Either Devin Haney’s getting bigger by the minute, or he has an unappeasable desire to win as many world titles as humanly possible. After aggregating every major belt at 135 pounds, Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) revealed that he would be moving up to the super lightweight division. Although he made his announcement, he was unwilling
Month: December 2023
Showtime’s final boxing event on Dec. 16 has its full card set, and will be a four-bout sendoff from The Armory in Minneapolis. In the headline fight, local favorite David Morrell Jr (9-0, 8 KO) will defend his interim WBA super middleweight title against Sena Agbeko (28-2, 22 KO) in a 12-round fight. The undercard
Chris Billam-Smith extended his arms and soaked in the ambiance as he stepped off the scale ahead of his second straight hometown headliner. The reigning WBO cruiserweight title clocked in at a finely-tuned 199 pounds ahead of his maiden title defense. It comes versus Poland’s Mateusz Masternak, who was 198 pounds ahead of their scheduled
By Elliot Worsell INCREASINGLY it has seemed like the only way to make Devin Haney, the world’s best lightweight, a bona fide superstar is for him to move through the weights and in doing so put himself in harm’s way. For history would suggest that it is only then, when disadvantaged physically, and going after
Boxing News columnist and former EBU super-lightweight champion Joe Hughes gives us his thoughts on both last weekend’s action and this weekend’s. I EXPECT Chris Billam-Smith to be a step ahead of Mateusz Masternak when they fight tomorrow night (December 10). The champion can out-box Masternak for most of the fight but may struggle to
By Declan Taylor JAI OPETAIA has warned Chris Billam-Smith to be wary of ‘old bull’ Mateusz Masternak – and hopes to fight the winner in February. Opetaia is currently in Australia preparing for his December 23 world title defence against Ellis Zorro in Riyadh. But the IBF champion will be keeping a close eye on
Promoter Eddie Hearn is hoping there will be opportunities to collaborate with Premier Boxing Champions, in the wake of the latter’s new deal with Amazon. At the same time, the Matchroom Boxing head doesn’t appear to be holding his breath. This week, Al Haymon’s PBC announced that it had struck a multiyear deal with the
Devin Haney and Regis Prograis meet tonight for Prograis’ WBC junior lightweight title on DAZN PPV from San Francisco! The bout headlines a four-fight pay-per-view starting at 8 pm ET. Bad Left Hook will be here with live round-by-round scoring for all four fights from Wil Esco, plus immediate results, highlights, and more during the
Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANASTOTA, N.Y. — Michael Moorer, the first left-hander to win the heavyweight title, and fellow two-division champions Ricky Hatton and Ivan Calderon were elected Thursday to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Diego Corrales, who died two years after winning a 2005 bout voted
Regis Prograis currently sits outside of every reputable pound for pound list. The two-time 140-pound titleholder Prograis (29-1, 24 KOs) is not currently listed among BoxingScene.com top 15 P4P list. The WBC junior welterweight champion Prograis is looking to fix that Saturday when he takes on former undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney (30-0, 15 KOs)
Posted on 12/08/2023 By: Sean Crose On the eve of his WBC junior welterweight title fight, Devin Haney showed nothing but confidence in front of the media. Although his opponent this Saturday evening, the brash defending champion Regis Prograis, has expressed belief that Haney, whose moving up from lightweight, will not be able to take
Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 8, 2023, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Devin Haney, fresh off another grueling sparring session, is hunched over in the locker room adjacent to the ring at the Top Rank Gym. It’s the day after Thanksgiving and Haney is weeks away from taking the next step in his
Devin Haney and Regis Prograis will meet on Saturday, settling what has become a pretty heavy beef between the two in the build-up to their 140 lb title fight. It’s promotional B-side Prograis (29-1, 24 KO) defending the WBC title against Haney (30-0, 15 KO), the former undisputed lightweight champ moving up in weight and
By Declan Taylor IT IS just before midday when two large security guards rock up at the Las Vegas eatery where Devin Haney is due to sit down for lunch. They hang around by the door of the private room mainly, looking not so much out of place but short of ideas without their 5ft
Move aside Gervonta Davis and Canelo Alvarez—Deontay Wilder clearly feels nobody is more deserving than himself to be the Face of Boxing. In a recent interview, the former heavyweight titlist from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, took exception to the notion that Baltimore’s Davis or Mexico’s Alvarez were more worthy of being identified as the prime mover in
Dec 8, 2023, 07:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Teofimo Lopez Jr. was ESPN’s best fighter under the age of 25 in 2021. After aging out, Devin Haney took the top spot in 2022. Now, with Haney having turned 25 on Nov. 17, the No. 1 spot belongs to Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez. Like Lopez before
By Elliot Worsell WHETHER it’s Mike Tyson telling the world he broke his back during training camp, or it’s James Toney expressing his undying love for and need to locate the nearest Burger King, there has always been something wonderfully unpredictable and revealing about the post-fight interview. Conducted in a suddenly busy ring, with beads
It’s early December, which means it’s time for the International Boxing Hall of Fame to announce the latest suite of pugilists who biffed their way into immortality. This year’s inductees, who will enter the IBHOF halls early next June: Ricky Hatton, a two-division champion and one of England’s most beloved sluggers. Michael Moorer, a two-division
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