Once-beaten Sammy Vasquez Jr. faced off against veteran Luis Collazo in a scheduled 10-round welterweight bout on February, 2, 2017 at the Horsehoe Tunica Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Aftera a 19-month layoff, Luis Collazo returned to the ring after 19 months in spectacular fashion. With one right hook, former world champion Luis Collazo
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Joe Joyce warned Oleksandr Usyk that he will use all of his physical advantages over him, should the two meet in the ring in April. Joyce put himself in the number two spot with the WBO, in the heavyweight rankings, after beating Daniel Dubois in November 2020. The Juggernaut, as well as previewing a potential
Well, it looks like we might be getting the worst-case scenario. Mike Coppinger reports that Canelo Alvarez’s planned unification clash with Billy Joe Saunders, previously targeted for either May 1st or May 8th due to Cinco de Mayo landing on a Wednesday, is “slated” to land on the 8th, seemingly putting it in direct conflict
Deerfield Beach, FL – Trevor “The Dream” Bryan is now looking for a much bigger opportunity after last month’s knockout of former WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne. In that fight, Bryan sent Stiverne down to the canvas in the eleventh round and then finished him off before referee Frank Gentile stopped the fight and Bryan walked
Posted on 02/02/2021 By: Sean Crose “I love it,” trainer Jose Guzman says of his hectic – and so far very successful – 2021. “The busier I am the better.” Guzman has much to be pleased with at the moment. Last week, Guzman could appreciate the fact that a mixed martial artist he helped train
4:56 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN The return of Floyd “Money” Mayweather will have to wait — for now. His much-anticipated exhibition bout originally set for Feb. 20 against YouTube personality Logan Paul has been postponed to a later date, according to Fanmio founder and CEO Solomon Engel. “After an absolutely tremendous response to the fight
With Golden Boy welterweight prospects Vergil Ortiz officially scheduled to take on Maurice Hooker on March 20th on DAZN, the fight now has a venue set, as it will take place at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, about 40 minutes from Dallas, the hometown of both fighters. “I’m very happy to be fighting in
Joel Diaz, the trainer for super middleweight contender Avni Yildirim, says his pupil is very capable of pulling off a big surprise on February 27 in Miami, Florida. Yildirim will challenge the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, for the WBC, WBA world titles. Canelo captured the WBC, WBA titles in December,
Tyson Fury, holder of the WBC heavyweight title and also LINEAL!!!!!! champion of the world, looks like he’ll be fighting Anthony Joshua next — that’s not set in stone, but the signs are good from all involved promoters (there are three of them, it’s not the easiest thing), the WBO seem to be on board
Jimmy Kelly Jr. is preparing for a big year, with two fights locked in in the early months of 2021 for the one-time world title challenger. Kelly turned pro young, emerging out of the heralded Jimmy Egan’s gym in this native Wythenshawe, Manchester. Egan’s gym has played host to countless great fighters with the most notable
Posted on 02/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode In the sport of boxing, it’s seldom that the trash talking and physical threats are taken seriously. The reasoning is simple, either someone has what you want or, the fighters are attempting to drum up interest in their inevitable showdown. In the case of heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte and
Steve Lovett and Samuel Miller faced off at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, TX on NBC, but it seemed like only one of them came prepared to fight. Lovett outboxed Miller in RD1 and when it come to RD2, Miller seemed focused on doing everything he could to get disqualified. Whether he was out-matched in
Marc Castro won’t be the only elite amateur on the February 27th Canelo Alvarez-Avni Yildirim undercard. Matchroom announced today that Keyshawn Davis, previously considered one of America’s best hopes for gold at the Tokyo Games, will make his professional debut that evening. The 21-year-old Davis, ranked as BoxRec’s #2 amateur super lightweight behind longtime rival
Puerto Rican flyweight contender McWilliams Arroyo is prepared for a very tough outing when he challenges WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez. The fight will take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, on February 27. Initially they were scheduled to collide last year, with the contest being pushed back after Martinez (17-1, 13 KOs)
Posted on 02/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode To be as frank as possible, Jermall Charlo doesn’t like anyone in or around his 160-pound weight class. So it came as no surprise to hear the list of names the Houston native reeled off as must-have opponents before he brings the curtain’s down on his career. “Obviously I
Josh Warrington is all too aware that he can’t afford to slip up against Mexico’s Mauricio Lara at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday February 13 if he is to secure mega fights against the likes on Xu Can and Gary Russell later this year. ‘The Leeds Warrior’ (30-0, 7 KOs) makes his long-awaited return
Posted on 02/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode Former super middleweight belt holder Caleb Truax knew that it was going to be difficult to land a clean punch on Caleb Plant. However, after missing shot after shot during their title fight this past Saturday night, Truax didn’t realize it was going to be damn there impossible. “I
9:00 AM ET The saga between Ryan Garcia and Manny Pacquiao continues to unfold. Garcia has said he wants the fight — a real fight — against the boxing legend, but now his promoter says it’s no longer in the cards. Garcia may have also lost his bout with Gervonta Davis is the process. Has