Posted on 10/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode For the better part of two years, both WBC middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin and WBA titleholder Ryota Murata, have spent more time outside of the ring, than inside of it. However, after working diligently behind the scenes, it appears as though that will be coming to an end. As
3:04 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gennadiy Golovkin and Ryota Murata have agreed to a deal for a Dec. 29 middleweight title unification bout at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, multiple sources told ESPN. A formal announcement is expected next week. The fight will take place just outside Murata’s hometown, Tokyo. The Olympic gold medalist
Posted on 05/04/2020 By: Sean Crose You could tell right away the man meant business. The way he started firing off his left hand in a powerful jab immediately after the opening bell suggested the fight wouldn’t go the full scheduled 10 rounds. It didn’t even get past the first. A lightning quick flurry, punctuated
Posted on 05/10/2020 By: Sean Crose He was throwing punches, quick punches, in all varieties. Even when he was going backwards, he was landing the harder, more accurate shots. John Bustos tried to work the body, but his own punches were ineffective. By the end of the second round, it was clear that Emilio Sanchez,
Posted on 05/20/2020 By: Sean Crose “We’re hanging in there,” says 14-0 super lightweight Luis Feliciano, “I’m just trying to be as productive as I can.” Feliciano, who holds the NABF super lightweight tile, is simply trying to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic that’s put virtually the entire world on hold. Needless to say, the
Posted on 01/02/2021 Things almost got off to a disastrous start for the Garcia household. With his older brother Ryan Garcia in the main event, younger brother Sean Garcia (7-0, 2 KOs) kicked things off at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. In what was a four round opening event, the lightweight prospect was
Posted on 06/10/2020 By: Sean Crose No one needs to be told what a tough time the world – and America in particular – is going through. Still, there are some of us who are able to find away to make at least a glass or two of lemonade out of a seeming orchard full
Posted on 01/02/2021 Jr middleweight prospect Raul Curiel (9-0, 7 KOs) took care of business against late replacement Ramses Agaton (22-13-3, 12 KOs) at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas tonight. With only a week to prepare himself for the undefeated Curiel, Agaton proved that he was simply no match for his younger opponent.
Posted on 07/10/2020 By: Sean Crose Last Valentines Day, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, Ryan Garcia impressed his five million Instagram followers by decimating Francisco Fonseca in the opening round. Yet there was another fighter plying his trade on the DAZN that evening that brought a bit of attention of his own. No,
Posted on 01/30/2021 By: Sean Crose Heavyweight Michael Coffie appeared on Saturday’s Fox card, as he took on Darmani Rock in a scheduled 10 rounder. The 11-0 Coffie was previously seen stopping Joey Abell in the second round back in November. The 17-0 Rock had last been spotted retiring Lorenzo Smith way back in 2019.
Posted on 07/24/2020 By: Sean Crose “It’s going to be an amazing fight,” 7-0 welterweight Evan Sanchez says of his scheduled Friday bout against the 18-4 Issouf Kinda. The scheduled 6 rounder will be the opening fight on Golden Boy’s Vergil Ortiz Jr – Samuel Vargas card, which will be aired live on the DAZN
Posted on 03/20/2021 For the first time in his short career, super middleweight prospect Pavel Silyagin (7-0, 4 KOs) fought for a full 12 rounds. His opponent, the previously undefeated Azizbek Abdugofurov (13-1, 5 KOs) pushed his man to the limit but to no avail. The Russian prospect dazzled in front of his hometown crowd
Posted on 01/27/2021 By: Sean Crose YouTube influencer Jake Paul is now also a spokesman for the spot of boxing. In fairness, Paul is a professional who takes the sport seriously. With a record of 2-0, the Cleveland native has at the very least proven that he has a powerful shot and is cool under
Posted on 03/20/2021 There were no feel out rounds as Marcelino Nicolas Lopez (37-2-1, 22 KOs) and Jairo Lopez (27-12, 18 KOs) began banging in the middle of the ring at Dickies Arena, in Fort Worth Texas. Yet no matter how badly Jairo wanted to will himself to the win, Marcelino simply wouldn’t allow it.
Posted on 03/25/2021 By: Sean Crose Amanda Serrano (39-1-1) and Daniela Bermudez (29-3-3) squared off on Thursday in a battle between two of the best in the business. At stake were three women’s featherweight titles. First, though the Ring City USA card, which was aired live from Puerto Rico on the NBC Sports network, featured
Posted on 04/03/2021 Tursynbay Kulakhmet (3-0, 2 KOs) wasted absolutely no time in starching Heber Rondon (20-1, 13 KOs). A clean left hook saw Rondon hit the deck once in the opening few seconds on the undercard of lightweight champion Jamel Herring against former titlist Carl Frampton. After gradually raising back to his feet, Kulakhmet
Posted on 07/12/2021 Errol Spence Jr. arrives for Sunday’s press conference poised and focused on the day’s press activities. It is the first time the Unified champion and 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will appear together to promote their August super fight. Throughout his boxing journey, he’s succeeding where others have found difficult. Flanked by
Posted on 04/03/2021 It might be early in the professional career of Keyshawn Davis (2-0, 2 KOs) but by the looks of it, he appears to be the real deal. The 22-year-old punished fellow prospect Richman Ashelley (10-2, 9 KOs) over the course of four rounds. With Ashelley receiving a beating every round, his corner