IT might not have been the one-sided display he’s used to, but Vergil Ortiz gritted out a title win at the Mandalay Bay last night, defeating Serhii Bohachuk by majority verdict. The Ukrainian soaked up the kind of shots that have stopped lesser men in their tracks and did everything he could to retain his
LAS VEGAS – Whether he is making, suggesting or rejecting fights, Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh is currently the straw that is stirring boxing’s drink. That was never more obvious than on Thursday, as promoter and former world champion Oscar De La Hoya addressed two of the sport’s more high-profile fights. The first was Saul “Canelo”
Serhii Bohachuk and Vergil Ortiz Jr meet tonight in a matchup that promises fireworks, headlining a DAZN card that starts at 8 pm ET. Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KO) will be defending his interim WBC title at 154 lbs, and the winner is potentially in line to face Terence Crawford or any other top name at
BAKHODIR Jalolov is now a two-time Olympic gold medallist after beating Ayoub Ghadfa to claim super-heavyweight gold. The big Uzbek toiled hard to keep the younger man at bay but resisted the temptation to plant his feet and score a KO, instead opting to step off and secure history. The judges’ decision was unanimous. Currently
David Benavidez’s promoter wants a fight with David Morrell, but he would prefer that match wait just a little longer. “That fight, it will happen, but we need to marinate like I did with Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.,” Sampson Lewkowicz told BoxingScene.com. “Marinate and everybody make money.” Benavidez and Morrell were previously
By Steve Bunce I SAT with two Olympic dreamers 10 days before the first bell in Paris. It was Callum Smith and Tasha Jonas, and the venue was an outdoor bar in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle. They had the same dreams at the same time, and they had been dreaming of boxing at the Olympics since
Luis Alberto Lopez will defend his IBF featherweight title against Angelo Leo tonight in an ESPN main event from Albuquerque. Live coverage will start at 10 pm ET on ESPN and ESPN+, and prelims will begin around 6 pm ET on ESPN+. Lopez (30-2, 17 KO) has made quite a run and a big case
Francis Ngannou may have fought two of the biggest-name heavyweight boxers in the world, but he no longer has plans of chasing a title in the ring. Ngannou, who made his transition from MMA to boxing when he fought Tyson Fury last year, is scheduled to return to the sport he left when he comes
By: Sean Crose “Ya’ll want me to shake someone’s hand,” Virgil Ortiz asked rhetorically on social media Thursday, “after people on said person’s team has been calling me unprofessional this and that? I give respect where it’s due.” Ortiz was referring to a press conference where he wouldn’t shake the hand of Serhii Bohachuk, who
By Mark Butcher The Olympics and controversy share the same DNA. As mad as it may seem, the endless corruption and political disputes of the Games surpass anything we can conjure up in pro boxing. The five rings are a veritable magnet to toxicity. It’s a tournament of infamy, from Hitler’s Sieg-Heiling propaganda machine in
Don King’s one and only champion, WBC cruiserweight titlist Noel Mikaelian, will meet Ryan Rozicki atop a September 28th show in King’s usual haunt of Casino Miami Jai Alai. Would-be viewers can catch the show “on Pay Per View via Triller TV, DonKing.com and Itube247.com” Mikaelian (27-2, 12 KO) has fought just four times since
As we near the end of the 2024 Paris Olympics, four Olympic gold medals were handed out in the men’s welterweight, women’s flyweight, men’s heavyweight and women’s welterweight on Friday. Khelif claims gold for Algeria Algeria’s Imane Khelif has added a new title to her name – Olympic gold medalist – a distinction that will forever
Aug 8, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IBF featherweight champion Luis Alberto Lopez defends his belt against Angelo Leo in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN card at Tingley Col iseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday (ESPN/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET). Lopez’s last loss was in May 2019 and he
By Elliot Foster Lucas Biswana has been rewarded with a lucrative promotional deal after winning an ABA title. The Liverpool fighter struck gold in this year’s senior elite tournament in the unpaid code and will now be given the chance to showcase his talents on the biggest of stages. Biswana, who was a national amateur
Ahead of Saturday’s super middleweight fight between Vergil Ortiz and Serheii Bohachuk, both fighters appeared at a final press conference to discuss their impending battle with prospects of an even bigger fight on the horizon. Neither Ortiz nor Bohachuk are known to be big talkers so much of what was said came from their respective
Oleksandr Usyk is open to a third fight with Anthony Joshua if Joshua beats Daniel Dubois in September. Usyk first fought Joshua in 2021, when the Ukrainian inflicted his second defeat and took the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles. They fought again a year later, when Usyk was again victorious. Joshua has since returned
IT’S one thing being described as a “Road Warrior” in boxing but it’s another to do so and be a world champion at the same time. Mexico’s Luis Alberto Lopez is a shining example of both. On Saturday night (August 10), Lopez takes his IBF Featherweight title into challenger Angelo Leo’s backyard in Albuquerque. It’s
Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya takes some time to field some questions on the recent big Riyadh Season card headlined by Terence Crawford vs Israil Madrimov, an upcoming show in Canelo Alvarez vs Edgar Berlanga, and his willingness to make a Shakur Stevenson vs William Zepeda fight. Check out some excerpts of what
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