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Posted on 12/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode Even at the age of 42, Luis Ortiz believes his time near the top of the heavyweight division is far from over. In just a few more weeks, the Cuban native will look to prove that age is nothing more than a number when he takes on former IBF

Posted on 12/20/2021 By: Sean Crose The last time Keith Thurman was in the ring was in the summer of 2019 – over two years ago. On that occasion, Thurman was bested in a close, exciting battle with the legendary Manny Pacquiao. Thurman was the younger of the two fighters, plus was an undefeated belt

Posted on 12/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode Daniel Jacobs will look to bounce back from a subpar performance as he’s officially set to take on John Ryder. As first reported by Sports Illustrated, both sides have agreed to a deal that will see them square off in the main event on February 12th, in London on

Posted on 12/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode Gilberto Ramirez has continued to shout and scream in the direction of Dmitry Bivol. Since making the move to the 175-pound division in 2019 and subsequently dropping his super middleweight world title in the process, the Mexican native has set his sights on facing the current WBA belt holder.

Posted on 12/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode It was a bit of a wacky matchup. Both Frank Gore and Deron Williams made their names at the highest level of athletics. Williams, in the NBA as a multiple-time All-Star and Olympic Gold medalist. Gore, on the other hand, ran over defenders in the NFL as a Pro

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 12/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) Yordenis Ugas begged and pleaded with the WBA to change their mind. Since defending his welterweight title against Manny Pacquiao as a late replacement earlier this year, Ugas made his feelings crystal clear that he wanted to take

Posted on 12/19/2021 By: Sean Crose People stopped laughing last night. They had been laughing, but they stopped at two minutes and twelve seconds into the sixth round of the second Jake Paul-Tyron Woodley fight. For that was when social media star turned pro boxer Paul slammed a thunderous right onto the noggin of former

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 12/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode Tyron Woodley was apoplectic when he was told the final result for his first showdown against Jake Paul four months prior in his boxing debut. The former UFC welterweight belt holder believed he did more than enough to be given the victory, however,

Posted on 12/18/2021 Katie Taylor held up her end of the bargain.  The undisputed lightweight world champion made it look incredibly easy against Firuza Sharipova during her last ring appearance on December 11th. With the former Olympic Gold medalist retaining her titles, all that was left was for Amanda Serrano to take care of business

Posted on 12/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode Before Tyron Woodley steps into the ring against Jake Paul later on tonight at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, the UFC star has a strong hunch as to whom he’ll face next. Following a close split decision loss to Paul on August 29th, in Paul’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio,

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 12/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode There was a steely look of determination etched onto the face of Marcus Browne. The 31-year-old light heavyweight contender knew good and well that he was a massive underdog heading into his showdown against unified titlist Artur Beterbiev but he refused to believe

Posted on 12/17/2021 For the second consecutive time this year, Christopher Brooker (16-9, 6 KOs) has suffered defeat well before the sound of the final bell. The 30-year-old fringe contender was dominated by Steve Rolls (21-1, 12 KOs) at Bell Centre in Montreal. After pounding his man for much of their contest, Rolls ended things

Posted on 12/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode After being forced to fight off the back foot and deal with relentless pressure from Dereck Chisora for much of their first contest, Joseph Parker has packed on the pounds. With the pair set to square off for a second consecutive time at the Manchester Arena in the United

Posted on 12/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode photo credit: WILL HART David Benavidez has admitted to his mistakes and vowed to never commit them again. After watching both of his super middleweight title reigns come to an end due to external circumstances, Benavidez believes he’s learned his lesson. Shortly after winning the WBC 168 pound title

Posted on 12/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode Caleb Plant is still licking his wounds and sulking over his defeat at the hands of Canelo Alvarez. The two squared off on November 6th, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with every single super middleweight title on the line. Heading into their contest, Plant

Posted on 12/16/2021 By: Sean Crose They said that 2017’s Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor boxing match would be as quickly forgotten as it was lucrative. And, in a very real sense, they were right. The fight between the most famous boxer and most famous mixed martial artist went down pretty much as analysts of both sports

Posted on 12/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode Slowly but surely, Jaron Ennis is making his way up the welterweight rankings. Currently, the Philadelphia native occupies a top three position in each of the four sanctioning bodies. So, with the explosive young star on the cusp of fighting for his first world title soon, he has his

Posted on 12/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jake Paul has never been short on confidence. The social media star turned professional boxer has thoroughly enjoyed his time in the ring, racing out to an undefeated record through four pro fights. Still, while his self-belief is normally through the roof, he’s fully convinced that this Saturday night