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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

Posted on 05/14/2022 By: Sean Crose I’ve been waiting for this one for a while now. It looked like the rematch between Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano would go down earlier this year, but a Castano injury pushed the fight back until this weekend. Now, however, the second battle between the two junior middleweight world

Posted on 05/14/2022 By: Sean Crose They say he’s boxing’s next big star, and they may be right. Jaron “Boots” Ennis returns to the ring this 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 has been a virtual knockout

Posted on 05/13/2022 By: Sean Crose WBA, WBC and IBF junior middleweight titlist Jermell Charlo hopes the word “undisputed” will truly mean just that after he squares off for the second time with WBO junior middleweight titlist Ryan Castano tomorrow night at the Dignity Park Health Center in Carson, California. The first fight between the

Posted on 05/13/2022 By: Sean Crose TMZ is reporting that Floyd Mayweather’s scheduled fight with Don Moore Saturday in Dubai has been cancelled. Per TMZ: “Sources tell us … the exhibition fight — which was supposed to pit Mayweather against his former sparring partner Don Moore on Saturday on the Burj Al Arab hotel helipad — will

Posted on 05/12/2022 By: Sean Crose “I will be the first man to defeat Mayweather.” Many have said it, or so it seems. No one, however, has been able to best now retired great Floyd “Money” Mayweather, be it in a professional or an exhibition bout. Still, the largely unknown Don Moore has uttered those

Posted on 05/11/2022 By: Hans Themistode Gennadiy Golovkin was always a patient hunter. But one who never wasted his time on prolonged prey. After victimizing his foes in the ring, Golovkin would normally remove his blood-soaked gloves, grab the nearest microphone and publicly call out his next target. Seldom, however, would Golovkin’s desired opponents issue

Posted on 05/10/2022 By: Sean Crose Famous boxers have certainly been leaving their mark on the international stage lately. Ever since Russian forces first invaded Ukraine this past winter, notable fighters from that Eastern European nation have stepped into the global spotlight in defense of their country. Whether it’s former greats the Kltischko brothers or

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 05/10/2022 By: Hans Themistode Despite reigning as light heavyweight champion for the better part of the past five years, Dmitry Bivol capitulated to many of the demands of Canelo Alvarez. Although Alvarez came into their May 7th, showdown as the challenger, it was Alvarez who was allowed

Posted on 05/07/2022 By: Hans Themistode As Kell Brook looks back on his noteworthy career, he’s immediately filled with both joy and satisfaction. In 2004, at the tender age of 18, Brook entered the ring for the first time as a professional. Nearly a decade later, the British star achieved a lifelong dream of becoming

Posted on 05/09/2022 By: Sean Crose “The fight was a brilliant, back and forth affair,” I wrote last summer of the Jermel Charlo-Brian Castano undisputed junior middleweight title match. “Ultimately, the fight was ruled a draw,” I continued, “which was fair. What was most distinctly not fair was the 117-111 score in favor of Charlo

Posted on 05/07/2022 By Charles Jay My quick take on fight between Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol is that we are looking at something that’s going to go the distance. And then we can kind of go from there. I don’t know if Bivol comes into this affair thinking in terms of a knockout victory.

Posted on 05/09/2022 By: Hans Themistode Admittedly, Terence Crawford knew he had plenty of competition. The Omaha, Nebraska, native and current WBO welterweight champion has always been proud of his pugilistic achievements. Having won world titles at 135, 140, and now – 147 pounds, Crawford not only considers himself the best welterweight in the world

Posted on 05/08/2022 By: Hans Themistode Al Bello Eddy Reynoso beamed with pride and confidence as he watched his fighter, Canelo Alvarez, make his way to the ring late last night. As a jam-packed crowd in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, roared vociferously, Reynoso remained steadfast in his belief that his Mexican star would

Posted on 05/08/2022 By: Sean Crose “I really don’t know how the hell you knew it was coming,” a friend tweeted to me. This was in reference to a direct message I had sent his way Saturday night, just before the Canelo Alvarez-Dmitry Bivol light heavyweight title matchup. “I have to get this out before

Posted on 05/08/2022 By: Sean Crose It may not go down as an all time great light heavyweight battle. This wasn’t Spinks-Qawi, or Greb-Tunney. What it was however was a fight that sent the world of boxing reeling. For in Las Vegas on Saturday evening Dmitry Bivol held onto his WBA light heavyweight strap by

Posted on 05/08/2022 Montana Love has never been short on bravado. The flamboyant 140 pounder sauntered his way to the ring in front of a fairly jam-packed crowd in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, being accompanied by his pet dog. Love smiled, danced, and took in the sights. But while he appeared to be