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Posted on 05/04/2022 By: Sean Crose In a world where everything is historic and unbelievable and absolutely earth shattering, it’s easy to roll our eyes and the latest “big thing.” There are moments, however, where the big thing truly is a big thing as opposed to mere contemporary hype. And last Saturday night’s superb lightweight

Posted on 05/04/2022 By: Hans Themistode Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME From the moment Errol Spence Jr. made his professional debut in 2012 on a relatively small show in Indio, California, the Dallas native has shown an immense amount of confidence. But while it’s clear that Spence Jr. has the utmost faith in his skills, it appears as

Posted on 05/04/2022 By: Hans Themistode From the moment Joe Smith Jr. wrapped light-heavyweight gold around his waist in 2021, the Long Island native was anxious to face off against the best that the 175-pound division had to offer. Although initially, Smith Jr. had been linked to pound-for-pound star Canelo Alvarez, he quickly rebuffed those

Posted on 05/03/2022 By: Sean Crose Make no mistake about it, Bernard Hopkins, the legendary former multi division champion, has no problem speaking his mind. And he certainly let his thoughts be known loud and clear in a recent chat with FightHube. “He smashes him,” Hopkins said of Canelo Alvarez’ fight this Cinco de Mayo

Posted on 05/03/2022 By: Hans Themistode Paul Devlin/SNS Group via Getty Images A look of despair and uncertainty was plastered onto the face of Josh Taylor following 12 hard-fought rounds against Jack Catterall. Pegged as a considerable favorite heading into their February 26th showdown, most were under the assumption that Taylor would waltz through the

Posted on 05/03/2022 By: Hans Themistode Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images Although Shakur Stevenson is still in the infancy stages of his career, the former Olympic silver medalist believed that the world would soon realize his greatness. Following his most recent performance, Stevenson is now convinced that his name should now be mentioned

Posted on 05/02/2022 By: Sean Crose The truth is the man could have gone the way of countless other Floyd Mayweather opponents, that way being the path to relative obscurity. After all, the pound for pound all time great nicknamed “Money” had made relatively easy work of the 23 year old red haired Mexican called

Posted on 05/02/2022 By: Hans Themistode Getty Despite reigning over the light heavyweight division as WBA champion for the better part of the past five years, Dmitry Bivol’s chances of beating Canelo Alvarez are being viewed as slim to none. In the mind of the betting world and according to the prognostication of media pundits

Posted on 05/02/2022 By John “Gutterdandy” Walker The stalled career of promising Croatian heavyweight Filip Hrgovic of Croatia took another unfortunate turn today, when the towering fighter pulled out of an IBF Eliminator with China’s Zhang Zhilei scheduled for the undercard of the Canelo Alvarez vs Dimitry Bivol Pay-Per-View clash at the T-Mobile Arena this

Posted on 04/30/2022 By: Sean Crose The 4-0 Keyshawn Davis appeared on Saturday’s Shakur Stevenson-Oscar Valdez card. The 24 year old lightweight faced the 18-1 Esteban Sanchez in a scheduled 8 rounder. Davis had an impressive first, tossing his jab and overhand right well. Davis continued to be the sharper puncher in the second. Sanchez

Posted on 05/01/2022 By: Hans Themistode PHOTO BY MIKEY WILLIAMS/TOP RANK INC VIA GETTY IMAGES Shakur Stevenson was everything Oscar Valdez was expecting and more. The Mexican native and now, former WBO super featherweight titlist, did his best to offset the supreme boxing skills of the former Olympic silver medalist. The two engaged in a

Posted on 05/01/2022 By: Hans Themistode Matchroom Boxing From the moment Amanda Serrano inked her name on the dotted line, Katie Taylor knew she was in for a rough outing. However, despite entrenching herself in a grueling eight-week training camp and regardless of her near 10-year experience at the highest of levels, Taylor was given

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 05/01/2022 By: Sean Crose Undefeated juggernaut Shakur Stevenson headlined a Top Rank ESPN card on Saturday night, as he put his WBO junior lightweight title on the line against fellow juggernaut and WBC junior lightweight titlist Oscar Valdez (whose own title belt was on the line, as

Posted on 04/30/2022 There were no feel out rounds between Franchon Crews-Dezurn and Elin Cederroos. With the pair determined to leave the ring as an undisputed champion, they gave a jam-packed crowd in Madison Square Garden their money’s worth. Al Bello Although both had their moments, it was Crews-Dezurn who was awarded a fairly wide

Posted on 04/30/2022 By: Sean Crose Undefeated juggernaut Shakur Stevenson is headlining a pretty excellent main event on ESPN this evening as he puts his WBO junior lightweight title on the line against fellow juggernaut and WBC junior lightweight titlist Oscar Valdez’ (whose own title belt will be on the line, as well). It’s been

Posted on 04/29/2022 By: Hans Themistode Henry Deleon At one point, Amanda Serrano was convinced that this moment would never come. Following years of stalled negotiation talks, the former seven division world titlist believed that unless a massive payday was floated in her direction, a showdown against Katie Taylor would simply never happen. Ultimately, to

Posted on 04/29/2022 By: Hans Themistode Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images Despite Oscar Valdez sporting an undefeated record through 30 professional bouts, most are under the assumption that the 31-year-old will hand his WBC super featherweight title to Shakur Stevenson without much of a fight. Presently, while Valdez is considered Stevenson’s most arduous test,

Posted on 04/29/2022 By: Sean Crose It’s no exaggeration to say the biggest fight in women’s boxing history is going down tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden as Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano battle for the undisputed lightweight championship of the world. The reasons for this one being a match of note is obvious. The