Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City – Jose Benavidez was satisfied with his performance against former two-division world champion Danny “Swift Garcia. Garcia, a former world champion at junior welterweight and welterweight, was making his debut at the junior middleweight limit of 154-pounds. Philadelphia’s Garcia (37-3, 21 KOs) was returning for the first time since
Posted on 07/31/2022 By: Sean Crose Size didn’t much matter on Saturday night as Jose Benavidez proved to be no match for a smaller and older Danny Garcia. Having been out of the ring for about a year and a half after losing to Errol Spence, there were questions as to how well Garcia would
8:42 PM ET The scheduled Aug. 6 boxing pay-per-view card headlined by Jake Paul and Hasim Rahman Jr. has been canceled due to a weight issue with Rahman, Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) wrote in a statement Saturday night. The event was to take place at New York’s Madison Square Garden. According to MVP’s statement,
Jake Paul’s next fight is officially off, with his team sending out a press release this evening announcing the cancellation of their planned Aug. 6 Showtime pay-per-view bout with Hasim Rahman Jr. The issue came down to Rahman’s weight, according to Paul’s team. They had agreed to bump the limit for the weigh-in from 200
NEW YORK – Sergiy Derevyanchenko didn’t exactly look his sharpest Saturday night, but he ended his three-fight losing streak. Derevyanchenko shook off some rust against Joshua Conley in their 10-round middleweight match at Barclays Center. Ultimately, Ukraine’s Derevyanchenko did more than enough, particularly during the second half of their bout, to win a unanimous decision
‘Before turning into the Danny Garcia’s super welterweight premier on Showtime against Jose Benavidez Jr. , get up to speed on all the past fights from today’s featured fighters. The playlist includes: Garcia vs Rios Full Fight Benavidez vs Strode Hightlights Russell Kownacki vs Washington Full Fight Russell vs Huertas Full Fight Barthelemy vs Franckel
Danny Garcia is headed up to the 154 lb division tonight to face Jose Benavidez Jr in a Showtime main event from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event. Wil Esco will be on the round-by-round for the three-fight main card starting at 9 pm ET, and we’ll have highlights and results for
NEW YORK – Jose Benavidez Jr. feels more confident in his once-unreliable right leg than he did before his last fight. Benavidez became more open to exercises and treatments that have helped rebuild strength in a leg that was damaged during an unsolved shooting in August 2016. The Phoenix native notoriously favored his right leg
Posted on 07/30/2022 By: Sean Crose Danny Garcia returns to the ring on Saturday night to face Jose Benavidez Jr after being essentially out of action since he lost to welterweight powerhouse Errol Spence around a year and a half ago. The fight will be broadcast live on Showtime from Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center, a kinda/sorta
Boxing in his hometown of Bournemouth this weekend is a big deal for Chris Billam-Smith, so much so that he turned down a contract extension with Matchroom to do it. Billam-Smith defends his European and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles against Isaac Chamberlain on Saturday night at the Bournemouth International Centre (or the BIC as everyone calls
Posted on 07/29/2022 By: Sean Crose Golden Boy boxing returned to the DAZN airwaves Thursday night as Jousce Gonzalez faced Jose Angulo in the main event of a “Fight Night Card” broadcast live from the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in California. The 16-2 Angulo was the more active of the two in the first round of
Chris Billam-Smith will defend his European and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles today in Bournemouth, England, facing Isaac Chamberlain atop a card that will air on FITE+ in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. If you’re unfamiliar with FITE+, it’s just a subscription package on FITE TV. Basic information is you can give
Stephen Espinoza remains confident that one of the most anticipated fights in boxing can materialize before the end of the year. The head of Showtime Boxing offered a brief update on negotiations for an undisputed welterweight fight between IBF, WBC, and WBA champion Errol Spence Jr. and WBO titlist Terence Crawford. Responding to suggestions that
Posted on 07/29/2022 By: Sean Crose “I don’t think it’s dead or close to dead,” Showtime honcho Stephen Espinoza has told Fight Hype about negotiations for a Terence Crawford-Errol Spence welterweight superfight. “Were a little bit stuck,” he admits in the interview, “but I don’t think anyone’s ready to throw in the towel, least of
When Bad Left Hook spoke with Vergil Ortiz Jr earlier this year, the rising welterweight star was preparing for a March fight against Michael McKinson. That event was cancelled less than a week before fight night when Ortiz had to withdraw for health reasons. He later revealed that the specific issue was rhabdomyolysis, a condition
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Middleweight Amilcar Vidal, Jr. could be in line for a significant fight later this year, but must first take care of business tonight in his hometown. Vidal will face Gabriel Diaz at the Estadio American Box in Montevideo, Uruguay. The fight between Vidal and Diaz will precede the main event bout between junior featherweights David
2:50 AM ET South Africa’s Jackson Chauke claimed the ABU Flyweight title at ESPN Africa Boxing 19 with a third round TKO of Tanzanian Mustapha Mkupasi in Johannesburg on Thursday. Chauke (21W-1L-2D) landed a huge overhand left which sent Mkupasi (9W-1L-0D) to the deck midway through round three. The Tanzanian answered the count, only to