Posted on 01/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jaron Ennis has been screaming for one of the bigger names in the welterweight division to step up and face him in the ring. Now, the rising contender will get exactly what he was looking for. According to multiple reports, former 140-pound titleholder and current 147-pound contender Sergey Lipinets,
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Posted on 01/20/2021 By: Sean Crose After a dry spell that lasted a few weeks, but felt like an eternity, live boxing finally returns to televisions, phones, tablets, and computer screens Wednesday when Showtime returns with its long running Shobox series, a testing ground for some of the sport’s more promising fighters. Wednesday’s card features
Posted on 01/20/2021 By: Sean Crose ShoBox, the broadcast series Showtime airs to give exposure to up and coming fighters, returned to the airwaves on Wednesday, bringing live boxing to viewers for the first time in several weeks. The card was aired from Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino. First up, the 15-0 Jose Nunez faced off
Canelo Alvarez Takes On Avni Yildirim On February 27th At The Hard Rock Stadium In Miami Florida Posted on 01/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode As expected, WBA, WBC and Ring magazine super middleweight belt holder Canelo Alvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs) has agreed to terms with Matchroom Boxing for a February 27th, mandated title defense against Avni
Posted on 01/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 20: Shakur Stevenson punches Christopher Diaz during their featherweight fight at Madison Square Garden on April 20, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) The big punchers are normally the ones that everyone is afraid of. The reason is simple,
Posted on 01/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode While Mauricio Sulaiman might be sitting comfortably in his palatial estate, the WBC President can still hear the nonstop criticism. Most of the condemnation stems from the “Franchise” title Sulaiman recently added to the gluttony of belts already circulating in the sport of boxing. Even though Sulaiman understands the
Posted on 01/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode Oleksandr Usyk’s train to a heavyweight world title is apparently about to make an unexpected stop. The former undisputed cruiserweight titlist has long been awaiting his chance at facing unified champion, Anthony Joshua. With a win in his heavyweight debut against Chazz Witherspoon, Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs) followed that
Posted on 01/18/2021 By: Sean Crose As a general rule, I tend to score fights as I watch them. It’s almost a subconscious act at this point. I started scoring fights as a fan with Leonard-Hagler back in 1987, and have only become more intense in my scoring since I started actually writing about the
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bernard Hopkins On Canelo Alvarez: “There’s One Fighter I Want To See Him Fight, Jermall Charlo” Posted on 01/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode David Benavidez? Nope. Caleb Plant? Nope. Demetrius Andrade? Nope. Billy Joe Saunders? Nope? Not even a third contest with Gennadiy Golovkin would truly pique Bernard Hopkin’s interest. If it was up to the
Posted on 01/14/2021 By: Sean Crose Credit Dan Rafael for this one. Sergey Kovalev, the former light heavyweight powerhouse, has tested positive for synthetic testosterone, via VADA, the most reliable anti-doping agency in the world. This comes as bad news for those who were anticipating the fighter known as “Krusher” facing off against rising bruiser
Posted on 01/15/2021 By: Sean Crose Former light heavyweight kingpin Sergey Kovalev’s fall from on high continues. Once one of the most rightfully feared fighters in the sport, the 37 year old has dealt with crushing defeats, and legal problems over the past several years. Now the fighter known as “Krusher” is seeing his January
Posted on 01/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode We were never supposed to be here in the first place, yet, here we are. After scoring a come from behind knockout victory against Dillian Whyte, Alexander Povetkin will look to prove that his upset win wasn’t a fluke. Promoter Eddie Hearn has officially announced that on March 6th,