If there’s one thing people love it’s watching someone fall from on high. Call it jealousy, or caving in to the dark side of human nature, the fact remains people find it enjoyable and amusing to watch as someone’s world collapses. Such is the case with one Devin Haney, who has gone from being seen
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By: Sean Crose IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois deserves a second chance at WBO, WBC, and WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. While Usyk ended the first bout between the two men in August 2023 in thunderous fashion, that victory has been overshadowed at times by a controversial incident that occurred in the 5th round of
By: Sean Crose On Saturday in Saudi Arabia, WBC, WBA, and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk put an end to a theory that was once on the verge of becoming accepted fact: that the heavyweight division was now the exclusive realm of fighters six and half feet tall (6’5 at a minimum) or over. Great
By: Sean Crose Tyson Fury made his way to the ring in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to the sounds of Christmas music courtesy of Mariah Carey. By the time the towering Englishman reached the ring, however, Carey’s vocals had been replaced by the music of Biggie Smalls. It was all, to be sure, classic Fury.
By: Sean Crose I’ll be frank – this is one of the hardest calls I’ve had to make in my ten plus years of writing about boxing. The truth is that the first Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk battle was so close – so completely back and fourth – that it’s hard to decide which man is
By: Sean Crose “I’m going to dish out a whole lot of pain,” Tyson Fury said during the final press conference before his Saturday rematch against WBA, WBO and WBC heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. “I’ve got nothing to say far from there’s going to be a lot of hurt and pain in this fight, you
By: Sean Crose “I’ve not spoke to Paris in three months,” former heavyweight titlist Tyson Fury recently told TNT Sports in an interview. “Not a word.” Paris, for those who don’t know, is Fury’s wife, as well as the mother of his children. “I don’t miss ’em,”Fury said of his family, claiming that – although
By: Sean Crose “It’s CHRISTMAS time but this is a reminder that some things take no breaks for holidays,” states John Scully, fighter, broadcaster, and trainer of note. “You may have read that Wilfred BENITEZ was recently rushed to the intensive care unit and will be remaining there for a while. I’m sure everybody in
KURT SCOBY has come a long way to get where he is now. So it would be dangerous to doubt his ability to come back from his first career loss and climb into contention in the junior welterweight division. Scoby will be taking on ANDREW RODGERS in the eight-round main event as part of “Holiday
Super middleweight DONTE LAYNE (5-0, 5 KO’s) is, without question, one of the biggest stories of the next card that is slated for Sony Hall in Manhattan. He is a New Yorker, and also one of the hottest prospects in the pro ranks. The Queens native has not allowed fans a lot of time to
Junior welterweight TERELL BOSTIC (13-2, 2 KO’s) is a red-hot fighter right now. Riding a five-bout winning streak, he’s aiming for big game in the 140-pound weight class. Now he returns to the scene of his last defeat as he participates in “Holiday Fight Night 3,” taking place at Manhattan’s Sony Hall on TUESDAY, DECEMBER
By: Sean Crose Popular welterweight Alexis Rocha threw down with Raul Curiel in a scheduled 12 rounder Saturday night in a main event broadcast live by DAZN. A ranked contender fighting under the Golden Boy promotional banner, the 25-2 Rocha had a lot on the line as he answered the bell to face his 15-0
By: Sean Crose Jaime Munguia returned to the ring in his native Mexico Saturday night, as he faced the widely unknown Bruno Surace in an ESPN main event. The 10 round super middleweight affair against the 25-0-2 Surace was seen as a something of a stay busy fight for the popular 44-1 Munguia. Marseille’s Surace,
Super middleweight JACOB SOLIS (5-0, 5 KO’s) is one of the most popular competitors who have fought at Sony Hall in Manhattan, and he’s bringing his unusually large following there once again as he goes after his sixth straight knockout as a pro. That will be part of “Holiday Fight Night 3,” taking place on
NISA RODRIGUEZ (2-0) is a rising star in women’s boxing. In fact, in the higher weight divisions she is already one of the premier fighters in the world. On TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17 she gets an opportunity to fight before hometown fans once again as she tackles a six-round feature bout at “Holiday Fight Night 3,”
ANDY DOMINGUEZ (11-1, 6 KO’s), who is one of the most exciting fighters in the flyweight division, has fought three different times at Manhattan’s Sony Hall. And he is on his way back there again. Dominguez, who is rather well-traveled, will appear in one of the three eight-round bouts that are part of “Holiday Fight
By: Sean Crose Things haven’t been great for former world titlist Anthony Joshua these past few years. While the man bulldozed through UFC star Francis Ngannou last March, the truth is that the towering Englishman has lost three major fights since 2021. Two of those fights were against the now legendary Olekdandr Usyk, the closest
By: Sean Crose Anthony Joshua is no longer a heavyweight titlist, but he remains one of the top draws in all of boxing. The man is extremely entertaining in the ring. More often than not, the towering Londoner delivers action. That’s why fans would love to see Joshua battle fellow former heavyweight titlist Tyson Fury