Month: April 2022

The latest harrowing news to surface from the Ukraine-Russia conflict has apparently compelled Terence Crawford to provide a public service announcement. The WBO welterweight titlist from Omaha, Nebraska, recently posted an earnest video of himself on social media offering up words of encouragement to the people of Ukraine, in particular to their boxers and his friend Mykola Kovalchuk, the president ...

Eddie Hearn believes he has the right solution for a problem he feels lightweight contender Ryan Garcia will have to face up to soon. Hearn, the head of Matchroom Boxing, suggested in a recent interview that Garcia will have trouble landing “mega fights”, since most of the titlists and top contenders in the division are occupied for the next year ...

WBA middleweight champion Ryota Murata believes his upcoming opponent, IBF/IBO champion Gennadiy Golovkin, is past his best. The two champions will collide in a unification showdown on Saturday night in Japan. Golovkin, who nears 40, has only lost a single time in a close fight with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. Their first bout ended in a controversial split draw. There are ...

George Kambosos Jr. views Devin Haney as the best available opponent he can fight June 5. That doesn’t mean the undefeated, unified lightweight champion considers Haney an elite-level boxer. Kambosos claimed during a press conference Friday at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, that he’ll prove the unbeaten WBC world lightweight champion isn’t in his class when they square off in ...

JASON CUNNINGHAM DID not have to ponder too long and hard over the question of at what point did he realise that he had morphed from being considered a high level opponent to someone with fighting for a world title towards the forefront of his mind. Despite enjoying much notable success over the years, Cunningham has effectively turned his career ...

When Shane Mosley was an unbeaten lightweight champion, wrecking everyone in his path and looking like he’d never lose a prizefight, he told me that he knew that “0” wouldn’t last forever, that someone, somewhere would have his number.  He was right. Just like 99 percent of those who lace on the gloves, “Sugar Shane” tasted defeat. It didn’t matter ...

Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom believes IBF, IBO middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin is taking a very risky fight when he goes up against WBA champion Ryota Murata in a high stakes unification. The bout takes place on Saturday night in Japan. Golovkin is facing Murata on home soil - with the Japanese boxer being a superstar in the country. There ...

Shakhram Giyasov and Christian Gomez will clash for the IBF North American Welterweight title on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday May 7, live on DAZN, excluding Latin America and Mexico. In the U.S. & Canada, the event will be offered exclusively on DAZN Pay-Per View (PPV). Giyasov (12-0 9 ...

Former featherweight champion Lee Selby announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 35 following a fourteen-year career and 32 professional fights. The decision comes after Selby suffered three knockdowns and a fifth-round TKO defeat to Gustavo Lemos in Buenos Aires just 10 days ago. The British boxer released a lengthy statement announcing his decision to step away from ...

Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero both are considered punchers. Only two opponents apiece have gone the distance with the unbeaten lightweights during their pro careers. Davis is 26-0, including 24 knockouts, whereas Romero has stopped 12 of his 14 foes inside the distance. Davis has knocked out a longer list of known opponents, including former 130-pound champions Leo Santa Cruz ...