Ekaterinburg – Russian light heavyweight Vasily Voytsekhovsky (13-0, 7 KOs) survived the toughest test of his career by overcoming tough and ultra experienced Argentinean veteran Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna (31-12, 21 KOs) with a questionable majority decision over ten rounds in an even fight. Voytsekhovsky, 27, an aggressive slugger with diminished defensive skills, tried to apply pressure to 2008 Argentinean Olympian, ...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Juan Manuel Marquez, welterweight contender Conor Benn, welterweight champion Terence Crawford, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, Artur Beterbiev vs. Andre Ward, Tim Tszyu vs. Keith Thurman, and more. How are you Bread Man?? Thanks for your mailbag…How good Juan Manuel Marquez was in his prime?? which style he was?? ...
Bob Arum admitted Friday that he was completely caught off guard when Jamaine Ortiz fought Thursday night the way that the cautious underdog opted to box against Teofimo Lopez. An annoyed Arum watched from a front-row seat as Ortiz approached Lopez from a southpaw stance and carefully fought off of his back foot for 12 rounds. Ortiz believes his strategy, ...
HAMZAH SHEERAZ, ON Saturday, has the opportunity to post his most emphatic and meaningful statement to date when he goes up against Liam Williams at London’s Copper Box Arena in what is our opening show of 2024, live on TNT Sports. It is a middleweight fight with humdinger written all over it and it is one I cannot wait for. ...
Undefeated junior middleweight prospect Oluwafemi Oyeleye returns to action as he takes on veteran Wilfirdo Buelvas in the eight-round main event of a night of boxing on Saturday, February 17th at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The card is promoted by R & B Promotions. Oyeleye of Philadelphia via Lagoa, Nigeria, has a record of 14-0 with eight knockouts. The ...
Lamont Roach Jr. will head straight into his mandatory title defense. Two, in fact, should he resume his winning ways. The recently crowned WBA junior lightweight titlist was ordered to next defend the belt versus Ireland’s Jono Carroll. The ruling was made despite the fact that unbeaten contender Otar Eranosyan won a final eliminator just last summer and is ranked ...
It pays well to be a top attraction in boxing. Sports media publication Sportico released its “100 Highest-Paid Athletes in the World” list this week, and six fighters are featured on the list. Canelo Alvarez was the highest-ranked boxer on the list at No. 17 with a total of $66 million in earnings across the calendar year of 2023. Anthony ...
Teofimo Lopez implored Jamaine Ortiz to stand and fight many times Thursday night. A disciplined, composed Ortiz remained committed, though, to his mundane game plan throughout their 12-round, 140-pound championship match. Ortiz fought from a southpaw stance from the start of their fight until the final bell, competed almost exclusively off of his back foot and frustrated Lopez because he ...
Jamaine Ortiz: I Felt Like I Dominated The Fight [With Teofimo Lopez]; 117-111 Was Pretty Ridiculous
When Jamaine Ortiz heard ring announcer Mark Shunock read the first score, 117-111, he thought there was no way he could’ve been declared the loser of his 12-round title fight with Teofimo Lopez. When Shunock announced the other two scores, 115-113 apiece, Ortiz still believed that he had done enough to win the WBO junior welterweight championship from Lopez on ...
Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia have transformed years of talk into a budding superfight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a deal was reached for the pair of young stars to meet atop an April 20 DAZN pay-per-view event. Both sides acknowledged to Boxing Scene that advanced talks rapidly progressed to agreed terms, in line with breaking news reports from Daily Star’s ...