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Posted on 04/28/2022 By: Hans Themistode Mikey Williams Top Rank Shakur Stevenson has spewed every vulgar curse word imaginable in the direction of Oscar Valdez. He’s also issued numerous warnings to his upcoming opponent. Yet, despite Stevenson’s brazen bravado, Valdez has stood stoically in the face of Stevenson, undaunted and unamused by his relentless trash

Posted on 04/28/2022 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) A sly and confident smile was immediately plastered onto the face of Brian “Bomac” McIntyre following the recent performance of Errol Spence Jr. The Dallas native fought through a bit of unforeseen adversity during his welterweight unification bout against Yordenis Ugas on April 16th,

Posted on 04/28/2022 By Charles Jay When you endeavor to do something different, it helps to have people to provide the proper guidance. And that’s why Boxing Insider was fortunate to be able to work with someone like Sonya Lamonakis, who currently serves as Vice President and Registration Chair of USA Boxing Metro, which governs

Posted on 04/27/2022 By Charles Jay Boxing Insider Fight Night. That has a nice “ring” to it. In a minute, I’m going to talk a little more about my friend and colleague who’s behind it. For now, suffice it to say that he’s jumping right into the deep end of the pool and he’s doing

Posted on 04/27/2022 By: Sean Crose In an age where everything is a BIG DEAL and/or EPICALLY HISTORTIC, it’s sometimes hard to recognize when a legitimate event of note actually occurs. Such should not be the case when it comes to Saturday’s Katy Taylor-Amanda Serrano undisputed lightweight championship battle at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Posted on 04/27/2022 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) Edgar Berlanga vowed to punish Steve Rolls. The highly regarded super middleweight prospect started his career on fire, nabbing 16 consecutive first-round stoppage victories in a row. But, as of late, Berlanga has been forced to enlist the help of

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 04/26/2022 By: Hans Themistode HANDOUT/TOP RANK VIA GETTY IMAGES Although Oscar Valdez has shown multiple layers to his all-around game, the current WBC super featherweight champion has mostly relied on his grit, toughness, and tenacity to will himself to the top of the pugilistic mountain. Against Scott

Posted on 04/26/2022 By: Hans Themistode Jesse Rodriguez believed that slow and steady was the appropriate way to go about his career. Nevertheless, the former flyweight contender saw an opportunity too good to pass up. With Srisaket Sor Rungisai forced to withdraw from his February 5th ring appearance due to illness, Rodriguez brazenly accepted a

Posted on 04/26/2022 By: Hans Themistode AFP via Getty Images Otto Wallin couldn’t believe what he was initially watching.  After pegging Anthony Joshua to be too big and too strong for former undisputed cruiserweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, the highly ranked heavyweight contender was stunned when the two squared off on September 25th, 2021.  In front

Posted on 04/25/2022 By John “Gutterdandy” Walker Dillian “The Body Snatcher” Whyte, who was defeated in what appeared to be a one-sided bout against WBC champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury last Saturday in the UK, is now crying foul, blaming Fury for using dirty tactics and also slamming the referee for allowing Fury to push him to

Posted on 04/25/2022 By: Sean Crose Several weeks back, colorful fight trainer and manager F. Mac Buckley passed. Although Buckley never attained the fame of other cornermen, those who knew and worked with him, particularly in the state of Connecticut, will find him hard to forget. Buckley was most well known for guiding a good

Posted on 04/23/2022 By: Hans Themistode Action Images/Ed Sykes With only a few hours away before fighting for his first world title, the magnitude of the event has seemingly hit Dillian Whyte. “I’m about to become world champion,” said Whyte during an interview with Lucky Block. Whyte, 34, has done his best to work his

Posted on 04/23/2022 By: Sean Crose The 8-0 heavyweight David Adeleye stepped into the ring at Wembley Stadium on Saturday as part of the Tyson Fury-Dillian Whyte heavyweight title undercard. Adeleye’s opponent was the unheralded 9-8 Chris Healey, who entered the fight considerably out of shape. Adeleye, on the other hand, had been sparring with

Posted on 04/24/2022 By: Hans Themistode Getty Images Although Freddie Roach has learned to live with the results, the Hall of Fame trainer is still contrite with the way things ended for his former starfighter, Manny Pacquiao. The former eight-division world champion was determined to prove that even at the age of 42, he was

Posted on 04/23/2022 By: Sean Crose Featherweight Isaac Lowe appeared on Saturday’s Tyson Fury-Dillian Whyte heavyweight title card card, as the 21-1-3 Englishman battled for the WBC Silver title against the 14-0 Nick Ball in a scheduled 12 rounder. Lowe was able to put his jab to strong use earlier on in the bout. Yet

Posted on 04/23/2022 By: Sean Crose Ekow Essuman defended his British Welterweight and IBF European welterweight titles Saturday as the co-main of the much anticipated Tyson Fury-Dillian Whyte heavyweight title fight. The 16-0 Essuman was facing the 21-2 Darren Tetley in a scheduled 12 rounder. Essuman controlled the range early on. Photo: Midlands Area BBBofC

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 04/23/2022 By: Sean Crose All it takes is one punch. It’s something fight fans are told over and over again. It’s also been proven over and over again. On Saturday at Wembley Stadium, however, Tyson Fury made it clear just how true that old adage actually is.

Posted on 04/22/2022 By: Hans Themistode Errol Spence Jr. looked sensational, splendid, superb, excellent, flawless, and every other superlative word you can think of as he went on to stop the normally durable Yordenis Ugas this past weekend on April 16th. A crowd of nearly 40,000 stood on its feet and roared in approval as