Shawn Porter thinks that Tim Tszyu’s original opponent, Keith Thurman, might have presented him with more problems than late replacement Sebastian Fundora – a topic that has divided fight fans. Thurman withdrew from the light middleweight clash this week because of a biceps injury, and Fundora – who was already scheduled to fight on the undercard – stepped in to ...
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s request for $150 million to $200 million to fight David Benavidez has triggered a rich response from the younger unbeaten former champion. At his Tuesday news conference, Alvarez said that Benavidez brings nothing to the table except 25 extra pounds (of rehydration), and that he’ll only fight Benavidez for $150 million to $200 million. That’s quite a ...
Sampson Boxing proudly announces the signing of streaking welterweight prospect Nicklaus “La Bestia” Flaz to a promotional contract. Since suffering his second career defeat, a shock first-round knockout in October 2020, Flaz (12-2, 8 KOs), from Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, has gone on a tear, scoring three impressive upset victories; knocking out an established durable veteran and taking the undefeated ...
Mexican Olympian Lindolfo Delgado is ready to enter the junior welterweight title picture. Delgado will return in a 10-rounder against compatriot Carlos “El Tiburon” Sanchez on Friday, March 29 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Delgado-Sanchez will be featured on the undercard of the 12-round junior lightweight main event between former two-weight world champion Oscar Valdez and one-time world ...
Jimmy Joe Flint believes that fans could be in for a “barnstormer” when he defends his Central Area super lightweight title against Campbell Hatton on Saturday. The fighters will meet in Sheffield, U.K., on the undercard of Dalton Smith’s intriguing 140-pound bout with big-punching Jose Zepeda. Flint (13-1-2, 3 KOs), however, thinks his fight with Hatton (14-0, 5 KOs) could ...
Sometimes in life, you find like-minded people. That’s what happened when Tsotne Rogava and Gurgen Hovhannisyan found one another. The fighters first met as amateurs. Rogava represented Ukraine at the 2020 Olympics, while Hovhannisyan was fighting for Armenia. Today, Rogava, 30, and Hovhannisyan, 26, are heavyweights with identical records (5-0, 5 KOs) and training partners in the Los Angeles area. ...
WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith is having to be patient. Having won his title by dropping and outpointing Lawrence Okolie in his hometown of Bournemouth last May, Billam-Smith defended his crown for the first time against Mateusz Masternak, stopping the Polish challenger in front of his South Coast fans in December. It was revealed several weeks ago that Billam-Smith’s next ...
Liam Davies may have started last week as part of an ensemble cast, but when Queensberry’s latest “Magnificent Seven” show was done and dusted, the unbeaten super bantamweight was the undoubted star of the show. Davies turned in a virtuoso display and stopped Mexico’s Erik Robles in two exciting rounds. Within the space of 16 fights, Davies, a 27-year-old from ...
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has trained with Ryan Garcia, befriended him as a mentor and recently watched him from a distance. Alvarez is concerned. In a behind-the-scenes Tuesday conversation with DAZN’s Claudia Trejos before a news conference to promote his own May 4 pay-per-view bout against Mexican countryman Jaime Munguia, Alvarez said he hopes Garcia “has people to help him.” “And ...
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN presented by AutoZone: Valdez vs. Wilson/Estrada vs. Valle will be presented live Friday, March 29, at approximately 11 p.m. ET/ 8 p.m. PT exclusively on ESPN+. The event takes place at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. In the 12-round junior lightweight main event, Mexican warrior Oscar Valdez will face Australian former world title challenger ...