Despite shouting from the hilltops for a chance to challenge Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for his 168-pound undisputed title, Christian Mbilli will instead take on England’s Mark Heffron on May 25. Mbilli (26-0, 22 KOs) will make his first appearance in a co-promotional deal with Top Rank and Eye of the Tiger, headlining the ESPN+ televised
Bill Haney – Devin Haney’s father, trainer and manager – is predicting that his son will overtake Gervonta “Tank” Davis to become the unofficial “face of boxing” after, he says, Devin beats Ryan Garcia on Saturday. Davis and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez have consistently been the top two draws in the United States over the past
Oscar De La Hoya believes that Ryan Garcia has “got into the head” of Devin Haney, and that Haney is therefore at risk of abandoning his game plan for their fight scheduled for Saturday. Haney, the WBC super lightweight champion, pushed his long-term rival when they came face-to-face at the Empire State Building on Tuesday,
Oscar De La Hoya has dismissed concerns surrounding Ryan Garcia’s weight. Garcia is scheduled to challenge Devin Haney for his junior welterweight title on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. At Tuesday’s face-to-face with the champion and Wednesday’s media workout, Garcia appeared to be a fighter on course to weigh in at
On Monday’s episode of “Deep Waters,” analyst Paulie Malignaggi and Timothy Bradley Jr. discuss the merits and malaise of boxing in Saudi Arabia. As the duo point out, despite the stacked fight cards and favorable timing in the Americas that big shows in Riyadh have brought to fans, near-empty arenas and low buzz on site
Former undisputed lightweight champion and current WBC junior welterweight Champion Devin “The Dream” Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) and King” Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) hosted a media workout at the historic Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn to promote their 12-round super lightweight world championship clash, on Saturday, April 20th, from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Devin Haney (21-0, 15 KOs) will set foot in the ring on Saturday night in the highest-profile fight of his career to date against Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York. The fight will see the heated pre-fight build-up come to a close, much to the relief of many.
Devin Haney dismissed Oscar De La Hoya’s assertion that Ryan Garcia has unsettled him, and insisted that Garcia’s behavior betrays him as the one who is unnerved. Haney, a junior welterweight titleholder, will make the first defense of his belt against Garcia on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. After retaining his
Xander Zayas will fulfill a dream when he headlines the weekend of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York this summer. Zayas will take on Brazilian former world titleholder Patrick Teixeira in a 10-round clash on June 8 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The fight will signal the announcement of Zayas as a main-event fighter
Posted on 04/12/2024 By: Sean Crose Speaking to Fight Hub, Canelo Alvarez made it perfectly clear that he’s not going to break under any amount of pressure. In other words, those who want the undisputed super middleweight titlist to face ferocious contender David Benavidez aren’t going to bend the man’s will. “They always have something
Posted on 04/14/2024 By: Sean Crose Undefeated 16-0 heavyweight Jared “Big Baby” Anderson returned to the ring for the first time since August on Saturday. His opponent at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas was the 32-2 Ryad Merhy. The fight, which was scheduled for ten, was the main event of an ESPN
Posted on 04/15/2024 By: Sean Crose “My father was a professional,” rising bantamweight John Leonardo tells me, “so I just followed in his steps pretty much.” Sure enough, New Jersey’s Leonardo comes from boxing stock, his father having been a professional middleweight. Indeed, the senior Leonardo also gave his son the nickname the junior Leonardo
Posted on 04/16/2024 By: Sean Crose Some people feel there’s far too many belts in professional boxing. It’s hard to argue against the WBC’s new belt, however, which has been made to commemorate the 18th of May’s undisputed heavyweight championship fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. Why? Because the new belt has literally received
Posted on 04/16/2024 By: Sean Crose “I had my first sparring session yesterday,” said super welterweight Justin Figueroa at the start of our phone interview. The 8-0 New Jersey native was already preparing for his next ring battle, which will go down May 11th in Atlantic City as part of Boxing Insider’s card, hosted by
Posted on 04/17/2024 By: Sean Crose “If you want to go to a Mets game, let me know because I’m throwing the first pitch.” So said Ryan Garcia on social media Tuesday. Things apparently didn’t go as planned. “The Mets just wasted three hours of our life,” Garcia posted later, “to say at the end
Posted on 04/17/2024 Book Review by Robert L. Seltzer “MY MOTHER and me” by Thomas Hauser “MY MOTHER and me” is one of those books that will stay with you long after you have finished reading it. The book has a narrow focus — the relationship between a son and his mother. But there is
WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza and former titlist Robeisy Ramirez won’t be running it back after “El Divino’s” massive upset, or at least not yet. ESPN’s Salvador Sanchez brings word that Espinoza will meet no. 2 Sergio Chirino Sanchez in Vegas on the 21st or 22nd of June. The 29-year-old Sanchez (22-1, 13 KO), unbeaten
After nearly a year stuck in career limbo, IBF welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis has signed a “multi-fight promotional deal” ahead of a planned summer return. “I’m excited for this partnership with Eddie Hearn, Matchroom and DAZN,” said Ennis. “I can’t wait to continue making my mark and becoming undisputed World champion. I’ve been out
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