(Picture: Ezra Taylor could be in line to fight Carlos Lamela) Cruiserweights Samo Jangirov (8-5-3) and Marko Mononen (8-6) meet in a fight for the vacant BBU title September 7 in Katrineholm (Sweden). The contest is scheduled for eight rounds and as such need special permission from the Martial Arts Delegation. In the chief support,
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In part III, the always topical subject of controversial scorecards is addressed as we attempt to plot our way to a boxing utopia. “Apparently the writer believes in pie in the sky,” was one of the comments on Part II of this series. Not quite, because while utopia – an imagined place or state in
Steven Navarro, the junior-bantamweight prospect from Los Angeles, returns in a six-round fight against Oscar Arroyo on August 10 at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Navarro, nicknamed “Kid Dynamite,” supports a main event between IBF featherweight champion Luis Venado Lopez and hometown hero Angelo Leo. “I had a lot of fun in my Top
By: Sean Crose Teofimo Lopez defended his WBO junior welterweight title against the 38-7-2 Steve Claggett Saturday night in Miami. Although he was expected to win, the 20-1 Lopez had a lot riding on his performance against Claggett, for numerous high profile fights loomed just over the horizon. Claggett had an impressive first while Lopez
By: Sean Crose The WBC junior bantamweight title was on the line Saturday night in Phoenix as the 44-3 defending champion Juan Francisco Estrada slipped between the ropes to face the 19-0 undefeated upstart Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez. The highly anticipated fight was scheduled for 12 championship rounds. The crowd was electric right from the opening
By: Sean Crose Gervonta Davis. Vasyl Lomachenko. Devin Haney. Teofimo Lopez. These men are all in the general weight realm of WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson. With a record of twenty-one wins against zero losses, the twenty-seven year old Stevenson would be a high profile opponent for any of the aforementioned names. Stevenson is more
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (July 3, 2024) – Boxing Insider Promotions is known for putting on competitive fights in which anything can happen. The company experienced a knockout of an event with its inaugural show at the TROPICANA ATLANTIC CITY on May 11, and Boxing Insider Promotions will do it again on FRIDAY, JULY 26. Boxing Insider
By: Sean Crose “I feel like me and Jack is the biggest fight you can make in the division without a belt being on the line,” former junior welterweight titlist Regris Prograis said in a press release to announce his August 24th bout against Jack Catterall. “We were actually supposed to fight a few years
By: Sean Crose “Exercising my authority as president of the WBC,” World Boxing Council head Mauricio Sulaiman posted on social media Thursday night, “I am hereby expelling Ryan Garcia from any activity with our organization.” Garcia, a fighter now as well known for being controversial as he is for processing thunderous power, reportedly went off
By: Sean Crose On a snowy day back in the winter of 2017 I hopped on a Metro North in Connecticut and made my way down to Manhattan to cover the Genady Golovkin-Daniel Jacobs middleweight title fight. Defending champion Golovkin was at his peak at the time, going through one fighter after another while awaiting
By: Sean Crose WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson put his title, as well as his undefeated 21-0 record, on the line Saturday night in his native Newark, New Jersey as he took on the 12-1 Artem Harutyunyan. The fight was a scheduled 12 rounder and was the main event of an ESPN Top Rank card.
By: Sean Crose There he was on Saturday at the Prudential Center in his native Newark, engaged in a hometown battle against a determined but outskilled Artem Harutyunyan. It was a perfect moment for WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson to set off fireworks on a Fourth of July weekend. The only problem was he didn’t.
By: Sean Crose “I’m excited about collecting all the belts and becoming undisputed,” says Jaron “Boots” Ennis on the eve of his IBF welterweight title defense against David Avanesyan. “July 13 is going to be fireworks,” Ennis continues, “don’t miss it.” It’s been a while since Ennis was seen in the ring, over a year
Golden Boy Promotions isn’t ready to cut bait on Alexis Rocha just yet, as “Lex” will headline a July 19th Golden Boy Fight Night opposite Santiago Dominguez. The pair actually shared an undercard on March’s Arsen Goulamirian vs “Zurdo” Ramirez show. Rocha (24-2, 16 KO), fighting for the first time since last October’s hiding at
Teofimo Lopez spent some time talking to boxing media about his upcoming fight against Steve Claggett this week and where he’s looking to take his career with his desire to stay as active as possible. Lopez says he’s avoided by other top fighters, but will continue to build his own momentum going forward. Lopez on
The undercard for Jake Paul’s fight against Mike Perry on July 20 has been announced. One fight from the original card on the date remains, but the others have been switched around. Here’s a rundown of the card at this point: As previously reported, Amanda Serrano (46-2-1, 30 KO) will take a 140 lb tune-up
FinalizeDays after Dan Rafael revealed that Golden Boy was looking to stage Jose Ramirez vs Arnold Barboza Jr later this year, Barboza tells Lance Pugmire that the pair have “struck a verbal deal” to meet later this year, with Ramirez’s manager targeting “late September in Las Vegas.” Ramirez (29-1, 18 KO) and Barboza (30-0, 11
Apologies for citing Lance Pugmire twice in a row, but he’s got the goods at the moment, bringing word that super middleweight prospect Diego Pacheco is in talks with Kevin Lele Sadjo to meet atop a September 7th DAZN show in Carson. Pacheco (21-0, 17 KO), 23, has long been one of Matchroom Boxing’s most
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