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Posted on 05/23/2022 By: Hans Themistode Canelo Alvarez’s plans were crystal clear. After pilfering every world title at 168 pounds, the Mexican star would then audaciously go up in weight to take on WBA 175-pound titlist, Dmitry Bivol. Once Alvarez cleared that hurdle, he would then move on to a third, and presumably final, showdown

Posted on 05/21/2022 By: Sean Crose Let’s face it, no one really expected Don Moore to do all that well against Floyd Mayweather when the two men stepped into the ring to square off Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Although it was an exhibition bout, Mayweather dominated in all eight of the two minute rounds. While

Posted on 05/22/2022 By: Sean Crose The 5-0 junior middleweight Yoelvis Gomez battled the 30-5 Jorge Cota in a scheduled 10 round affair on Saturday as part of the televised undercard of Showtime’s Benavidez-Lemieux match. Gomez had last fought on Christmas night, 2021, when he stopped Clay Collard in the first round. Cota’s most recent

Posted on 05/22/2022 By: Hans Themistode Although a fairly jam-packed crowd in Resorts World Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, was left shellshocked following Janibek Alimkhanuly’s second-round stoppage win over Danny Dignum, Alimkhanuly predicted an explosive win from the moment both signed their names on the dotted line. Initially apoplectic over the sudden withdrawal of Demetrius

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 05/22/2022 By: Sean Crose Prominent former super middleweight titlist David Benavidez took on former middleweight titlist David Lemieux at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona Saturday night. The main event of the Showtime broadcast card was scheduled for 12 rounds and was for the WBC Interim

Posted on 05/21/2022 By: Sean Crose The 16-0 featherweight Luis Nunez opened Showtime’s Benavidez-Lemieux card Saturday night in Glendale, Arizona, by facing the 13-0 Jonathan Fierro in a scheduled 10 rounder. Each man looked a bit jittery in the first before getting into the flow of the fight. The second saw an accidental head butt seemingly

Posted on 05/21/2022 By: Sean Crose Before super middleweights David Benavidez and David Lemieux square off in Glendale, Arizona this evening, Showtime viewers will be presented with two undercard bouts. The 5-0 junior middleweight Yoelvis Gomez will battle the 30-5 Jorge Cota in a scheduled 10 round affair. Gomez last fought on Christmas night, 2021,

Posted on 05/21/2022 By: Hans Themistode Countless superlatives can be used to describe Jean Pascal. Multiple-time world champion, deleterious knockout artist, resilient, and of course, willing to take on all comers. However, while Pascal has wrapped his waist with gold several times over, numerous disparaging words were hurled in his direction. Following Pascal’s close but

Posted on 05/20/2022 Clarence Booth had grown sick and tired of the up and down performances followed by lackluster results. In 2017, after going 1-2, the Florida native took what he believed was a well-needed break. After re-energizing his batteries, Booth reeled off numerous pristine performances. That trend, however, would end earlier tonight. From Whitesands

Posted on 05/19/2022 By: Sean Crose Tyson Fury has said that he is retiring. He’s said it before and there is frankly a very good chance he’ll say it again. Fury is unquestionably a likeable dude, but he likes to talk off the cuff. He also tends to contradict himself, either from changing his mind

Posted on 05/19/2022 By: Sean Crose In a joint Thursday press release, DAZN and Golden Boy Promotions claimed that they are continuing their partnership through a new contract signed and agreed to by both entities. “DAZN,” the statement read, “the leading global sports entertainment platform, and U.S.-based boxing powerhouse Golden Boy today announce a multi-year,

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 05/18/2022 By: Sean Crose This past weekend, super middleweight David Benavidez tossed off the ceremonial first pitch at an Arizona Diamondbacks’ home game. Such things tend to be small nods to the significance of the one throwing the ball. Be that as it may, small nods are

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 05/17/2022 By: Sean Crose It looks like the exhibition bout between all time great Floyd Mayweather and former sparring partner Don Moore will indeed go down – just a week later than had originally been expected. Although the match was first set to occur last Saturday on

Posted on 05/16/2022 By: Sean Crose If you watched Showtime’s coverage of the brilliant Jermell Taylor-Brian Castano rematch on Saturday night, you might well have caught Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ two round destruction of the previously undefeated Custio Clayton. If you happened to witness that brief battle, it was likely you were impressed with Ennis’ performance.

Posted on 05/14/2022 By: Sean Crose The undefeated super bantamweight Kevin Gonzalez appeared on Saturday’s Charlo-Castano 2 undercard at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The 24-0-1 Mexican faced Puerto Rico’s 19-2 Emanuel Rivera in a scheduled 10 round affair.  Rivera came out aggressively in the first, throwing heavy leather. The fighters traded

Posted on 05/14/2022 By: Sean Crose Jaron “Boots” Ennis returned to the ring Saturday night to face Custio Clayton on the undercard of the highly anticipated Jermell Charlo-Brian Castano rematch. The 24 year old Philly native Ennis had been a virtual knockout machine walking in, having won all but two of his 28 previous bouts

Posted on 05/14/2022 By: Hans Themistode Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez has begged, pleaded, and urged the top names at 175 pounds to step into the ring against him. Although he has yet to lure the current titleholders to ink their names on the dotted line, Ramirez may have forced their hand. The unbeaten 30-year-old from Mazatlan,

Posted on 05/15/2022 By: Sean Crose Saturday night, at Carson California’s Dignity Health Sports Park, WBA, WBC and IBF champion Jermell Charlo and WBO champion Brian Castano once again battled for the undisputed junior middleweight crown. Their first match for divisional dominance went down in July of 2021. It was an amazing battle, one which