Once framed for murder, he’s unbeaten and on the way up as he fights on Saturday night in Atlantic City www.boxinginsider.com Avious Griffin may someday get knocked down in the boxing ring, but he won’t likely stay down, because that’s nothing compared to what he’s experienced in the arena of “real life.” You’d have to
Kobe Williams made his ring debut Saturday night at the Tropicana Resort and Casino in Atlantic City as he took on the 1-2 lightweight Kevin Hicks in a scheduled four rounder. Williams looked sharp in the first, stalking his man and landing hard with his southpaw jab. He resumed the attack in the second, wrapping
By: Sean Crose Give Brandon Martinez this – he’s got heart. After being dropped three times by Jacob Solis in the first round of their scheduled four round middleweight throwdown in Atlantic City on Saturday, Martinez was still able to survive the chapter. Not that it ended up mattering all that much, for a blistering
By: Sean Crose Justin Figueroa, 8-0 fought to keep his record perfect Saturday night in Atlantic City. His opponent, the 13-7 Antoni Armas, on the other hand, was hoping to surprise those in attendance at the Tropicana Resort and Casino. Figueroa took his time in the first. He applied pressure well in the second…until the
By: Sean Crose Perhaps no one should be surprised. John Fury, father of WBC titlist Tyson Fury, headbutted a member of Oleksandr Usyk’s team in Saudi Arabia on Monday. Usyk is, of course, fighting the younger Fury this Saturday for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world. That fact, however, didn’t keep a melee from
During yesterday’s final press conference for this weekend’s fight between Vasiliy Lomachenko and George Kambosos in Perth, both fighters appeared on stage to discuss the fight. Kambosos made some bold proclamations about putting an end to Lomachenko’s career, while Loma was much more reserved in what he had to say. Check out some excerpts below
PBC’s June 15th Gervonta Davis vs Frank Martin/David Benavidez vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk show appears to be expanding. Salvador Rodriguez announced yesterday that Carlos Adames would make his inaugural WBC middleweight title defense against Terrell Gausha, while Frases de Boxeo’s Héctor Guzmán told Julius Julianis today that former WBA super lightweight champion Alberto Puello will battle
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Vasiliy Lomachenko and George Kambosos Jr are set to meet for the vacant IBF lightweight title this weekend on ESPN+ and ESPN, live on Saturday night (U.S. time) from Australia (where it actually happens on Sunday afternoon local time). Will Lomachenko (17-3, 11 KO) find himself with a world
Ahead of their May 25 rematch, and coming some time after the disputed decision in their first meeting, Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall sit down for a face to face interview. Here in a DAZN feature both fighters discuss the road to this sequel, their feelings towards one another, and why they both think things
After stepping aside to allow WBC super lightweight champion Devin Haney to face Ryan Garcia, mandatory challenger Sandor Martin is back at the front of the queue. Mundo Deportivo and Julius Julianis each report that the pair are officially on the clock to negotiate a title defense and avoid a purse bid. Haney (31-1, 15
Mike Coppinger reports that unified middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly’s first fight of 2024 will see him battle IBF no. 4 Andrei Mikhailovich atop a July 13th ESPN doubleheader at Las Vegas’ Palms Casino Resort. New Zealand’s Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KO) was slated to meet no. 3 Denis Radovan in a final eliminator last December, but
Rafael Espinoza will make the first defense of his WBO featherweight title on Friday, June 21, headlining a Top Rank on ESPN+ card from Las Vegas. The 30-year-old Espinoza (24-0, 20 KO) pulled a major upset to take the title from Robeisy Ramirez last December, a huge breakthrough victory for the Mexican. He now takes
It would be rude not to start in Perth as Vasiliy Lomachenko looks to get back on the winning horse against the game home-favourite George Kambosos Jr. Both guys are licking their Devin Haney inflicted wounds having gone a combined 0-3 against the “Dream” between 2022-23, but despite being six years his senior, Lomachenko comes
Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Cody Crowley went head-to-head in Philadelphia on Friday, formally announcing their fight. IBF welterweight champion Ennis and mandatory challenger Crowley will reconvene at the Wells Fargo Center – where they met today – on July 13. It marks a homecoming for the 32-year-old Ennis, and his first fight on DAZN under
Cody Crowley struggled to make himself heard inside Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center today, but he passionately stated that he had identified Jaron “Boots” Ennis as the fighter he wanted to meet for a world title. Crowley will challenge Philadelphia’s Ennis in the latter’s home city on July 13, at the Wells Fargo Center, and Crowley
In Thursday’s episode of “Deep Waters” on ProBox TV, analyst Shawn Porter compares the profiles of 36-year-old former three-division titleholder Vasiliy Lomachenko to that of 33-year-old Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Porter says, despite recent talk of Lomachenko’s decline, that the Ukrainian lightweight “still has what it takes to become a champion.” He also has a favorite
Lennox Lewis was not only the last man to really beat the man in the heavyweight division, he was also the last boxer to preside over the division without argument. For Tyson Fury to do the same, Lewis believes it will take more than just victory over Oleksandr Usyk on May 18. A contracted rematch
Lauren Price hopes a victory over Jessica McCaskill on Saturday can trigger a new golden era for Welsh boxing. In her seventh professional fight, she challenges the WBA welterweight champion at Wales’ Cardiff International Arena, aware that she can join her compatriot Joe Cordina in reigning among the elite. At the Tokyo Olympics in 2020,
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