Month: May 2020

The social status of Ryan Garcia continues to grow. The rising 21-year old lightweight contender launched his own YouTube channel Friday with a vlog titled, “How to train like a professional boxer during quarantine.” Garcia, who has a gargantuan 6.2 million following on Instagram, has already racked up over 85,000 subscribers on YouTube in a span of two days to ...

Derek Chisora is ready to help for champion Alexander Povetkin take down Dillian Whyte. Povetkin were Whyte scheduled to collide this month, but their fight was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic. There is a tentative date in July, which is likely not going to happen as planned. The newest date may come down in late July or early August. Chisora ...

As plans progress to reintroduce live boxing events to American viewing audiences, Bob Arum and the Top Rank team continue to sift through the best possible scenario for keeping the bulk of its stable active. The other trick is to figure out when to roll out the fights they are for now forced to hold back, as well as determine ...

Experience is always the best teacher, and Irish star Luke Keeler is taking on board that old adage as he plans to put to good use the lessons he learned from his first world title challenge. Keeler (17-3-1, 5KOs) is seeking a fresh start after his battle with WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade in January, and he’s explained just how ...

Danny Trejo says he has boxing to thank for starting his Hollywood career, as he joins the latest episode of Matchroom Boxing’s YouTube show ‘Peleamundo’. Trejo has had the sport in his heart since he was a kid and having used boxing as a tool to get through prison time, the sport offered him a route into the entertainment industry ...

IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is not taking the trash talking bait from Tyson Fury, who holds the WBC world title. Fury vs. Joshua is currently the biggest fight in the sport. Joshua has to make a mandatory defense against Kubrat Pulev in the coming months, while Fury is contracted to have a trilogy fight with Deontay ...

WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis (23-0) was last in action in December when he defeated former champion Yuriorkis Gamboa by 12th round knockout in Atlanta, Georgia. Next up for the 25-year-old two-division champion is Leo Santa Cruz.  The two are expected to square off in a pay-per-view event at some point in the summer when the covid-19 pandemic begins to ...

The governing officials in Nevada will hold its first commission meeting in three months, fittingly to determine whether or not boxing can return to Las Vegas for the first time within that same period. A monthly commission meeting has been scheduled by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), with the session to take place May 27 at state headquarters in ...

The 10-round junior middleweight bout between former world titleholder Carlos Molina and veteran Michi Munoz that was scheduled for this Saturday night will now take place on May 30. The Molina-Munoz fight will headline a five-bout card, which will be held with no fans in attendance, in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. Molina, who runs King Carlos Promotions, will fulfill the role ...

Chris Eubank Jr. doesn’t see anything special about Jermall Charlo. The confident British contender wants a chance to validate his opinion by challenging Charlo for the WBC middleweight title in their first fight following the COVID-19 pandemic. A Charlo-Eubank bout is one Al Haymon is considering scheduling once fights can be made again. Eubank assessed Charlo during an appearance on ...