It’s that time of the week again and Oscar De La Hoya takes to social media to give his take on topics in boxing including an idea that’s been floated regarding Golden Boy going against Matchroom in a five-fight card. “There have been rumors that my company may do a five on five against Matchroom
Month: November 2024
Osleys Iglesias risks his undefeated record (and the IBO super middleweight title!) against Petro Ivanov tonight in the main event of an ESPN+ showcase from Montreal. Broadcast coverage of the undercard will start at 7 pm ET on ESPN+, and Bad Left Hook will have live updates starting a little later in the evening. Iglesias
Osleys Iglesias didn’t stumble at all under the main event spotlight, staying undefeated with a fifth round stoppage of Petro Ivanov in Montreal. It was a relatively long night of work for Iglesias, who took longer to close the show against the relatively unknown Ivanov than he did earlier this year against Sena Agbeko, Evgeny
Keyshawn Davis returns to action tonight to face Gustavo Lemos in a 10-round main event, headlining a Top Rank card on ESPN+. The live stream starts at 10 pm ET. There is a bit of a taint on tonight’s matchup, as Lemos blew weight terribly, coming in 6.4 lbs heavy on the scales on Thursday.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn talks to Fight Hype about a number of topics in the boxing world including this weekend’s card featuring Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, potential fights for Ryan Garcia, Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach and more. Check out some of what he had to say below. Hearn on Henry Garcia
Keyshawn Davis made an extraordinary case for a title shot in Norfolk tonight, torching an overweight Gustavo Lemos in under two rounds. Argentina’s Lemos (29-1, 19 KO) got robbed of a win over Richardson Hitchins earlier this year and entered the ring at a staggering 155 pounds after missing the lightweight limit by 6.4 pounds
Two of boxing’s brightest rising stars return tonight, as Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez make world title defenses in Philadelphia. The show will stream live starting at 7 pm ET on DAZN. Wil Esco has your live updates and coverage tonight. Ennis, 27, defends his IBF welterweight title in a not-so-hotly anticipated rematch
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) promised to put on a definitive performance that included a knockout of Karen Chukhadzhian (24-3, 13 KOs) in tonight’s rematch, but that’s not at all the way things played out. Unlike the first meeting between the two, where Chukhadzhian fought a negative, keep-away style, Chukhadzhian came to fight and
“Pretty Boy” Pablo Valdez is out to make up for lost time. Valdez, an undefeated New York welterweight prospect, is 7-0 (6 KOs) and last fought on the undercard of Edgar Berlanga’s victory over Jason Quigley in New York’s Madison Square Garden in June 2023. But he said he “feels amazing” ahead of his scheduled
Joseph Diaz boxes for the third time in 2024 tonight, and despite two losses his fortunes have already been reversed. Diaz has been in recovery at the WhiteSands Treatment Center in Florida, and this evening boxes nearby at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee on ProBox TV in an important 10-round clash against Abraham Montoya.
Undefeated lightweight Abdullah Mason is quickly becoming a name to watch in boxing. Known for his bold “appetite for smoke” slogan and his reputation as a show stealer on undercards, Mason now has another goal in his sights: 2024 Prospect of the Year. On Friday, Cleveland’s 20-year-old Mason delivered one of the year’s most thrilling
MVP announced today that “Most Valuable Prospects 10” will take place on December 13 at the Caribe Royale Resort. Headlining the event will be Antonio Vargas, 18-1 (10 KOs), facing Nicaraguan prospect Winston “El Fantasma” Guerrero, 22-0 (13 KOs), in a 12-round bantamweight bout for a vacant interim title. Vargas, 28, is coming off a
It looked like it would be an early night for Raymond Ford. When that didn’t come to pass, it looked like it would be a night that ended in a late stoppage. Instead, his Saturday night didn’t end until the bell rang to conclude the 10th and final round – but Ford at least got
It took Subriel Matias exactly two rounds to remind the world why he is a destructive force in the junior welterweight division. Matias, who lost his title to Liam Paro when he previously appeared at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, fought on Saturday night like a man who had something to prove
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Wham. Bam. In his first 47 pro fights, Pedro Guevara had never been stopped. In fact, all four of his defeats had come by either split or majority decision after 12 rounds. But against lineal junior bantamweight champion and pound-for-pound entrant Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez on Saturday night at the
Puerto Rican welterweight Nicklaus Flaz used a steady flow of varied punches to keep Mexico’s Christian Gomez on the back foot en route to a dominant unanimous decision win at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, on Saturday night. The fight was streamed on ProBox TV. Flaz, 14-2 (9 KOs), was relaxed throughout, peppering
The rematch nobody asked for served as little more than a reminder of why nobody asked for it. A little under two years after Jaron “Boots” Ennis shut out Karen Chukhadzhian over 12 dreary, frustrating rounds in Washington, D.C., he repeated the feat in his hometown of Philadelphia, and the same adjectives applied. The differences
“We all can’t wait for @RyanGarcia comeback,” promoter Oscar De La Hoya has posted on social media. “What do you think @TeofimoLopez ?” Although Ryan Garcia still essentially has until next spring before he can get in the ring with anyone (getting popped for a banned substance comes with consequences, after all) it’s clear De