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Posted on 05/31/2022 By: Sean Crose Boxing Insider reported on Monday that a Ryan Garcia-Javier Fortuna battle was likely going down on July 16 in Los Angeles. Now that fight is officially a done deal (though at the moment no location has been named). The two men were supposed to square off once before, but

Posted on 05/30/2022 By: Sean Crose ESPN is reporting that former IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua is now going to team up with noted trainer Robert Garcia in the leadup to his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. It was the Ukraine’s Usyk who outboxed the popular Englishman Joshua last year, thus having Joshua

Posted on 05/30/2022 By: Sean Crose Javier Fortuna must certainly be happy. He’s finally getting his chance to face Ryan Garcia in the ring. The Massachusetts (by way of the Dominican Republic) fighter is, according to numerous reports, set to throw down with Garcia July 16th at the Crypto.com arena in LA. Garcia had made

Posted on 05/30/2022 By: Sean Crose Trainer Eric Kelly knows his way around the sport of boxing. “If Kelly looks familiar,” I wrote back in 2020, “it’s because he has been spotted everywhere, from Vice Sports (where he’s been a broadcaster), to commercials (he was in a Powerade ad) to the UFC (where he’s worked as a

Posted on 05/28/2022 By: Sean Crose The 17-1 Luis Melendez was on Saturday’s Davis-Romero Pay Pew View undercard at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center. The junior lightweight’s opponent was the 26-2-3 Eduardo Ramirez and the match was a scheduled ten rounder. The opening chapter was essentially a feeling out process for each fighter. The second round was

Posted on 05/29/2022 By: Sean Crose Erislandy Lara, a well known veteran of the fight game who was once seen as being a legit challenge to Floyd Mayweather, defended his WBA middleweight title Saturday night at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center against the colorful Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan. The scheduled twelve round affair was part of the Davis-Romero

Posted on 05/29/2022 By: Sean Crose Gervonta “Tank” Davis didn’t have an easy time of it last night at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn. In front of a sold out crowd the twenty-seven year old WBA lightweight champion had to get through a few scary moments when his opponent, undefeated number one contender Rolando “Rollie”

Posted on 05/29/2022 By: Sean Crose Twenty-six wins. Twenty-four by knockout. Major title belts in three divisions. Gervonta Davis was unquestionably one of the more interesting and talented fighters in the current boxing scene walking into Saturday’s bout with Rolando Romero at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center. The twenty-seven year old Baltimore native was putting his WBA

Posted on 05/28/2022 By: Sean Crose The undefeated rising junior middleweight Jesus Ramos appeared on Saturday’s Davis-Romero undercard, as the 18-0 fighter took on the 13-2-1 Luke Santamaria in a scheduled 10 rounder. The first round saw Santamaria try to find a way around or through the taller Ramos’ defense. In the second, Santamaria was

Posted on 05/28/2022 By: Sean Crose Showtime Pay Per View will be presenting Gervonta Davis’ WBA lightweight title fight against Rolando Romero Saturday night live from Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center. Before the main event between the two hard hitting undefeated fighters, however, there’s several interesting fights on the undercard. Photo: Showtime Erislandy Lara, a well known

Posted on 05/27/2022 By: Sean Crose Twenty-six wins. Twenty-four by knockout. Major title belts in three divisions. Gervonta Davis is unquestionably one of the more interesting and talented fighters in the current boxing scene. This Saturday in Brooklyn, the twenty-seven year old Baltimore native will be putting his WBA lightweight title on the line when

Posted on 05/26/2022 By: Sean Crose “Gonna be big mad!,” Claressa Shields tweeted on Thursday. “I know you ain’t want this fight @Savmarshall1 but talked yourself into an ass whooping! No one has seen when I loss a very close fight to you in the amateurs! But THE ENTIRE WORLD IS GONNA SEE ME WIN

Posted on 05/26/2022 NEW YORK, NY – May 27, 2022 – USA Boxing Metro officially announced today the finals of the qualifying tournament for the National Golden Gloves, “Ring Masters Championships” will take place at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, June 16. Following 14 exciting events comprising USA Boxing Metro’s “Road to

Posted on 05/25/2022 By: Sean Crose He may no longer be the WBC heavyweight champion of the world, but Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder is still worthy of attention – serious attention. On Wednesday a bronze statue of Wilder was unveiled in his home town of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports building

Posted on 05/24/2022 By: Sean Crose According to Mayweather Promotion’s web page, “Since signing with Mayweather Promotions in 2015, (Tank) Davis has exemplified nothing but hard work and determination as well as the confidence in himself.” The proof, frankly, is in the pudding. Twenty-eight wins. Zero losses. Twenty four of those wins within the distance.

Posted on 05/24/2022 By: Sean Crose It’s official. Canelo Alvarez and arch rival Gennady Golovkin will be fighting for a third time. Matchroom announced Tuesday that the match will go down on September 17th. “I feel very happy and proud to be able to give the best fights and this fight won’t be an exception,”

Posted on 05/23/2022 By: Sean Crose “I love this sport, but I owe it to my family to quit putting them through these moments. Thank you all, whether you were with or against me, you made me who I am, but it’s time. Semper Fi, salute.” Those words were tweeted by one of the most

Posted on 05/23/2022 By: Sean Crose This sort of thing is awkward to write about because it unintentionally suggests that Canelo Alvarez is responsible for every boxing judge who has ruled questionably in his favor. And that’s unfair. Canelo, yes even in the days after his sound defeat to Dmitry Bivol, is an amazing fighter.