Last November, Giorgio Visioli walked to the ring at a sparsely populated 3Arena in Dublin, just another young hopeful making a low-profile debut deep on the undercard of the rematch between undisputed super lightweight champion Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor. Eighty-one seconds and one perfectly timed left hand later, Lee Sibley was on the canvas
By: Sean Crose Gervonta Davis. Vasyl Lomachenko. Devin Haney. Teofimo Lopez. These men are all in the general weight realm of WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson. With a record of twenty-one wins against zero losses, the twenty-seven year old Stevenson would be a high profile opponent for any of the aforementioned names. Stevenson is more
By Daniele D’Alessio FRANCESCA Hennessy hasn’t had five professional fights yet, but the 19-year-old has already set her sights on becoming the youngest undisputed world champion ever. Confident, charming, and extremely talented, Hennessy represents a new generation of boxers who are inspired by current champions to build their own legacy. “I would love to become
Following Teofimo Lopez’s unanimous decision win over Steve Claggett over the weekend, Chris Algieri puts his analyst cap on and breaks down the performance and explains why Lopez should probably stay at 140 rather than proceed with a move up to welterweight. Check out some of Algieri’s thoughts down below. Algieri on his reaction to
Charlie Edwards is in advanced discussions to fight the EBU bantamweight champion Thomas Essomba. Edwards, 31, revived his career – following a period of inactivity that started when he lost the WBC flyweight title to Julio Cesar Martinez in a fight that was later ruled a no contest as a consequence of him being punched
By Paul Webb IT has been “so far, so good” for Conor Baker in his fledgling professional career. The 27-year-old from Tipton will be hoping for a fantastic four wins from four when he steps through the ropes at the Dudley Town Hall on the BCB Promotions ‘Summer Showdown’ on July 19th. “I’m really happy
By Eric Armit Ernie ‘Indian Red’ Lopez Born: 23 September 1945 in Fort Duchesne, Utah. Died: 3 October 2009 in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Record: 61 fights, 49 wins (25 by KO/TKO), 11 Losses, 1 draw. Turned Pro: June 1963. Last fight: October 1974. Weight Division: Welterweight Beat: Armand Lourenco (twice), Pulga Serrano, Al Andrews, Johnny
IN order to get in the ring and actually fight and look to hurt another human being, a boxer will try – and need – to feel nothing towards them. Ideally, they will see them as just an opponent, a cardboard cutout they have to, in the name of their profession, knock down. Yet if
On a weekend that also featured Teofimo Lopez, two Latino warriors were primed to make a statement as Juan Francisco Estrada placed his WBC super-flyweight title on the line against Jesse Rodriguez, a weight-hopping 24-year-old talent who had already beaten Sunny Edwards, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Carlos Cuadras. Rodriguez’s thrilling KO victory, closed with a
ON Saturday July 26, 1890, a challenge appeared within the pages of the Sporting Life with the following words, “Harry Peter of Islington says he is surprised at Joe Caly challenging him for the third time, he having already defeated him twice, once with the raw-‘uns and once with two-ounce gloves. Peter, however, will have
Results: Yamileth Mercado UD-10 Ramla Ali (98-92, 98-93, 97-93) Arturo Cardenas MD-10 Danny Barrios (95-95, 97-93, 96-94) Juan Francisco Estrada returns to defend his WBC super flyweight title tonight, facing rising star Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez in a DAZN main event. Estrada, who is bound for the Hall of Fame, will try to be the first
Teofimo Lopez rather easily retained his WBO super lightweight title, winning a near-shutout decision over Steve Claggett tonight in Miami. Teofimo (21-1, 13 KO) took the fight on scores of 119-109, 120-108, and 120-108. Claggett (38-8-2, 26 KO) brought his usual pressure and effort, but just couldn’t get control of the fight, and Teofimo was
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez became the first man to knock out Juan Francisco Estrada, finishing off Estrada in the 7th round to reclaim the WBC super flyweight title. Rodriguez reclaimed the belt, which he held before surrendering it to drop down to 112 pounds, by knocking out Estrada, a future hall-of-famer that Bam says he grew
Saturday, July 6 DAZN, 2:00 pm ET, Johnny Fisher vs Alen Babic. Johnny Fisher’s first main event as he faces the ferocious and limited Babic in what should be a slugfest for however long it lasts. BLH will have live updates. ESPN+, 6:10 pm ET, Stevenson vs Harutyunyan prelims. DAZN, 8:00 pm ET, William Zepeda
Gennady Golovkin may or may not be retired from the ring – he hasn’t entirely closed the door on the prospect of returning for the perfect opportunity – but he certainly hasn’t finished fighting. His latest challenge, however, isn’t defeating an overmatched middleweight contender but battling to keep boxing in the Olympics. With Paris 2024
On Saturday at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, the main event featured 230 pounds of pure badassery – in this case, divided between two men. Future Hall of Famer “El Gallo” Juan Francisco Estrada, 34, sent rising star Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, 24, to the canvas for the first time in his career. Rodriguez answered back
Lightweight Giovanni Cabrera is one of the bright young talents out of Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing club. However, three years ago he was an inactive fighter who had fired his longtime trainers and managers. Although he had defeated several undefeated prospects during his rise, Cabrera was given his big break by Roach and Manny
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s traditional date of fighting on Mexican Independence Day weekend in September is around the corner, but an opponent has not been announced yet for the undisputed super middleweight champion. If Alvarez plans on fighting on Sept. 14, an opponent must be named soon for the event to be properly promoted. For Alvarez’s
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