Month: October 2022

Undefeated middleweight prospect Joseph “Sug” Hicks of Grand Rapids, MI, moved to 4-0, 4 KOs with a second-round KO of Mexico’s Luis Solis (25-15-4, 21 KOs) to highlight the untelevised undercard of Salita Promotions’ SHOBOX: The New Generation event at Bally’s Atlantic City Casino and Resort this past Friday. Hicks, a former amateur champion, needed a round to study the ...

Mauricio ‘Bronco’ Lara has spent all of 2022 waiting on promised title shots that failed to materialize. It’s time for those fighters—Josh Warrington and Leigh Wood in particular—to pay the price. For now, all of that pent-up frustration was taken out on Colombia’s Jose Sanmartin. Two knockdowns led to his second straight third-round stoppage win in their DAZN-aired main event ...

Mauricio Lara has come to grips with not being able to challenge for his first major title. The streaking contender settled for a homecoming appearance in the aftermath of a canceled fight with secondary WBA featherweight titlist Leigh Wood. The two were due to meet September 24 in Wood’s hometown of Nottingham, England, only for the Brit to reportedly suffer ...

Leigh Wood still needs to convince the WBA that he is cleared for combat to retain his secondary title status. A reminder letter was sent to Nottingham’s Wood seeking medical proof of a biceps injury that forced him out of a September 24 voluntary WBA ‘World’ (Regular) featherweight title defense against Mauricio ‘Bronco’ Lara. The WBA requested proof of injury ...

Danny Garcia begrudgingly looked down at the scales, sweat dripping profusely from his brow before ultimately making his decision. While he thoroughly enjoyed his time in the welterweight division, the Philadelphia native knew good and well that squeezing down his fairly big frame to the 147-pound weight limit was no longer a possibility. So, in an effort to hand his ...

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as the return of Deontay Wilder, the big win by Caleb Plant, Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko, Michel Rivera, and much more. Saw that Deontay Wilder returned with a bang! A first round knockout of Helenius!! It really does seem like if you're knocked down by Wilder and ...

Stephen Fulton and Naoya Inoue may hail from two different parts of the world, but both unified champions have plenty in common. For starters, Inoue and Fulton are just one win away from reigning supreme over their respective divisions as undisputed champions. Also, by and large, both fighters have been pegged as pound-for-pound stars. With Inoue and Paul Butler, a ...

Mauricio Lara has vowed to take his frustrations out on Jose Sanmartin and send a warning to the world featherweight champions when they clash at the Plaza de Toros Arroyo in Mexico City on Saturday night, live worldwide on DAZN. Lara (24-2-1 17 KOs) had been set to challenge WBA ruler Leigh Wood in Nottingham, England in September but the ...

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – Isaiah Steen seemed to think taking Sena Agbeko’s flushest punches and consistently utilizing his jab was enough to win their 10-round fight Friday night. All three judges disagreed with Steen and the previously unbeaten super middleweight prospect’s team. They favored Agbeko’s aggression throughout their bout and his harder connections during their “ShoBox: The New Generation” ...

Angel Aponte will no longer appear atop a boxing show in association with the annual WBO convention. The 30-year-old junior lightweight from San Juan, Puerto Rico will instead appear before a judge, where he will have to answer to charges of domestic abuse. The Department of Justice filed charges in absentia against Aponte for domestic violence and child neglect involving ...