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Posted on 12/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode Kenny Porter is still on the receiving end of backlash following his decision to pull his son, former two-time welterweight titlist Shawn Porter, during the tail end of the 10th round against Terence Crawford. Though the two fought on mostly even terms throughout their November showdown, Crawford took his

Posted on 12/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland/matchroom. Canelo Alvarez has always prided himself on challenges. Even so, once he was notified of his possible future opponent, the Mexican native was a bit shellshocked. Following his 11th round stoppage victory over Caleb Plant on November 6th, Alvarez sat back and thoroughly enjoyed making

Posted on 12/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode For a number of years now, Rolando Romero has expressed an extreme amount of dislike for Devin Haney. The two have gone back and forth over social media but have failed to face off in the ring. Yet, despite Romero’s deep disdain for the current WBC lightweight champion, in

Posted on 12/14/2021 By: Sean Crose IBF and WBA bantamweight titlist Naoya Inoue kept his record perfect on Tuesday by stopping Aran Dipaen in the eighth round of their scheduled 12 round affair at Tokyo’s Kokugikan Arena. Although he was widely expected to win, the 28 year old Inoue still put on a show that

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 12/13/2021 By: Sean Crose They said it was past it’s sell-by date…then tickets sold out in minutes. It looks like the February 19th battle between longtime rivals Kell Brook and Amir Khan is going to be a huge hit, at least as far as the live gate

Posted on 12/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Caleb Plant listened to his naysayers doubt his abilities in the ring. Following a super middleweight title reign that lasted two and a half years, Plant walked into his showdown against Canelo Alvarez as a significant underdog. Yet, despite the ongoing notion that he would be blown away by

Posted on 12/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode George Kambosos Jr. toured around the United States following his monumental victory over Teofimo Lopez. The Australian native graciously posed for pictures with his new adoring fans, signed autographs, and patiently completed what felt like a perpetual amount of interviews. More importantly, he scouted the competition. Devin Haney, Gervonta

Posted on 12/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode For a number of years now, Terence Crawford has expressed his desire to face current IBF/WBC belt holder Errol Spence Jr. Yet, despite his persistent call-outs, Crawford grew despondent as a showdown between them has never materialized. Although Crawford has reiterated time and time again that he’s moving on

Posted on 12/12/2021 By: Sean Crose The undefeated 19-0 Conor Benn stepped into the ring in Liverpool, England on Saturday night to face his biggest challenge to date, former junior welterweight titlist, Chris Algieri, 25-3. Although he was arguably past his prime at 37 years of age, Algieri was the picture of fitness heading into

Posted on 12/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Despite becoming the first undisputed super middleweight champion of all time, Canelo Alvarez is eager to etch his name in the history books once again. While the pound for pound star proudly posed for pictures with all four world titles following his destructive 11th round stoppage over Caleb Plant

Posted on 12/12/2021 By: Sean Crose A rejuvenated Nonito Donaire returned to the ring Saturday night with a scheduled 12 round defense of the WBC bantamweight title he won from Nordine Oubaali last May. The 41-6 Donaire’s opponent was undefeated fellow Filipino, Reymart Gaballo, 24-0. The bout was the main event of a Showtime card broadcast

Posted on 12/11/2021 In what turned out to be the toughest fight of his young career, middleweight prospect Nico Ali Walsh (3-0, 2 KOs) won a back and forth battle against fellow prospect Reyes Sanchez (6-1, 2 KOs). It was the first time in Walsh’s career that he was forced to go the full four

Posted on 12/11/2021 By: Sean Crose A rejuvenated Nonito Donaire returns to the ring Saturday night with a scheduled 12 round defense of the WBC bantamweight tile he won from Nordine Oubaali last May. The 41-6 Donaire’s opponent will be undefeated fellow Filipino, Reymart Gaballo, 24-0. Gaballo’s last opponent was the very game Emmanuel Rodriguez,

Posted on 12/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode Vasiliy Lomachenko is still pained by how incredibly close he was to achieving his ultimate goal. Roughly one year ago, the Ukrainian native was in possession of three of the four lightweight titles with an opportunity to add the final piece of the undisputed puzzle to his resume. Yet,

Posted on 12/10/2021 By: Sean Crose “I saw a guy who came too fast,” George Kambosos says of Teofimo Lopez on a recent Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “He needed to be matched with someone who was not going to take one step backwards.” Needless to say, Kambosos knows what he’s talking about when it comes

Posted on 12/09/2021 By: Sean Crose He was, or at least seemed to be, on everyone’s pound for pound list. Then came Guillermo Rigondeaux. For on a New York night in 2013, at Radio City Music Hall, of all places, Nonito Donaire, one of the most highly regarded and popular fighters on earth, was successfully

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 12/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode After spending yet another long stint on the sidelines, former unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman is seemingly on his way to returning to the ring. As first reported by Mike Coppinger of ESPN, Thurman and former WBA “Regular” 140-pound champion Mario Barrios, have

Posted on 12/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode From the moment Yordenis Ugas wrapped his WBA welterweight title around his waist, he envisioned a showdown against current unified champion Errol Spence Jr. While a matchup against the Dallas native is still one that he craves most, he has business to attend to first. As first reported by