Posted on 08/15/2021 By: Sean Crose The 20-1 Guillermo Rigondeaux challenged the 30-4 John Riel Casimero for Casimero’s WBO bantamweight title. The scheduled twelve rounder was the main event of a Showtime card that aired live from Carson, California. Rigondeaux looked terrific in the first, slipping punches and controlling the tempo…until he went down from
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Posted on 08/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode There is absolutely no love lost between Devin Haney and Rolando Romero. The two have been seen on numerous occasions going back and forth on social media exchanging insults. Recently, Haney, the WBC lightweight champion, posted a video of himself on his Instagram account next to a pile of
Posted on 08/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode All Andrew Moloney could do was shake his head. After losing his WBA “Regular” super flyweight title against Joshua Franco in June of 2020, Moloney (21-2, 14 KOs) waited patiently for the two to do it again. Five months later, Moloney wasn’t given much clarity as their immediate rematch
Posted on 08/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 3 : Middleweight prospect Nico Ali Walsh, grandson of “The Greatest,” Muhammad Ali, trains at the Top Rank gym in Las Vegas, Nevada with Head Coach Sugar Hill Steward on August 3, 2021 prior to making his pro debut in Tulsa, Oklahoma on ESPN.
Posted on 08/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode For most of Guillermo Rigondeaux’s career, he’s sat back and listened as his competition has lobbied disparaging words in his direction. Yet, no matter how many times someone has threatened to hand him a vicious beating, the Cuban native has simply dissected his rivals once he stepped foot inside
Posted on 08/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Ever since Danny Garcia declared that he planned on dipping his toes in the 154-pound waters, the Philadelphia native has gotten his fair share of interested opponents. After unified champion Jermell Charlo claimed that he would be willing to take him on, so too has WBO titlist, Brian Castano.
Posted on 08/13/2021 By: Sean Crose “It’s one of those things where sometimes I forget,” Ramon Cardenas said of becoming a top ten contender for the WBA in the bantamweight division. Talking to Texas Boxing Scene, the San Antonio native made it clear that, despite his climb up the rankings, he needed to remain driven.
Posted on 08/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Shakur Stevenson was left grinning from ear to ear once the ink dried. The former Olympic Silver medalist and one-time 126-pound titlist, officially signed his part of a bout agreement to take on WBO belt holder Jamel Herring. Shortly after, Herring placed his pen to paper to make their
Posted on 08/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Rich, great boxer, icon, money-hungry, extravagant, boring, and flamboyant are some of the words, whether fair or not, that have been used to describe Floyd Mayweather. One word that has seldom, if ever, been used to describe the Hall of Famer, however, is compassionate. Yet, according to DeJuan Blake,
Posted on 08/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode No matter how many times his eye-catching knockouts are replayed on various television channels and regardless of how spotless his undefeated record is, fans of Terence Crawford simply want more. The current WBO welterweight champion has long expressed a desire to face the top names in his division. But,
Posted on 08/11/2021 By: Hector Franco The boxing world imploded on itself the other day when it was announced that unified WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. (27-0, 21 KOs) would be withdrawing from his fight with Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) that was scheduled to take place on August 21 due to
Posted on 08/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Anderson Silva had grown accustomed to locking himself in a cage and using his knees, elbows, fists, and chokeholds to pick up the win. However, with the former mixed martial arts star making the switch to the professional boxing ring instead, it appears as though he’ll be sticking around
Posted on 08/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode The long climb back up the super middleweight ladder just got incredibly longer for David Benavidez. The former two-time 168-pound belt holder has been pulled from his showdown against former titlist Jose Uzcategui due to the 24-year-old testing positive for COVID-19. Originally, Benavidez (24-0, 21 KOs) and Uzcategui (31-4,
Posted on 08/10/2021 By: Sean Crose “People don’t realize when I fought him,” says Oscar De La Hoya of former foe Manny Pacquiao, “I was a drained fighter.” However, while speaking to ES News, De La Hoya makes it clear he doesn’t want to take anything away from Pacquiao. “He’s still great,” the 48 year
Posted on 08/10/2021 By: Sean Crose “Ugas is a very good fighter,” Errol Spence said last year of Yordenis Ugas, “but nobody knows who he is.” As of Tuesday it looks as if that’s all about to change. For Spence himself is suddenly out of an August 21st mega-bout against the one and only Manny
Posted on 08/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode Errol Spence Jr. was just a few weeks away from taking on Manny Pacquiao in what he described as his “dream matchup.” Now, after a recent trip to the doctor, Spence Jr. will be forced to the sidelines. What seemed to be a routine visit to the doctor’s office,
Posted on 08/07/2021 By: Sean Crose Veteran welterweight and former world champion Devon Alexander returned to the ring on Saturday as the opening attraction of PBC on Fox’ primetime broadcast. Alexander’s opponent in the scheduled 10 rounder was the younger Lucas Santamaria. Alexander, who had shown up overweight, still managed to look sharp in the
Posted on 08/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode During the final few days before his showdown against Danny Garcia, Errol Spence Jr. regurgitated repeatedly that he was just fine. Having watched the Dallas native being flung from his sports car in October of 2019 during a horrific car wreck, the 31-year-old took his time in the recovery
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