Month: March 2022

Josh Warrington is hoping to return to the featherweight spotlight on Saturday night.  During the last twelve months, the featherweight division has seen several changes, with newly crowned champions like IBF champion Kiko Martinez and WBC champion Mark Magsayo. Two weeks ago, WBA "regular" champion Leigh Wood produced a sensational ending when he knocked out Michael Conlan in the final ...

For two months after his fight with Rashidi Ellis, Alexis Rocha says he would go for a run every day and think about what went wrong. As he would stride up and down the streets of Santa Ana, he would go round by round, dissecting scenarios in which minor changes would have resulted in a win rather than his first ...

Francisco 'Verdugo' Pérez withstood the first round simply because there wasn't much activity by either boxer, but as soon as the second round began - top junior welterweight contender Jose 'Chon' Zepeda took over the entire contest when he let his hands go. Perez suffered three knockdowns before their fight was stopped on Saturday night at the Josúe 'Neri' Santos Gym ...

Matteo Signani's defense of the EBU middleweight title against Anderson Prestot (24-2) that was set go ahead Saturday (March 19) night in Massy (France) was cancelled the day before. The 42-year old Italian (31-5-3) had developed an infection in a tooth during fight week and a dentist was called in and according to Boxeringweb the problem was fixed but the ...

Regis Prograis has put himself in line to fight for the WBC world title after Tyrone McKenna was stopped because of a nasty cut above his eye. A blood-soaked final eliminator for the super lightweight belt was delivering on the pre-fight hype but McKenna, who had been floored in the second round, was pulled out in the sixth round. Prograis ...

Edgar Berlanga sold out the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden to the tune of 5,158 fans. Berlanga prevailed via 10-round unanimous decision (96-94 and 97-93 2x) over Steve Rolls in his main event debut. It wasn't the sterling knockout Berlanga sought, but it was an important step forward for the Brooklyn native. Berlanga (19-0, 16 KOs) tore his biceps ...

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is standing firm that DAZN must be involved in a potential middleweight fight between WBC world champion Jermall Charlo and undefeated contender Jaime Munguia. For weeks, the two camps were in talks and an agreement appeared to be close - with the financial terms being satisfied on both sides. The boxers were ...

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is looking to move Ryan Garcia to a world title shot sooner than later. Garcia has been out of the ring since January 2021, when he got off the floor to score a knockout over Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell. The unbeaten boxer will return to the ring on April 9, ...

NEW YORK – John Bauza remained undefeated Saturday night, but he didn’t necessarily legitimize himself as a 140-pound contender. Nevertheless, Bauza boxed his way to a unanimous decision over Canadian veteran Tony Luis on the Edgar Berlanga-Steve Rolls undercard at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater. Bauza (17-0, 7 KOs), a Puerto Rican southpaw from New Jersey, won all eight rounds ...

NEW YORK – Kelvin Davis didn’t even need 90 seconds to end his four-round fight against Phillip Carmouche on Saturday night. Davis recorded two knockdowns and stopped Carmouche just 1:17 into their welterweight bout on the Edgar Berlanga-Steve Rolls undercard at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater. Davis, a junior welterweight prospect from Norfolk, Virginia, improved to 4-0 and recorded his ...