Mauricio Sulaiman has been around boxing long enough to know his ongoing push to expand the judging panel at the most significant fights is an uphill challenge. “Everyone seems to be comfortable with the usual way [and] resistant to change,” the World Boxing Council president told Boxing Scene on Thursday. But following another weekend of
IN one sense, and if looking at it through pessimistic eyes, it could be said that the super-bantamweight fight between Peter McGrail and Marc Leach, announced yesterday (April 4), is the last thing either man needs. However, when taking into account the speed at which Leach jumped at this relatively short-notice opportunity on April 27,
LAST week a professional boxer accused a commentator of disrespectfully accusing him, the boxer, of disrespect, dressing him down before television cameras in a somewhat disrespectful manner. Behind them both, meanwhile, was a stage on which a variety of boxers, including Ben Whittaker, the boxer with a bee in his bonnet, had earlier sat. It
Eddie Hearn believes Richardson Hitchins will be a problem for any of the leading 140-pounders. Hitchins is a 26-year-old from New York who is 17-0 (7 KOs) as a pro and he boxes Argentine Gustavo Lemos, 29-0 (19 KOs) at the new Fontainebleau in Las Vegas on Saturday on DAZN. It is the first sporting
Yesterday’s announcement that interim WBA super flyweight champion John “Scrappy” Ramirez will defend his belt against David Jimenez on the April 30th Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia PPV raised some questions, as recent reports claimed Ramirez was due for his mandated shot at full champion Kazuto Ioka. Those questions may now be answered, as ESPN’s
Dinner date ON Wednesday, Matchroom confirmed the next move for one of the most exciting fighters in the sport, and one of their newest signings, Subriel Matias. In his first fight since signing with Eddie Hearn, the 32-year-old puncher will return home to fight in Puerto Rico for the first time in nearly five years
Posted on 04/04/2024 By: Sean Crose “In the UK boxing is a major, major sport,” British promoter Eddie Hearn told Fight Hype in an interview posted on Thursday, “top five, definitely. Probably top three.” Hearn, who runs Matchroom Boxing is one of the top promoters on the planet. What’s more, the Englishman has long worked
Undisputed super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) has responded to recent comments by his ex-promoter Oscar De La Hoya, who claimed that he would win a hypothetical fight if they could meet in their primes. Alvarez parted ways with Golden Boy Promotions and De La Hoya, the organization’s chairman and CEO, following
Ryan Garcia sits down with Chris Mannix for an in-depth talk about his upcoming April 20 PPV fight with Devin Haney and discusses the fight and why he believes he’ll prove to be too much for the 140 lb titleholder. Garcia, who says he believes he’s the face of boxing, breaks it all down in
Former British Super-Bantamweight Champion Marc Leach will face Peter McGrail at the top of Matchroom Boxing’s latest NXTGEN show at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool on Saturday April 27, live worldwide on DAZN, after McGrail’s original opponent Ja’Rico O’Quinn withdrew due to personal family matters. Liverpool’s McGrail (8-1, 5 KOs) had an immediate shot at redemption against Detroit’s O’Quinn following his shock KO loss
Timothy Bradley Jr.Apr 4, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions There’s boxing to be found on television almost every weekend. After all, Saturday night’s alright for fighting. If you’re into
BN: Fans would want to know why Adam Azim has vacated his European title instead of facing Dalton Smith. What’s your response? Shalom: It was hard to make a decision, but we had to weigh up the options. Harlem Eubank was one of those options. In his [Azim] career most people in and around boxing
With heavyweight legend Mike Tyson preparing to step in between the ropes once more for a fight against Jake Paul, he makes an appearance on Hannity to discuss the fight and the underlying fear that actually encourages him to want to participate in this event. Check out some of what Tyson had to say about
MUHAMMAD ALI is causing a stir in boxing once again but this time in the world of auctioneering. ‘The Greatest’ who sadly passed away on June 3, 2016, aged 74 made his name around the world thanks to his incredible abilities in the ring and his way with words outside it. One man who was
Posted on 04/03/2024 Atlantic City Boxing is Back! NYC’s hottest club boxing series is coming May 11 to Tropicana Hotel/ Casino. It’s a stacked card. Tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster! Boxing Insider Promotions is bringing boxing back to the Boardwalk at the Tropicana Hotel/Casino in Atlantic City. The date is Saturday, May 11, and begins
It is often said that honesty is the best policy and Jack Cullen makes no excuses for the lacklustre display which saw him lose his British and Commonwealth super middleweight titles to Zak Chelli in January. “It didn’t work, did it? It was just a f****** s*** night,” Cullen, 22-5-1 (10 KO’s), told VIP. Four
PERHAPS the most important component in a boxer’s life is the ability to listen. It is like a secret element. Listening could be the difference between winning or losing. But sometimes everyone appears to be so caught up in their own business they’re not interested in other concerns or listening to anything else. They just
Trainer Robert Garcia weighs in on last weekend’s action, highlighted by Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz’s stoppage win over Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero and discusses how he thinks Cruz would fare against the other champions at 140. Needless to say, Garcia says Pitbull wouldn’t be an easy out for any of them no matter how talented they are.