Posted on 10/04/2023 By: Sean Crose Boxing fans would no doubt love to see junior welterweights Ryan Garcia and Teofimo Lopez battle it out in the ring. Both men are heavy handed, skilled, and exceedingly confident. It would, simply put, be the kind of match that promises to deliver fireworks. And, true enough, both Garcia
Month: October 2023
Oct 4, 2023, 07:41 AM ET Canelo Alvarez delivered another one sided victory to retain his super middleweight undisputed championship Saturday night in Las Vegas. However, he failed to score a KO victory over a smaller Jermell Charlo — who was moving up two division for the challenge — to make a claim for a
TERRI HARPER enters this weekend’s showdown with one-time pound-for-pound leader Cecelia Brækhus in the knowledge that a resounding victory will elevate her to the elite pay bracket. “Big fights mean big money! It puts that extra fire in your belly,” says Harper, a former chip shop worker who has battered 14 of her 16 pro
Oscar De La Hoya is the latest key figure in boxing who’s chimed in on the Canelo Alvarez versus Jermell Charlo fight. The Hall of Fame fighter turned promoter once backed both boxers but he was not pleased with Alvarez’s one-sided beating and Charlo’s listless performance. “Canelo-Charlo was a super boring fight. [Charlo] just showed
ProBox TV returns tonight from Plant City, Fla., with veterans Pablo Cesar Cano and Zachary Ochoa meeting in a 10-round main event. The 33-year-old Cano (34-8-1, 24 KO) had his last serious fight about two years ago, when Danielito Zorrilla stopped him in the second round. He last fought in Oct. 2022 as a middleweight
THE sign of any potential star, even mid-fight Terence Crawford could be seen eyeing up his next opponent, going so far as to gesticulate to him after knocking down the man’s training partner in arguably the finest performance of 2023. With Errol Spence still there on the canvas, but the fight as good as won,
Wednesday September 27 THE MANE MEN IN VEGAS As the main protagonists from Saturday’s Las Vegas showdown said their last(ish) words at the final press conference in a ballroom inside the MGM Grand, the over-riding question was a simple one: What animal could beat a lion? You see, Jermell Charlo had described himself as a
Gilberto Ramirez will look to rebound and reset his career on Saturday night with he makes his cruiserweight debut against former light heavyweight titlist Joe Smith Jr. The bout will headline a Golden Boy Promotions card at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on DAZN. It will mark the first time Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs) will
Posted on 10/03/2023 By: Sean Crose “We are watching boxing die slowly,” Oscar De La Hoya stated on social media Monday after Canelo Alvarez won a wide decision over Jermell Charlo on Saturday night. “I’m calling out all promoters to come together,” De La Hoya continued, “and make all the fights the fans want to
It’s Tuesday! That means we’re back! And so is Canelo Alvarez. He fought this past weekend, if you missed that. No middle segment this week! We did record one but upon listening back I didn’t like it so I just scrapped it. There’s my honesty for you. It also makes for some choppy editing but
The heavyweight division is missing something according to Malik Scott. Sure there’s still talent everywhere but something just seems off. Ever since Deontay Wilder lost his WBC title to Tyson Fury, Scott, Wilder’s new head trainer, can notice the difference. Gone are the days when the Alabama native would put butts in seats and reward
Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya took to his social media to react to this past weekend’s fight between Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo, as well as call upon boxing’s biggest promoters to unify their efforts in making the biggest fights the sport has to offer. “Canelo vs Charlo, super boring fight,” De La
LAS VEGAS – With his legendary, proud promoter standing beside him, Curmel Mouton exuded confidence that defies his age. The highly touted, 17-year-old featherweight prospect predicted that he’ll become a better fighter than Naoya Inoue when he was informed that Shakur Stevenson compared his skill set to that of the renowned Japanese superstar the day
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 12:04 PM ET Boxing star Ryan Garcia will return in a junior welterweight fight against Oscar Duarte on Dec. 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN on Monday. The fight will be streamed on DAZN, and it comes one week
BECAUSE boxing is ultimately a sport predicated on matchmaking as opposed to, say, a league table, or a structure which promotes competition, we should never criticise any boxer for being ambitious, taking risks, or looking to test themselves against the very best in their division. It is much easier, after all, to just sit back,
IN THE ring in that distant city there was no panic when John H. Stracey was dropped in round one by one of the greatest welterweights in history. It was late in 1975, Stracey and about 22 of his closest and dearest friends and family members had made the unholy pilgrimage to a bullring in Mexico
Boxing is not a sport known for just outcomes and happy endings. A young fighter suffering an undeserved defeat, whether through poorly timed injury, baffling decision, or any other reason beyond their own control, may never get a chance to reset the trajectory of their career. When Edward Vazquez talked to Bad Left Hook 18
TO ANYONE reading BN 40 or 50 years ago, the 1950s were often portrayed as a Golden Age for British boxing. This will have had a lot to do with the age of the correspondents back then, with many of them having started their journalistic careers at the start of that decade and, with nostalgia