By: Sean Crose “I didn’t think he beat me last time,” Tyson Fury recently said to IFL, “and I’m damn sure not going to let him beat me this time.” Fury, for those who don’t know, lost a war to Oleksandr Usyk last May on the cards in Saudi Arabia. He doesn’t want things to
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By: Sean Crose “The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has granted special permission to super featherweight world champion Lamont Roach Jr. to move up in class to face Gervonta Davis for the lightweight championship on December 14.” And so, with the above statement, it seems the hard hitting, popular and undefeated Gervonta Davis has
By: Sean Crose It’s understandable why some, if not most, fight fans would consider super middleweight/light heavyweight Canelo Alvarez to be a bridge too far for junior middleweight Terence Crawford. One hundred sixty eight pounds is quite a weight advantage to hold over a one hundred fifty four pound fighter. Even at a catchweight it’s
By: Sean Crose Boxing fans will have a nice present for themselves this Christmas season if ESPN is to be believed. For the outlet’s Mike Coppinger is reporting Noya Inoue, the undisputed super bantamweight champion of the world is in the process of finalizing a deal to square off against Sam Goodman on December 24th.
By: Sean Crose The biggest moment of Daniel Dubois’ career is going down this weekend and the hard hitting heavyweight wants the world to know he’s ready for it. “I’m feeling good, confident,” he said at the grand arrival on the eve of this weekend’s IBF world title fight against the one and only Anthony
By: Sean Crose “Dear Friends,” heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk wrote on social media Tuesday. “A misunderstanding took place. It was quickly resolved. Thanks to all who got concerned. Thanks to Ukrainian diplomats for the efficient support. And respect to Polish Police for conducting their obligations with no regards to height, weight, reach and regalia.” Usyk
By: Sean Crose The answer to the question: “Can Daniel Dubois defeat Anthony Joshua?” is pretty simple – yes, he most certainly can. In the sport of boxing, anyone can beat anyone on a given night. Yet a more narrow question: “What are Dubois’ chances of actually defeating Joshua?” is far more interesting. When Dubois
By: Sean Crose As almost all fight fans are aware, two time heavyweight multititlist Anthony Joshua will be battling Daniel Dubois this weekend for Dubois’ IBF heavyweight strap at Wembley Stadium in London. A hugely important matchup between two big and powerful men, Joshua-Dubois is an enormous deal in Britain and is an extremely interesting
By: Sean Crose If the performance by Oasis and the pyrotechnics weren’t enough to generate excitement on Saturday, the heavyweight title fight between Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua promised to be a matter of intense interest. These were two of the biggest names in boxing’s biggest division, battling it out in their home country. Indeed,
By: Sean Crose Boxing is a brutal sport – a brutal, sometimes deadly sport. All fighters know that walking in, but there are those who have a hard time calling it a career, regardless. The desire to overstay one’s ring welcome can be particularly acute when the fighter in question has had a highly successful
By: Sean Crose This weekend boxing fans are getting the fight Canelo Alvarez wanted. While it’s true fans would have been happy if Canelo had chosen to face powerhouse David Benavidez on Saturday night, this is Canelo’s world we’re living in it. Therefore, the future Hall of Famer will be facing Edgar Berlanga in a
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By: Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez defended his super middleweight titles Saturday night against the brash young Edgar Berlanga. Like many before him, Berlanga seemed impacted by Canelo’s shots in the first. They may not have been particularly damaging blows, but they let the challenger know what kind of power
By: Sean Crose “It’s another day for me,” former heavyweight multi-titlist Anthony Joshua says on the eve of his IBF world championship fight against the hard hitting Daniel Dubois. “We’re going to do some media stuff. Spirits are good actually. I’ve prepared for this so it’s not taking time out of my schedule. It fits
By: Sean Crose Rising super middleweight Diego Pacheco looked to impress Saturday night when he battled Maciej Sulecki in a scheduled 12 rounder in Pacheco’s home turf of Southern California. At 21-0, Pacheco was clearly the main attraction. The 32-2 Sulecki, however, was looking to take advantage of a relatively quiet boxing weekend by scoring
By: Sean Crose TJ Doheny may well have been the first fighter to give pound for pound superstar Naoya Inoue a challenge in the ring since Nonito Donaire put Inoue on the mat in their extraordinary first battle back in 2019. While it’s true, Naoya was pretty much in charge throughout Tuesday’s battle with Doheny,
By: Sean Crose Erislandy Lara is known as “The American Dream” for a reason. Coming to the United States from oppressive Cuba, the lean and skilled Lara has proven himself to be one of the top practitioners in the sport for at least the last ten years. Now, at forty-one years of age, the veteran
By: Sean Crose He’s certainly not lacking in confidence, and perhaps he shouldn’t be. Edgar Berlanga is undefeated, after all, having stopped seventeen of his twenty-two opponents within the distance. No matter that five of his last six victories have come courtesy the judge’s scorecards, the twenty-seven year old feels he absolutely has what it
By: Sean Crose The 24-7-1 Ivan Redkach took on the 37-5 Jose Zepeda Friday night in Temecula, California. Their scheduled 10 rounder, which was for the Interim WBC silver welterweight title, was the main even of a Marvnation card broadcast on the DAZN streaming service. A terrific left to the body sent Redkach down and