Steven Ward is still having to pinch himself as he prepares to take on former World’s Strongest Man Hafthor ‘The Mountain’ Bjornsson in an exhibition bout next week. The clash between Ward and Bjornsson will see the strongman get some rounds under his belt as he prepares for his showdown with bitter rival Eddie “the
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IBF, WBC Franchise, WBA, WBO lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez has lashed out at his main rivals in the weight class. The lightweight division is really heating up in the last few months. Lopez shook up the weight class back in October, when he won a twelve round decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko. Lopez has thrown the
Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the World Boxing Council, openly admits that it’s very confusing to fans when there are three WBC champions in a single weight division. Teofimo Lopez is the WBC’s ‘Franchise’ champion at lightweight, Devin Haney is the WBC’s full champion, while Ryan Garcia recently captured the WBC’s interim-title this past Saturday with a knockout
Lee McGregor is trying to stay positive as he knows he has what it takes to become European champion – following the news that his fight with Karim Guerfi would have to be postponed. Following a ruling by the British Boxing Board of Control on Sunday, all boxing events throughout January have had to be
LAS VEGAS, NV – Undefeated IBF Super Middleweight Champion, Caleb “Sweethands” Plant (20-0, 12 KOs), speaks on having his 1964 Chevy Impala Convertible featured in Lowrider Magazine. “As a kid me and my dad always loved old school cars, classic and muscle so I knew one day when I got to a good place in
Puerto Rican welterweight prospect Xander Zayas is getting tough training work from former world champions Adrien Broner and Robert Easter, who are both getting prepared for their ring returns in the coming months. Zayas is hoping to have a busy scheduled in 2021. The native of Santurce and a resident of Florida, Zayas trains at full
Knockout specialist Edgar Berlanga is making mince meat of the opponents that have thus far been put in front of him, but he has a potentially more sturdy option for his harried matchmakers to consider: Fellow Puerto Rican and 168-pounder Gabe Rosado. “Shoutout to Gabe Rosado,” Berlanga said on a recent Instagram Live session. “We
Former two division world champion Ricky Hatton was very impressed with Saturday’s performance by Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs). The 22-year-old rising lightweight knocked out 2012 Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell in seven rounds to capture the WBC’s interim-world title. Garcia had to overcome adversity, when he was dropped for the first time in
Unbeaten rising lightweight star Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) was motivated to prove a big point in his scheduled fight with 2012 Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell. Before a crowd of 6,000 at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas, Garcia was forced to get off the floor to score a sensational knockout of
DALLAS—Luke Campbell knew he was facing a potentially special fighter from the moment he watched Ryan Garcia rise from perfect punch. The DAZN-televised main event from American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas kicked the new year off to a booming start, with both boxers hitting the deck in their interim lightweight title fight. Campbell produced the
A great victory for Ryan Garcia as he came off the canvas to outland Luke Campbell 77-51 in power shots, landing 43.8% of them. 32 of Garcia’s 94 landed power shots were to the body including the one that stopped the fight. Undefeated Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) has claimed the interim-WBC lightweight title after
Ryan Garcia (20-0, 17 KOs) and Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) made weight in Dallas, Texas ahead of their 12-round showdown for the interim WBC Lightweight Championship. They were joined by undercard fighters from the event including world champions Rene Alvarado (32-8, 21 KOs) and Felix Alvarado (35-2, 30 KOs) and many others. (photos by
Ryan Garcia’s last two opponents in Romero Duno and Francisco Fonseca have failed to make it out of the first round. If good things come in thirds, does that mean Garcia (20-0, 17 KOs) will finish Luke Campbell inside of three minutes on Saturday at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas? “That would be something,
DALLAS—A fighter expressing interest in lining up his next foe ahead of his toughest task to date would normally serve as cause for concern. Ryan García recognizes the challenge he faces in his vacant interim lightweight title fight versus England’s Luke Campbell (20-3, 16KOs). That hasn’t prevented the 22-year old contender from calling out the
Ryan Garcia (20-0, 17 KOs) and Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) made weight in Dallas, Texas ahead of their 12-round showdown for the interim WBC Lightweight Championship. They were joined by undercard fighters from the event including world champions Rene Alvarado (32-8, 21 KOs) and Felix Alvarado (35-2, 30 KOs) and many others. (photos by
SAN ANTONIO – Eddie Hearn hopes Luke Campbell pulls off what would be considered a mild upset Saturday night. Campbell’s promoter is well aware, of course, that his partners at DAZN want Ryan Garcia to conquer Campbell. A Garcia win would set up an appealing showdown with Devin Haney, who also is promoted by Hearn’s
Covid-19 dropped boxing to its knees with a sucker punch in 2020 forcing the sport to take a prolonged respite in a neutral corner for much of the year. Down but not out, the sweet science came storming with a vengeance by mid-year. What the pandemic depleted in quantity of bouts was adequately compensated for
Ryan Garcia (20-0, 17 KOs) and Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) hosted their final press conference today in Dallas, Texas ahead of their 12-round showdown for the interim WBC Lightweight Championship. They were joined by undercard fighters from the event including world champions Rene Alvarado (32-8, 21 KOs) and Felix Alvarado (35-2, 30 KOs) and