David Benavidez spent some time talking to boxing reporters about his upcoming showdown with David Morrell and why he expects to prove inside the ring that he’s on a different level from his opponent. Here’s some of what Benavidez had to say. “Every fight is different, every fighter has a different style so it’s up
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While IBF lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko waffles on whether to continue his career, RCC Boxing announced that no. 2 Zaur Abdullaev and no. 4 Raymond Muratalla are in talks to meet for the interim title. Abdullaev (20-1, 12 KO) fell off the map after a 2019 stoppage loss to Devin Haney, but he’s acquitted himself
David Benavidez’s father/trainer, Jose Benavidez Sr, spent some time talking to Fight Hub TV about his son’s upcoming meeting with David Morrell. Benavidez Sr gives respect to Morrell but admits that he believes Morrell and his team could’ve used more seasoning before going into a fight like this, and that might cause him to take
As Adam Azim readies for his upcoming fight against Sergey Lipinets on February 1, he’s anticipating a short night of work in London as he predicts an early stoppage of his opponent. In his last appearance Azim managed to score an eighth round knockout of Ohara Davies and his confidence has only grown since then.
ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez reports that newly crowned WBA light flyweight champion Erick Rosa and reigning IBF titlist Masamichi Yabuki are in talks to square off in the “first third of 2025.” Rosa (8-0, 2 KO) spent nearly two years trying and failing, through no fault of his own, to get in the ring with Knockout
Following Jai Opetaia’s knockout win over David Nyika, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn says they’ll be turning their attention to making a fight against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez for Opetaia as he aims to unify the division and eventually make a push for an Oleksandr Usyk fight. Here’s some excerpts of what Hearn said about the fight
Results: Jai Opetaia TKO-4 David Nyika (2:17) Justis Huni TKO-2 Shaun Potgieter (0:33) Max McIntyre TKO-4 Abdulselam Saman (1:59) Ben Mahoney UD-10 Fan Zhang (100-90, 100-90, 100-90) Teremoana Jnr KO-1 Osasu Otobo (0:57) Shauna Browne SD-10 Taylah Gentzen (94-95, 97-92, 96-95) Billy McAllister TKO-2 Jordan Towns (3:00) The first major show of 2025 brings us
Lance Pugmire brings word of a brewing clash between super lightweights Oscar Duarte and Regis Prograis, which is eyed for February 15th in Anaheim, California. Duarte (28-2-1, 22 KO) is best-known for a 2023 loss to Ryan Garcia that saw him walk into a check hook in the eighth, but while his subsequent drubbing of
Neither Tyson Fury nor Anthony Joshua have quite the same status as they once have, as the two former world titleholders are both coming off of losses that have left them without any trinkets in the heavyweight division, but that doesn’t mean a big prizefight can’t be made between the men. Both Fury and Joshua
During Today’s press conference for the cruiserweight title fight between Jai Opetaia and David Nyika, both fighters fielded some questions from Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn about the fight, starting with Nykia who as asked about this big opportunity for him. “This is what we play for. I’ve trained hard, I believe in myself, and I’ve
Lance Pugmire brings word that heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson will return to the ring as part of Top Rank’s planned February 14th Keyshawn Davis vs Denys Berinchyk show in New York. “The Real Big Baby” (17-1 15 KO) began his 2024 campaign on wobbly footing after driving while intoxicated in November and subsequently leading police
Wednesday, Jan. 8 DAZN, 3:00 am ET, Jai Opetaia vs David Nyika. Fun in prime time for Australia, breakfast entertainment for our European friends, and an overnight fireworks show for the Americans, as Opetaia and Nyika fight for Opetaia’s IBF cruiserweight title. Opetaia broke through in a big way with a Fight of the Year
As we kick off 2025, Top Rank releases its retrospective its best of the year 2024. There were a lot of great fights that took place this past year, and here is just one promotional company’s perspective on all the highlight reel action. Some of the replay footage includes Jason Maloney’s fierce battle with Saul
Floyd Mayweather’s brand is under fire as employees of his Mayweather Boxing and Fitness gym in Hollywood gathered outside in protest, making numerous allegations against the company which mostly involved unpaid wages. “Hard work, dedication, no pay,” they would repeatedly chant — a clear riff on Mayweather’s oft-mentioned slogan. Some of the employees would then
Keith Idec brings word that struggling 21-year-old middleweight prospect Elijah Garcia will helm 2025’s first PBC on Prime show against former Olympian Terrell Gausha on February 15th. Garcia (16-1, 13 KO) had the look of a blue-chipper during his 2023 campaign, bouncing back from an iffy performance against Kevin Salgado with a violent finish of
Floyd ‘Kid Austin’ Schofield will be taking a big step up in competition when the 22-year-old fighter takes on Shakur Stevenson on Feb. 22, and newly minted champion Richardson calls the fight a money grab as he gives Schofield no real shot to win the fight. Here’s some of what Hitchins had to say about
You have to shape and maintain dreams the way you do a bonsai if you want them to survive. Tweak the geometry here and there when you realize you didn’t grow the way you thought you would. Scrap whole portions when you lose the bits of you that were supposed to fill them. I decided,
As we watch another annum fall to the quadrennial 366-count, let us all greet the new boxing year with optimism by celebrating 2024’s Fight of the Year of the Week of the Year. If you’re a Bad Left Hook regular, you’re likely familiar with the concept of a Fight of the Year of the Week,