There is increasing smoke around the idea of a Manny Pacquiao vs Ryan Garcia fight. Last Tuesday, Garcia was a guest on “Jalen & Jacoby” and the idea was brought up. Garcia didn’t say Pacquiao’s name, but didn’t deny it when asked directly, after he said he might not fight Gervonta Davis next, as he
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Rolando Romero (13-0, 11 KOs) remained unbeaten against late replacement Avery Sparrow (10-4, 3 KOs) with a dominating performance that led Sparrow’s corner to call an end to the fight in seventh round. All three judges had the fight scored 60-51 at the time of the technical knockout stoppage, as did SHOWTIME’s unofficial ringside scorer
There was a moment of amazement on the Showtime telecast’s commentary on Stephen Fulton’s title-winning performance over Angelo Leo on Saturday night. With ten seconds to go in the second round, Al Bernstein chimed in, breaking convention of letting play-by-play man Mauro Ranallo tie a bow on the round. As if he were just remarking
Posted on 01/24/2021 By: Sean Crose If you thought Manny Pacquiao facing UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing ring would be an over the top endeavor, consider and consider well the possibility of Pacquiao squaring off with boxing’s most notable rising star, Ryan Garcia…because, according to reliable sources, a Pacquiao-Garcia bout is a legit
Friday, Jan. 29 DonKing.com, TBD, “Return to Greatness”. Don King is promoting a card behind a $19.95 PPV paywall, which would be one thing, except (1) it’s totally up in the air whether or not this actually happens right now, and (2) the web site the card is supposed to stream through pings as a
Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. – In a clash for the interim-WBA super bantamweight title, Ra’eese Aleem (18-0, 12 KOs) dropped previously unbeaten Victor Pasillas (15-1, 8 KOs) four times for a stoppage in the eleventh round. (photos by Amanda Westcott) A very active first round, with both boxers doing solid work. Aleem had
Posted on 01/24/2021 By: Sean Crose First things first – there’s a lot of gloating and mockery going on now that Conor McGregor has lost another fight. That’s understandable. McGregor wasn’t interested in making friends when he was on top of the world and there’s a flip side to every coin. Here’s the thing, though
Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez are not sworn enemies, there’s no huge grudge angle to sell their Feb. 20 ESPN main event. It’s just a good fight people want to see, one that could very well be an absolute war. And Berchelt, despite his friendship with his Mexican countryman, says he’s not going to show
Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. – In a battle of unbeatens for the WBO super bantamweight title, Stephen Fulton (19-0, 8 KOs) became a world champion with a twelve round unanimous decision over Angelo Leo (20-1, 9 KOs). The scores were 118-110, 119-109, 119-109. (photos by Amanda Westcott) Fulton was very sharp with his
Posted on 01/23/2021 By: Sean Crose Super bantamweight Raeese Aleem appeared on Saturday’s Showtime and PBC card at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena, taking on Vic Pasillas in a scheduled 12 round affair for the WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight title. Both men were undefeated heading into the ring. The 17-0 Aleem and 16-0 Pasillas came
We haven’t heard much from the inimitable, indefatigable, indomitable Don King lately, save for a press release sent from his office which had The Don lobbying for votes for his guy Donald Trump on Nov. 3. That push didn’t get Trump over the finish line. We don’t know what King, now 89, thinks of Trump’s
Undefeated super bantamweight Stephen Fulton Jr. is bursting with confidence ahead of his headlining bout versus WBO World 122-pound Champion Angelo Leo Saturday night on SHOWTIME. Fulton also discusses the emotional impact of dealing with COVID-19 and explains why he thinks he’s better than ever. Plus, a complete breakdown of Saturday’s entire PBC card and,
Liam Williams once again expressed his desire for a world title shot against Demetrius Andrade. He did though admit that he would be more fired up for a fight with Jaime Munguia. Williams believes the big names will start chasing him, should he succeed in winning a world title. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on
Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor can likely forget about a high profile pay-per-view boxing match with Manny Pacquiao, after he was knocked out in two rounds by Dustin Poirier on Saturday night at UFC’s Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. McGregor, fighting for the first time since January 2020, looked really good in the first. He also
Posted on 01/23/2021 By: Sean Crose The undefeated Angelo Leo defended his WBO super bantamweight title against the likewise undefeated Stephen Fulton in a scheduled 12 round affair broadcast live by Showtime from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut on Saturday. Leo, 20-0, and Fulton, 18-0, both came out aggressively in the first. It was
12:44 AM ET Stephen Fulton had to wait several months to get a crack at the WBO’s junior featherweight belt. When he finally got his opportunity on Saturday, Fulton didn’t squander it. The Philadelphia native knocked off Angelo Leo via unanimous decision to win the title. In a bout that wasn’t short on action, Fulton
Tonight at 9 pm ET on Showtime, we’ve got a tripleheader led by a 122-pound WBO title fight between Angelo Leo and Stephen Fulton Jr. Bad Left Hook will be here with for round by round updates on each fight, with Wil Esco on the RBR call. Leo and Fulton were originally meant to meet
UNCASVILLE, Connecticut – Rolando Romero doesn’t understand all the criticism he has received since his controversial win against Jackson Marinez. The confident lightweight thinks his aggression and more effective punches proved to be the difference during their 12-round, 135-pound title fight August 15. Romero was willing to give Marinez the immediate rematch that the WBA