Roberto Diaz was instrumental in Ronny Rios’ career when he was with Golden Boy Promotions and now, with Rios admitting he’s in the final chapter of his career, Diaz is looking to do the right thing by him as his advisor. Rios returns on ProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights, on April 24 against Nicholas Polanco
Posted on 04/20/2024 By Sean Crose A scheduled 10 round junior middleweight showdown opened the Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia pay per view card Saturday night in Brooklyn. The 22-7-1 Nathaniel Gallimore took on the rising 18-0 Charles Conwell to start things off at the Barclays Center. Both men fought tight in the first as they tried
1) Assume nothing This being boxing, we should know by now not to claim to be experts, but still it is humbling, and somehow surprising, when we realise all we thought we knew before a fight turns out to be wrong. 2) Weight matters It may have only been three pounds, but the difference between
Ryan Garcia’s win over Devin Haney has thrown some chaos into the boxing world, which isn’t the most unwelcome thing. Chaos has seemed to follow Garcia around of late, and he sent some mixed messages about recent behavior, still insisting that he drank heavily through his training camp and managed to win anyway. “I don’t
By Oliver Fennell “I WAS riding my motorbike. I overtook a lorry and saw the road bend round. I saw this barrier and thought ‘if I hit that, I’ll be dead’. I looked down at the speedometer and it was at 80mph, so I just hit the throttle. “I went into the side of the
A heart-to-heart between Ryan Garcia and his trainer Derrick James was, according to Garcia, “key” to his victory over Devin Haney. Despite being the underdog, Garcia, 25, appeared under growing pressure to impress on Saturday night against his long-term rival, and defied all expectations by not only being competitive with Haney but by becoming the
Posted on 04/20/2024 By: Sean Crose Super flyweights David Jimenez and John Ramirez battled for the WBA’s interim divisional title Saturday night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The 13-0 Ramirez opened up by falling to the mat before the 15-1 Jimenez just after the opening bell. Both men then fought to control the range as well
Eddie Hearn and Ryan Garcia’s father Henry got into a bit of an altercation backstage after Ryan’s win over Devin Haney, whom Hearn was promoting in the event, but the anger didn’t last. Hearn was doing an interview, at a point where he was saying “big respect to Ryan Garcia, he was amazing,” when Henry
Ryan Garcia shockingly dealt Devin Haney the first loss of his career Saturday night, knocking him down three times en route to a majority decision win. Garcia set the tone of the fight early, tagging Haney with his patented left hook in the opening minute of the fight, and later used the same punch to
Posted on 04/20/2024 By: Sean Crose Supermiddleweights Bektemir Melikuziev and Pierre Dibombe engaged in a scheduled 12 rounder Saturday night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The 22-0-1 Dibombe fought the 13-1 Melikuziev patiently at first, choosing to remain on the outside for most of the opening round. Dibombe, however, had what appeared to be a serious
Friday, April 26 DAZN, 8:00 pm ET, Yoenis Tellez vs Joseph Jackson Most Valuable Prospects show from Orlando. Tellez is a legit prospect and emerging contender at 154, 23 and from Cuba but one of the new age lads who doesn’t necessarily “fight like a Cuban.” Jackson isn’t a prospect, he’s a 35-year-old club fighter
Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 21, 2024, 03:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Ryan Garcia was laughed at, mocked and called a clown by Devin Haney. At no time during the lead-up to his fight with one of the pound-for-pound best was Garcia taken seriously. That is until the opening minute of Saturday’s fight,
Gabriel Maestre has waited nearly a decade for his rematch with Eimantas Stanionis. The fighters are set to finally meet again, nearly 10 years after their previous matchup – and this time the stakes are much higher. Maestre will face Stanionis in a welterweight world title fight on the undercard of the Saul Alvarez-Jaime Munguia
Posted on 04/20/2024 By: Sean Crose The 29-0 junior welterweight Arnold Barboza squared off against the 18-1 Sean McComb in the co-main event of Saturday’s Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia card at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The Barboza-McComb match was scheduled for 10 rounds. Southpaw McComb pushed the action in the first. Barboza, on the other hand, remained
By Elliot Worsell ON Friday (April 19), at 1.35 pm in Manhattan, New York, CNN Anchor and Chief Legal Analyst Laura Coates was presented with the unenviable task of describing to her audience the sight of a man self-immolating in front of Collect Pond Park. As flames roared just metres from where Coates stood, the
Ryan Garcia’s win over Devin Haney on Saturday night has people talking about a rematch with Haney, but also some about a rematch with Gervonta “Tank” Davis, who knocked Garcia out last year. Garcia (25-1, 21 KO) says he doesn’t expect it to happen, saying that he’s not even going to try fighting at 140
Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 21, 2024, 01:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Ryan Garcia’s fitness to fight was questioned in the lead-up to Saturday night’s bout with Devin Haney, a turbulent promotion that was highlighted by Garcia’s erratic comments. Garcia was a major underdog and was virtually counted out entering Saturday evening. His
Ryan Garcia revived his career by recording one of the most remarkable of all victories to dethrone Devin Haney as the WBC super lightweight titleholder. Garcia did not leave the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, with the title, because his being overweight made him ineligible to win it. But he enhanced his reputation by