Welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz has dynamite in his fists. With 16 knockouts in the same number of fights, the American fighter with Mexican roots not only has the goal of being crowned world champion but also of establishing himself as one of the best fighters in history. There is talk that his next ring appearance
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Bob Arum Responds To Keith Thurman’s Rant: “What The Hell Is He Talking About?” Posted on 01/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode Former unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman tore Bob Arum a new one with a seething rant recently. The Florida native had long expressed an interest in facing WBO belt holder Terence Crawford. However, talks broke
A month to the day after securing the biggest win of his professional career, undefeated super middleweight and two-time Ecuadorian Olympian Carlos Gongora has joined forces with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing. ✍️ Welcome to the team IBO Super-Middleweight champion, Carlos Gongora! Some fights to be made at 168lbs! Read more ⬇️ — Matchroom Boxing
Matchroom has announced that IBO super middleweight champion Carlos Gongora has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn. Gongora (19-0 14 KOs) landed the IBO strap in stunning fashion in December, coming in at late notice and knocking out hotly-touted Ali Akhmedov in the final round of their thrilling clash in Hollywood, Florida, and becoming an
Posted on 01/18/2021 By: Oliver McManus Picking prospects to watch for 2021 is a little more difficult than previous years with the pandemic continuing to throw all sorts of obstacles in the way of professional boxers. It pays to be aligned to a promoter with a lucrative broadcast deal, a fact that has been magnified
Caleb Truax laughs. It’s not a nervous laugh, nor one of derision to my ignorance – I mean, I have just asked him to walk me through the relatively straightforward process of ice fishing. It’s wholesome and genuine; relaxed and welcoming. There is an aura of calm exuding from the former IBF super middleweight champion
Michel “La Zarza” Rivera (19-0) finds himself in a great position. The rising lightweight prospect has been training in Las Vegas for a March 6th return to the ring in a Showtime televised bout. He has also seen himself mentioned as a possible opponent for former four-division champion Adrien Broner. The Dominican Republic native was
Gervonta Davis Make It Clear He Wants Ryan Garcia: “I’m Pushing For It For Sure” Posted on 01/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode At one point in time, Gervonta Davis believed a showdown with lightweight contender Ryan Garcia was a bit too early. Now, however, it appears Garcia has come of age as Davis isn’t only interested
7:08 AM ET Devin Haney recites his lightweight hierarchy without hesitation. Himself, Teofimo Lopez, Gervonta Davis then Ryan Garcia. The rankings of these top four young fighters will be debated by the boxing community often throughout 2021 — until they can settle the score. There have even been comparisons to the Four Kings (Sugar Ray
During a conversation with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV, the legendary Bernard Hopkins gives his take on the talk of a potential fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Gennadiy Golovkin. Hopkins and De La Hoya obviously work together at Golden Boy, and although they haven’t specifically discussed a Golovkin fight, Hopkins wouldn’t be
February 26th will mark the date of the return of an Australian institution, The Thunderdome boxing series based out of Metro City in Perth, Western Australia. The name comes out of the Mad Max Thunderdome movie, as its the most unique venue in all of Australia boxing, their are 4 levels in an ampi theatre
Bernard Hopkins: “GGG Declines Every Year, Oscar Would Win By Unanimous Decision” Posted on 01/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode The laughs were both loud and immediate. The mere thought of Oscar De La Hoya being competitive with anyone in the top ten of the middleweight division, let alone someone the likes of Gennadiy Golovkin (GGG) was
SHO, 9:00 pm ET, ShoBox: The New Generation. This was originally meant to be a quadrupleheader, but a lot of ShoBox cards are meant to be quadrupleheaders, and rarely make it all the way there. The original main event between Patrick Cora and Hurshidbek Normatov is off, and neither of them are on the card
Naoya Inoue and his handlers know who he will fight next. Determining when and where Inoue will return to the ring is much more complicated. Representatives for Inoue and Michael Dasmarinas, the mandatory challenger for his IBF bantamweight title, reached an agreement recently for them to meet in the coming months and avoided a purse
Posted on 01/17/2021 By: Sean Crose Tyson Fury appears confident that he’s going to be facing fellow heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua in a superfight rather soon. Fury’s American promoter, Bob Arum, feels the same way, as does Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn, who is quoted by the Times as saying a “deal is done” for the
According to Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, nearly all negotiation points to stage an heavyweight showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have been agreed, with Hearn saying the fight is a done deal although still formally unsigned. “The deal is done, really — without being signed. The financial elements of the deal are done. We’re
25-year-old Australian-based Tanzanian Bruno “The Terminator” Tarimo, has cracked the IBF’s top 10 world rankings. Tarimo has an impressive record (25-2-2) and is on a mega hot streak, winning the IBF Pan Pacific, IBF International title and his last four opponents have a combined record of 101 wins and 9 losses. They were all former world rated
Bob Arum On How Much He’s Willing To Pay Shawn Porter In Possible Terence Crawford Clash: “I’m Not Guaranteeing More Than A Million Dollars, I’m Just Not” Posted on 01/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode Regardless of how much Shawn Porter believes he should be paid to face WBO welterweight belt holder Terence Crawford, promoter Bob Arum