Posted on 03/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode In just over a month, Andy Ruiz Jr. will find out if the monotonous training he has done with new trainer Eddy Reynoso will yield winning results. The former unified heavyweight champion is set to take on fringe contender Chris Arreola on April 24th. While he’s focused on Arreola
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Posted on 03/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Roman Gonzalez remembers the aches and pains that came from his contest against Juan Francisco Estrada in 2012. He also remembers getting his hand raised in the end. For the multiple division world champion, he’ll look to recreate that same winning feeling when they face off against one another
Posted on 03/11/2021 By: Sean Crose “I’ve stopped training now, WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury tells iFL TV. “I’m on holiday.” The interview, which was posted on Thursday, shows Fury discussing life, boxing, and ping pong with reporter Andrew McCart. The fighter also brings up his daily intake of alcohol. “I’m doing probably
Posted on 03/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Errol Spence Jr. has seemingly had a change of heart. Over the past several years, fans of the unified welterweight champion have urged him to push all his chips to the middle of the table and take on WBO belt holder Terence Crawford. Despite the ongoing call for their
Posted on 03/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode David Lemieux vs Glen Tapia (Round 4) Vacant NABO Middleweight Title Referee: Russell Mora photo credit: WILL HART Former middleweight titlist David Lemieux will look to get back into championship contention next month when he takes on Ronny Landaeta. Originally, Lemieux (42-4, 35 KOs) was scheduled to take on
Posted on 03/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode It’s been a long time since Roy Jones Jr. officially entered the ring. It’s been even longer since he held a world title. Regardless of that, Jones Jr. feels like a new man ever since he took on former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson during an exhibition match late
Posted on 03/10/2021 By: Sean Crose Showtime’s ShoBox fight broadcast returned Wednesday night, airing a live card of of up and coming fighters from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. First off was a scheduled 8 round lightweight affair between the 8-0 Victor Padilla and the 10-0-1 Thomas Velasquez. Padilla suffered a flash knockdown in
Posted on 03/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode David Benavidez doesn’t like anyone in or around his 168-pound weight class. Over the years, the former two-time super middleweight world champion has had his fair share of public feuds. Amongst them have been current IBF titlist, Caleb Plant. Whenever an opportunity to name his most disliked fighter came
Posted on 03/09/2021 By: Sean Crose Some of boxing’s biggest names remain inactive as we move on to the second quarter of 2021. While it’s true there’s been some fine fights in the first portion of the year, it’s worth noting some of the fight game’s feature attractions are sitting months – and even years
Posted on 03/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode Dereck Chisora wasn’t particularly amused when he flipped on his television roughly two weeks ago. The former heavyweight title challenger watched as Junior Fa and former WBO belt holder Joseph Parker threw punches lethargically at one another across his screen. In no time at all, Chisora found himself uninterested
Posted on 03/07/2021 By: Hans Themistode There is essentially no one left for Claressa Shields to face. After unifying the 168-pound division earlier in her career, Shields went on to become an undisputed belt holder at 160 pounds and most recently, she doubled up on her undisputed tag by dropping down in weight yet again
Posted on 03/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode The throne always belonged to Muhammad Ali. He had just been unjustly and temporarily removed from it. In the 1960s there wasn’t a soul alive that didn’t believe Ali was the best fighter in the world. Unless you were Joe Frazier of course. With Ali forced to spend three
Posted on 03/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode In what fans have grown accustomed to hearing from Gary Russell Jr., the WBC featherweight titlist will face a mandatory challenger. This time, in the form of Rey Vargas, the former super bantamweight world champion. Both sides have agreed to a deal and have avoided a purse bid. Presently,
Posted on 03/08/2021 By: Sean Crose The April 17’th Triller Fight Club card featuring Jake Paul and Ben Askren has found a home – Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. “Mercedes-Benz Stadium will continue to be the place where sports and entertainment’s biggest events are held, and we welcome Triller Fight Club for this special event,” said AMB
Posted on 03/07/2021 By: Hans Themistode Two division world champion Gervonta Davis took offense to a poll that was posted on Twitter. The survey asked viewers to vote on a dream match of sorts between Davis and former 140-pound champion Regis Prograis. Not amused in the slightest, the Baltimore native took the time to express
Posted on 03/07/2021 By: Sean Crose “You think you can get me to eat flapjacks without my Blue Bonnet?” asks the man in the green sweatshirt. “Try,” he says, smiling as he slowly shakes that fist at the camera. The man, who is wearing a literal blue bonnet, is sitting before a setting of pancakes
Posted on 03/06/2021 By: Hans Themistode At one point, a Jr middleweight showdown between former unified champion Jarrett Hurd and current three belt holder Jermell Charlo was the fight every fan was craving. Roughly two years ago, both fighters were undefeated champions and regarded as the best in the division. Since then however, they have
Posted on 03/06/2021 By: Hans Themistode Rolando “Rolly” Romero was taken aback when he first heard the news. The WBA “Regular” 135-pound belt holder had no idea that Gervonta “Tank” Davis was considering a move up, let alone on his way to finalizing a deal to face WBA “Regular” Jr welterweight champion, Mario Barrios. There