PHOENIX – It’s a battle for turf, both on the pound-for-pound scale and on a map that defines home and heart. Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has already staked his claim. For the second straight time, he’s back in a city known for its unique appreciation of the smallest weight classes, perhaps because it’s also home to
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Teofimo Lopez is one of boxing’s brightest stars. As a character, he divides opinion. As a fighter, he can blow hot and cold. But when he blows hot, he can be sensational. Lopez will box Canada’s Steve Claggett on Saturday in Miami, and while Lopez has pressure on his shoulders, he welcomes it. When he
You wouldn’t know it by looking at him (or hearing the familiar ring of his name), but Shane Mosley Jr. – very nearly the spitting image of his Hall of Fame father – came up the hard way in boxing. At Wednesday’s virtual press conference for Mosley’s fight July 6 showdown against former middleweight titleholder
The Salita Promotions show on July 27 headlined by Claressa Shields’ heavyweight debut against Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse is beginning to take shape. The co-featured fight at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit and on DAZN is set to feature Michel Rivera taking on Hugo Alberto Roldan in a 10-round junior welterweight bout. Also set to be
PHOENIX – Don’t try to lump an entire generation into the same personality type. Yes, some are obsessed with self-promotion, trash talk and outlandish statements. Others – particularly the unbeaten two-division champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez – are content to keep to themselves, to labor in near anonymity before the bright lights of the stage find
By: Sean Crose Tank Davis proved once again on Saturday that he’s one of the most explosive and exciting individuals in the fight game. Facing the talented Frank Martin, Davis remained poised through some challenging rounds to flatten his man in the eighth in knockout reel fashion. It was, without doubt, a classic Tank Davis
By: Sean Crose He was 23 years old at the time, with a record of 25 wins and no losses. He was a former Olympian, talented, good looking, and in possession of that rare trait known as the “it factor.” Yet “Sugar” Ray Leonard had yet to truly prove himself in the professional rankings. In
By: Sean Crose July 20th 2024 was supposed to be the day of the biggest novelty fight since Conor McGregor slipped in between the ropes to face Floyd Mayweather in 2017. For on that night, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington Texas, social media influencer turned popular boxer Jake Paul was to face former all rime
By: Sean Crose At 92 years of age, Bob Arum is still going strong. Speaking with Fight Hype on a video posted Wednesday, the legendary promoter opened up about his fighter Vasyl Lomachenko fighting PBC fighter Gervonta Davis in the near future. “We know that both fighters want the fight,” said Arum, “so when that
By: Sean Crose Ryan Garcia, the most controversial man in boxing, has declared he’s out of the boxing business. “I’m officially retired,” the popular Californian stated on social media Wednesday evening. The fact that Garcia made such a declaration on the eve of an important ruling from the New York State Athletic Commission has raised
By: Sean Crose Yesterday was most distinctly not a good day for Ryan Garcia. The controversial 25 year old fighter nearly had the book thrown at him by the New York State Athletic Commission as a result of testing positive for the banned substance ostarine before and after his huge win over Devin Haney in
By: Sean Crose “It was actually a lot easier than I thought it would be,” Tyson Fury recently stated on the Furocity podcast. He was referring, of course, to the man who handed him his first defeat, Oleksandr Usyk. Although Usyk earned a decision win, he almost put the the towering Fury to the mat
By: Sean Crose “WBC Super Lightweight World Champion Devin Haney requested to be placed in the status of Champion in Recess,” the World Boxing Council announced on Monday via a press statement. “The WBC Board of Governors unanimously granted Champion Haney’s request and has declared him WBC World Champion in Recess.” And so, Haney, fresh off
By: Sean Crose It was fun while it lasted. Sadly, the world no longer has an undisputed heavyweight champion. In a video message released on Tuesday, Oleksandr Usyk announced that he was vacating the IBF heavyweight title, leaving him in possession of the WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight titles, impressive to be sure, but not
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By: Sean Crose With Oleksandr Usyk giving up his IBF heavyweight title this week, former IBF titlist Anthony Joshua will battle Daniel Dubois (the current titlist by virtue of having been the number one contender) for the belt. A scheduled 12 rounder between the two Englishmen will take place
During today’s final press conference for this weekend’s fight between Gervonta Davis and Frank Martin, Mayweather promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe took to the podium to explain to the public why Martin might be in over his head against Davis. “Two things that kind of stand out to me over the last week or so that’s
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Gervonta “Tank” Davis returns to the ring on Saturday to face Frank Martin in a Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view main event. Tank will be defending his WBA lightweight title in the fight, and we’ll also have plenty more action this weekend. We’ve got our predictions in for Tank vs
With David Benavidez set to take on Oleksandr Gvozdyk this weekend in a light heavyweight fight, Benavidez’s father and trainer talks to Fight Hub about their mindset heading into this fight and why they’re looking to win in style. Benavidez Sr on moving on from their focus on a Canelo fight “I believe that there’s
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