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Posted on 11/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode Canelo Alvarez has openly admitted that he’s motivated by challenges. After stopping former IBF 168 pound champion Caleb Plant and becoming the first undisputed super middleweight champion of all time, the 31-year-old is apparently on the prowl to discover his next foe. Following Alvarez’s historic win, Eddy Reynoso, his

Posted on 11/16/2021 By: Sean Crose “In my trips,” legendary former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has told the New York Post. “I’ve seen that death is beautiful. Life and death both have to be beautiful, but death has a bad rep. The toad has taught me that I’m not going to be here forever. There’s

Posted on 11/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode Before Danny Garcia hangs up his boxing gloves for good, there’s one more thing he would like to accomplish. With world titles in two separate weight classes, the Philadelphia native is extremely proud of what he’s accomplished. With that said, he believes there would be a gaping hole in

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 11/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode There was a long list of names Shawn Porter could have faced for his first trip to the ring this year. Yet, despite holding a high ranking in virtually every sanctioning body, and his pick of the litter in terms of current champions,

Posted on 11/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jaime Munguia was devastated as an opportunity of a lifetime slipped through his fingers. Following his split decision draw against Canelo Alvarez in September of 2017, Gennadiy Golovkin appeared ready to right what he believes was an injustice. With the two set to square off just a few months

Posted on 11/14/2021 By: Sean Crose Hard hitting super middleweight David Benavidez was supposed to face Jose Uzcategui this weekend at Phoenix’ Footprint Center. Uzcategui, however, tested positive for the banned substance recombinant erythropoietin, and was subsequently removed from the fight. Instead, the undefeated 24-0 Benavidez, who had twice held the WBC super middleweight title,

Posted on 11/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode Winning a world title is constantly on the mind of Gabriel Rosado. Though the Philadelphia native has yet to check that goal off his boxing list, he was ecstatic once it was revealed that he would be taking on highly ranked contender Jaime Munguia. With Rosado considering their showdown

Posted on 11/10/2021 By: Sean Crose “I live in disrupting your living,” Shawn Porter told the media on a Wednesday conference call. “I live in figuring out what makes you uncomfortable.” True enough, even the 31-3-1 Porter’s losses have been close. It’s doubtful any of the fighters who bested him, be it Errol Spence, or

Posted on 11/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode There’s a look of determination in the eyes of Gabriel Rosado. It’s an expression he’s worn in the past but did little to nothing to influence the end results. As the Philadelphia native patiently watches the clock tick by, he grows more and more excited as his middleweight showdown

Posted on 11/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Devin Haney was beginning to lose hope. With the 22-year-old WBC lightweight champion calling for showdowns against the top names in his division, it seemed more and more likely that his next ring appearance would be against an unworthy foe. However, with Ryan Garcia forced to withdraw from his

Posted on 11/12/2021 By: Sean Crose Hard hitting super middleweight David Benevidez was supposed to face Jose Uzcategui this weekend at Phoenix’ Footprint Center. Uzcategui, however, tested positive for the banned substance Recombinant erythropoietin, and was subsequently removed from the fight. Now the undefeated 24-0 Benevidez, who has twice held the WBC super middleweight title,

Posted on 11/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Making history usually comes with shocked faces and incredulously raised eyebrows but for Bernard Hopkins, there was nothing out of the ordinary about it. This past weekend, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Canelo Alvarez navigated tricky waters against Caleb Plant to become the first

Posted on 11/11/2021 By: Sean Crose “Realistically weighing one’s abilities against one’s opponent’s abilities is not an easy thing to do. There is a fine line between self-confidence and wishful thinking; and opponents are usually very good about letting you know when that line is crossed.” This rather unique statement appeared on Chris Algieri’s Instagram

Posted on 11/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode The momentum swings were enough to keep Andy Ruiz Jr. on the edge of his seat. On October 9th, at the T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, both Tyson Fury, and Deontay Wilder squared off for the third and presumably final time in their respective careers. In the early

Posted on 11/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode The crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena rose to its feet as Canelo Alvarez began finding his groove. As Caleb Plant, Alvarez’s opponent this past weekend, began to crumble underneath his power, those inside the arena could feel the end coming. Before putting closing the show in the

Posted on 11/10/2021 By: Stewart Flaherty Alycia ‘The Bomb’ Baumgardner will have her first shot at world title gold on November 13th when she travels to Sheffield to face undefeated champion Terri ‘Belter’ Harper. Residing on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan. Baumgardner is no stranger to the industrial surroundings that Yorkshire’s ‘Steel City’ will provide. 

Posted on 11/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode Canelo Alvarez knows exactly what it feels like to compete in the light heavyweight division. The pound-for-pound star made his lone trip to the weight class in November of 2019 and produced the results he was looking for, scoring an 11th round stoppage win over former titlist, Sergey Kovalev.

Posted on 11/09/2021 By: Sean Crose Naysayers will be naysayers, but there’s little doubt last month’s Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder heavyweight title fight was one for the ages. After battling through two intriguing bouts, both men showed the world exactly what they were made of in their third go round. After over ten rounds of combat,