Teofimo Lopez spent some time talking with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV about his recent run in with Arnold Barboza who confronted him with his team and tried to instigate a showdown. Lopez, however, says he’s more mature about how he handles his business and wouldn’t take the bait before he talks about his
Month: January 2024
Boxxer’s Ben Shalom tells Sky Sports that WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith and longtime rival Richard Riakporhe have agreed to and signed off on a rematch. The date and location remain up in the air, with Shalom “looking at dates at both Selhurst Park and the Vitality [S]tadium.” Billam-Smith (19-1, 13 KO) and Riakporhe (17-0,
In a lengthy video interview with Ak and Barak, Teofimo Lopez breaks down why he’s been calling out Terence Crawford, and how a number of the other top fighters around his weight class backed down from the opportunity to fight him when push came to shove. Here are some excerpts from the interview with full
Amanda Serrano is set to return on March 2, defending her three featherweight titles in a main event from Puerto Rico against Nina Meinke, with her promoter Jake Paul fighting in the chief support bout on the undercard. It’s been seen, and rightly so, as a gracious and smart move on the part of Paul
English heavyweight champion Solomon Dacres will make his latest appearance on Queensberry’s ‘Magnificent Seven Ride Again’ card on March 16th and show promoter Frank Warren is hoping to match him with David Adeleye. Last October, Adeleye was stopped in the seventh round of his British title fight with Fabio Wardley and his post fight behavior
Salita Promotions will launch the inaugural “Big Time Boxing USA” event streaming live on DAZN with a night of fights on Tuesday, February 20 headlined by a 10-round all-Michigan showdown as Flint’s Ardreal Holmes Jr. defends his USBA super welterweight championship against Detroit’s Marlon Harrington topping a card from Wayne State Fieldhouse in Detroit. February
Krystal Rosado is prepared to apply the movements of her mentor, manager and boxing idol to her own career. The first-year pro will box four, three-minute rounds for her upcoming March 2 junior bantamweight bout versus Los Angeles’ Gloria Munguilla at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan. It will be part of a DAZN
Chris Billam-Smith is set to run it back versus the only fighter to hang a defeat on his record. The reigning WBO cruiserweight titlist is signed and sealed for a rematch versus unbeaten contender Richard Riakporhe. Ben Shalom, founder of BOXXER and the promoter for both boxers, confirmed the news to Sky Sports on Thursday
H.E. Advisor Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), announced an agreement has been reached between world renowned boxing promoters Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotions and Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing which will see the promotional outfits face-off in an historic five-versus-five fight night. Alalshikh said: “This type
Adrien Broner evidently hasn’t lost his gabby ways. The former champion took to his Instagram account on Thursday to send sternly-worded challenge to Bill Haney, calling for a grudge fight with Haney’s son, Devin Haney, the undisputed lightweight champion and current 140-pound titlist. The elder Haney offered some remarks about Broner in a recent video
Amanda Serrano has led a career more than worthy of a starring role any time she is in the ring. That said, the seven-division titlist is admittedly still thrown off by the supporting cast for her homecoming headliner. Serrano will defend her lineal and unified WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO featherweight championship versus Berlin’s Nina
Super bantamweight WBO #5 contender Ra’eese Aleem (20-1, 12 KOs), is fervent about his desire for a rematch on U.S. soil with Sam Goodman (17-0, 7 KOs), following their intense bout in June of 2023. Aleem, determined to rectify the outcome of their last encounter, aims to secure a rematch with Goodman to prove his
Heading into his showdown against Edwin De Los Santos, Shakur Stevenson promised to put on a show. However, as the rounds grew more and more mundane, fans began booing profusely. Once they realized that the action simply wasn’t going to pick up, they grabbed their belongings and headed for the exit. Lack of excitement aside,
CBN Promotions’ boxing series will kick off 2024 with “Super Brawl Saturday” this February 10th at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California. In the 10-round super featherweight main event, Austin Brooks (11-0, 4 KOs), from La Mesa, CA, will square off against Jose Luis Rodriguez (25-15-1, 13 KOs), from Monterey, MX. The 8-round co-main event
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn talks to media members and makes it clear that he’s backing Callum Smith to put on a spectacular knockout of Artur Beterbiev this weekend, before touching on his intention to put that winner against Dmitry Bivol. Check out some excerpts of what he had to
A month after its reveal and one month before showtime, O’Shaquie Foster vs Abraham Nova now boasts a supporting cast. Top Rank has unveiled the other two portions of their February 16th ESPN tripleheader at The Theater, plus the ESPN+ prelim lineup. The co-feature pits rising super featherweight Andres Cortes (20-0, 11 KO) against Puerto
Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya takes some time to talk to Fight Hub TV about him wanting to negotiate a Mexican showdown fight between Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia, where things stand between Ryan Garcia and himself, and more. Check out a few excerpts from the interview below. De La Hoya on if
It’s Tuesday, and it’s podcast day evening! John and myself are back, just like boxing! And just like boxing, we’re only kinda back! First Half: Artur Beterbiev returns to face Callum Smith this weekend! Is Father Time knocking on Beterbiev’s door? Plus a potential undercard sleeper (and world title fight)! ALSO: Anthony Joshua will face