson Fury, regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight champions ever in some circles after three powerhouse performances against American sledgehammer Deontay Wilder, would unquestionably steamroll former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou
Posted on 01/16/2024 By: Sean Crose If anyone knows how good a fighter Oleksandr Usyk is, it’s former WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua. The towering Englishman was reportedly set to fight countryman Tyson Fury for the undisputed heavyweight championship back in 2021, but an American judge ruled that Fury had to fight
Posted on 01/17/2024 By: Sean Crose “Looking like @RyanGarcia vs Jose Ramirez is getting close and happening,” Hall of Fame fighter turned promoter Oscar De La Hoya posted to X – formerly known as Twitter – on Wednesday. The 31 year old Ramirez recently signed with Golden Boy Promotions after leaving Top Rank Promotions, which
Posted on 01/18/2024 By: Sean Crose Hall of Fame fighter turned top promoter Oscar De La Hoya surprised some people on Wednesday when he posted on social medial that it’s “Looking like @RyanGarcia vs Jose Ramirez is getting close and happening.” Garcia’s next opponent had been up in the air, as the choice seemed to be changing
Mykquan Williams put on perhaps the best performance of his career in a three-knockdown finish in the first ProBox main event of the year. Williams (20-0-2, 9 KO) did exceptional work with the right hand all night, using it to knock down Luis Feliciano early in the 2nd round. Feliciano (17-1, 8 KO) was so
Frank Warren’s decades-long love affair with the “Magnificent Seven” brand shows no sign of slowing down, as Queensberry will stage the latest installment on March 16th in Birmingham. This includes the previously revealed clash between Joe Joyce (15-2, 14 KO) and Kash Ali (21-2, 12 KO), though it appears that Solomon Dacres (8-0, 2 KO)
Ra’eese Aleem hasn’t fought since a split decision loss to Sam Goodman last June in Australia, but the 33-year-old junior featherweight contender is hoping for a rematch in 2024. “I’m hearing Goodman wants to come to the States to secure a fight with a top name, and I’m ready for a rematch,” said Aleem. “I
Ryan Garcia is once again having trouble finding an opponent, and he and promoter Oscar De La Hoya just might be kicking up their on-again, only slightly off-again feud with one another. De La Hoya said on January 16 that “all these fighters (are) pricing themselves out!!” with one of those cry-laughing emojis that he,