David Avanesyan has officially moved on to the next phase of his career. The streaking welterweight contender landed a premium opportunity to next face WBO titlist and pound-for-pound entrant Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford. The bout will take place on December 10, live on BLK Prime Pay-Per-View from CHI Health Center in Crawford’s hometown Omaha, Nebraska. The
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Posted on 10/25/2022 By: Sean Crose Legendary promoter Bob Arum spoke with FightHype and let it be known where he stands on the Errol Spence-Terence Crawford fallout that has disappointed much – if not all – of boxing fandom. It had been hoped that the two welterweight kingpins, both undefeated, would throw down before 2023.
8:30 AM ET LOS ANGELES – Le’Veon Bell sat on the ring apron inside Mayweather Boxing and Fitness in Hollywood, wiped the sweat from his forehead and narrowed his eyes. Just a few weeks earlier, Bell connected on punches that dropped — and ultimately knocked out — fellow former NFL running back Adrian Peterson in
Deontay Wilder vs. Robert Helenius was always going to be a hard sell at $74.99, and it looks like the marketing engines behind it weren’t quite up to snuff. Dan Rafael reports that the pay-per-view generated around 75,000 buys, beating out last month’s Andy Ruiz Jr vs Luis Ortiz show by ~10k. As Rafael points
Rising cruiserweight Viddal Riley will face unbeaten cruiserweight prospect Ross McGuigan in his next fight on Saturday, November 12th. Riley (6-0, 3 KOs) made light work of Jone Volau back in June with a first round stoppage at Wembley Arena. And the 25-year-old returns to the AO Arena in Manchester, where he defeated Willbeforce Shihepo
Posted on 10/25/2022 By: Sean Crose You can be forgiven for not having heard of BLK Prime before the past few days or so. Truth be told, few really had. Now, though, the entity that describes itself as “a subscription video on demand company that offers multi-cultural content to a diverse audience worldwide” has made
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The newest promotional outfit in town has secured its second high profile boxer in less than a week. Former four-division titlist Adrien Broner has officially signed with BLK Prime Boxing, the platform formally announced during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Broner joins the upstart outfit just four days after it was confirmed that three-division
Posted on 10/25/2022 By: Sean Crose Rule one of following boxing: Unless it’s in writing, take it with a grain of salt. Perhaps two or three grains. That’s why it’s important to not get too breathless when you hear things like the recent rumor that Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia are getting close to signing
Oct 24, 2022 Undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields has her plan for the immediate future set, and it still includes both boxing and mixed martial arts. Shields, who became the undisputed middleweight champion for the second time on Oct. 15 in a unanimous decision win over Savannah Marshall, told ESPN on Monday that she plans
Not long after Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn filed a defamation lawsuit against Jake Paul who accused the company of paying off a judge to ensure the result he wanted, longtime judge Glenn Fledman has now also filed suit against Paul. Feldman is seeking separate damages from those outlined by Hearn, with his lawsuit filed in
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Although Canelo Alvarez has forged a career that will safely place him in the Hall of Fame when he ultimately hangs up his gloves, a shroud of mystery constantly surrounded him. While he never officially suffered defeat at the hands of Gennadiy Golovkin, his two prior results against him,
7:46 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. Anderson Silva is 3-1 in his boxing career and 2-0 since returning in 2021 (the other two fights were in 1998 and 2005). In his last two fights, both in 2021, he won a split decision over former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and scored a first-round KO
It’s Tuesday, and you know what that means! Wayne’s World! Wayne’s World! Party ti—no, it’s a podcast time here at Bad Left Hook with myself and John Hansen. We’re NOT going to go over a bunch of fights you’ve already pretty much forgotten about and moved on from over this past weekend, and in part
Rising star, Ernesto “Tito” Mercado (8-0, 8 KOs) captured the vacant super lightweight NABA Silver title this past Saturday when he stopped former world title challenger, Jayson Velez (30-10-1, 21 KOs). Velez, who went the distance with Ryan Garcia and JoJo Diaz, didn’t come out after the sixth round. The event, promoted by Red Promotions,
10:50 PM ET Prominent boxing promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing filed a lawsuit last month against Jake Paul for defamation after Paul, in an interview, accused Matchroom of paying off a boxing judge, who is now also suing Paul. Glenn Feldman, a prolific and well-known boxing judge, is joining Hearn’s lawsuit against Paul with
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz One of boxing’s most-talked-about matchups could be on the horizon, as Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix reports that Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia have “agreed to the framework of a deal” for a January bout in Las Vegas. The current “significant obstacle” for the fight, which would take place at
This past Friday on Thompson’s “New Blood” card at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA, featherweight Sean Brewer (4-0, 3 KOs), of Las Vegas, NV, remained undefeated by scoring a first-round knockout over Christian Renteria (9-14, 8 KOs), from Tijuana, MX. The main event featuring George Acosta vs. Enrique Bernache and co-main showcasing Manuel Flores