Danny Garcia seemed to deserve a very clear decision victory over Jose Benavidez Jr tonight, and did rightfully get his hand raised, but had to settle for a majority decision thanks to some classic Waleska Roldan scoring. Roldan had the fight even, 114-114, while Glenn Feldman scored it 116-112 and Tony Paolillo 117-111, both in
Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua should cut down on some of his muscle mass, according to another former champion and Olympic gold medal winner, Andre Ward. Last September, Joshua was outboxed over twelve rounds by the smaller man, Oleksandr Usyk, who walked away with the IBF, WBO, IBF, WBA heavyweight titles. During the final
Posted on 07/30/2022 By: Sean Crose Undefeated junior welterweight Gary Anutanne Russell, 15-0, stepped into the ring at the Barclay’s Center Saturday night to face the 29-1-1 veteran Rances Barthelemy in a scheduled 10 rounder. Russell started aggressively in the first, but Barthelemy rattled his man in the final minute of the round. The second
Danny Garcia opens up about his struggles with anxiety and depression with Jim Gray in his post fight interview after defeating Jose Benavidez Saturday, July 30, at the Barclays Center. “The pressure of life. The pressure of boxing, of being a good dad… It’s been weighing on me for a year and a half and
You’ve probably already heard that Jake Paul canceled his scheduled Aug. 6 fight with Hasim Rahman Jr — and with it, the entire Showtime pay-per-view event at Madison Square Garden — with the claim that Rahman had not held up his end of contractual weight agreements. In short, Rahman wasn’t passing weight checks, the fight
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York – In a crossroads heavyweight clash, Ali Eren Demirezen (17-1, 12 KOs) outlanded and outworked Adam Kownacki (20-3, 15 KOs) as the fight played out to secure a ten round unanimous decision win. Kownacki drops his third fight in a row. (photos by Stephanie Trapp, Nabeel Ahmad) The scores were
Posted on 07/30/2022 By: Sean Crose The 20-2 heavyweight contender Adam Kownacki squared off against the 16-1 Ali Eren Demirezen in a scheduled 10 round affair Saturday at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. Both big men threw heavy leather in the first, with Kownacki proving to be the more active of the two.
12:55 AM ET Danny Garcia showed he might have a little left to offer in the ring. In his first fight in 19 months and in a new weight class, the former champion showed he still has the skills that made him one of boxing’s top draws. A barrage of body shots and precise punching
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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