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Posted on 03/13/2022 By: Hans Themistode Michael Conlan had always dreamed of becoming a world champion. With roughly one minute and 30 seconds remaining on the clock in his first crack at championship gold against secondary WBA featherweight titlist Leigh Wood, Conlan was only a few feet away from crossing the finish line. However, as

Posted on 03/12/2022 By: Hans Themistode Michael Conlan was increasingly confident as his showdown against Leigh Wood inched closer. With the former Olympic standout earning his first crack at a world title, albeit a secondary one, the 30-year-old from Ireland refused to let his golden opportunity go to waste.  As the sound of the opening

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 03/12/2022 By: Sean Crose It was, truth be told, the best Michael Conlan had ever looked. Fighting for the WBA lightweight title, the man not only knocked down Leigh Wood at the end of the first, he continued to fire hard and land well against the defending

Posted on 03/11/2022 By: Hans Themistode Picture By Dave Thompson Tyson Fury is talking a big game as his heavyweight showdown against Dillian Whyte draws near. Fury will officially put his WBC world title on the line against Whyte on April 23rd, at Wembley Stadium in the United Kingdom, in what’s expected to be a

Posted on 03/11/2022 By: Hans Themistode Despite being highly disappointed in his removal from his original showdown against Gervonta Davis, Rolando “Rolly” Romero was confident that he would receive his chance sooner rather than later. Now, after clearing his name of sexual assault allegations, Romero was proven right. Davis, a devastating puncher from Baltimore Maryland,

Posted on 03/11/2022 By: Hans Themistode Jaime Munguia has thought long and hard about his next move. The former junior middleweight titlist turned highly ranked middleweight contender was originally ordered by the WBO sanctioning body to take on Janibek Alimkhanuly for the interim 160-pound crown. However, as first reported by BoxingScene.com, Munguia has turned down

Posted on 03/11/2022 By: Sean Crose It’s been a strange, dangerous few years. First, the entire world was virtually shut down by the Covid-19 Pandemic. Now the world is watching in horror as the Russian military invades Ukraine. Again, it’s been a strange, dangerous few years. On top of the very present ills of the

Posted on 03/10/2022 By: Hans Themistode Before Canelo Alvarez could sit back on his newly built undisputed throne, the Mexican star was bombarded with offers for his services. Alvarez sat in his palatial estate and carefully sifted through two multi-fight offers that were saddled with the sort of life-changing money that many could only dream

Posted on 03/10/2022 By: Sean Crose “We are excited to bring back our Premiere Tournament to the ‘Mecca of Boxing’,” says Ray Cuadrado, President of USA Boxing Metro on the eve of New York’s biggest amateur competition, “and New York City with a history of featuring action packed boxing cards and future superstars to welcoming

Posted on 03/10/2022 By: Hans Themistode A look of uncertainty was plastered across the face of Josh Taylor. Originally, the pound-for-pound star and undisputed 140-pound titlist believed that no matter what Jack Catterall brought to the table on February 26th, his efforts would be in vain. With Taylor walking into their contest as a heavy

Posted on 03/08/2022 By: Hans Themistode Eddie Hearn is a staunch and firm believer in the talent of Canelo Alvarez. The immensely gifted pound-for-pound star has walked through his competition no matter what division he’s competed in. During the last 12 months, more or less, Alvarez has stripped every 168-pound world titlist of their championship

Posted on 03/09/2022 By: Sean Crose “I can finally teach without my mask on anymore,” Sonya Lamonakis tells me. “It’s hard,” she explains, “you run out of gas.” Lamonakis, a teacher of the New York City Public School System has mcuh to be happy for at the moment. For Lamonakis is also the Vice President

Posted on 03/08/2022 By: Sean Crose “Back home I always loved watching them.” So said a Russian officer recently captured by Ukrainian forces during his country’s bloody invasion of Ukraine. The people the officer refers to in the widely released video are none other than Ukrainian boxing stars Oleksandr Usyk and Vasyl Lomachenko. Claiming a

Posted on 03/08/2022 By: Hans Themistode Add Jermell Charlo’s name to a long list of pugilistic fighters who crave a showdown against boxing’s biggest star, Canelo Alvarez. “I sure wish I could be the guy to fight Canelo,” said Charlo during a recent interview with Brian Custer on The Last Stand Podcast. Although Charlo has

Posted on 03/08/2022 By: Sean Crose He certainly looked like a finished man back in 2017. There he was, sprawled out on the ring, having just been destroyed by Sirksaret Sor Rungvisai – his second loss in a row. Perhaps people had good reason to feel that Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez was a force no more.

Posted on 03/08/2022 By: Hans Themistode Whenever Keith Thurman’s name was brought up in conversations around Errol Spence Jr., the unified welterweight titlist would screw his face up in disgust. After calling Thurman’s name for years on end while he made his way up the 147-pound ladder but to no avail, Spence Jr. has innate

Posted on 03/07/2022 By: Hans Themistode For most, Canelo Alvarez is considered the best fighter in the sport of boxing. With several world titles spread across numerous weight classes, Alvarez has stepped forward as boxing’s leading man. In the mind of renowned trainer Abel Sanchez, he too admits that Alvarez is one of the best

Posted on 03/07/2022 By: Hans Themistode Well before Kell Brook violently closed the door on his rivalry with Amir Khan, Eddie Hearn was already envisioning a showdown between the former IBF welterweight titlist and current welterweight contender, Conor Benn. Considering that Benn has walked through everyone placed in front of him, Hearn believes he has