Shakur Stevenson appreciates what Bob Arum’s promotional company has done for his career in the five years since he signed with Top Rank Inc. The highly skilled 2016 Olympic silver medalist has been showcased on ESPN throughout his professional career, became a multimillionaire and has won world titles in two weight classes. Stevenson still wasn’t about to sit by quietly ...
The tattoo on Summer Lynn’s left wrist reads “Memories” and the welterweight from Chicago already has a healthy stack of them despite being just 20 years old. (photo by Jenny Alvarez) “That’s one of my biggest things - to have stories to be able to tell one day and live a life that people don't really have,” she said. “I ...
A mouth-watering all-British clash has been added to the undercard of Hannah Rankin's double world title defence at Glasgow's OVO Hydro Arena on May 13, with all the action broadcast LIVE by Fightzone. On the historic night - the first major boxing show in Scotland to be headed by a woman - Rankin will put her WBA and IBO ...
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Jose Valenzuela is grateful for the opportunity to appear in a showcase slot on a major pay-per-view event. It’s far from the end game, however. The 22-year-old Los Mochis, Mexico native can advance from fast-rising prospect to budding contender in his next fight. Valenzuela will face former WBC junior lightweight titlist Francisco ‘El Bandido’ Vargas as part of a four-fight ...
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Ryan Garcia has long ago reached a point where he knows he can never please all the people all of the time. The unbeaten lightweight has endured his share of criticism during his rise through the ranks, which comes with the territory when your fame tends to exceed the in-ring achievements. Garcia has always enjoyed a strong social media presence ...
Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions (RJJ Boxing) and World Cup Boxing Series (WCBS) have jointly announced the date and venue for the championship final of the inaugural “WCBS 4-Man Lightweight Tournament.” The two finalists, Luis “Koreano” Torres (15-0, 10 KOs) and Irving “Poderoso” Castillo (12-2, 8 KOs), will throw down June 2nd in the main event at Palenque de la ...
Oscar Valdez’s validation last year came in the form of a career-defining upset of Miguel Berchelt. Berchelt was a 4-1 favorite to defeat Valdez, who disproved plenty of naysayers when he challenged Berchelt in February 2020 for the WBC super featherweight title. Mexico’s Valdez, a former WBO featherweight champion, sent Berchelt to the canvas in the fourth and ninth rounds ...
Kell Brook could not help but laugh when he was asked about Amir Khan’s interest in a rematch. “He must be crazy,” Brook told IFL TV, cracking up. “He must be crazy. Listen, he didn’t like it when we were half and half, even. It (the first fight) was one-sided, in my opinion. So, you know, if he wants to ...
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Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs), from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, boxing's most dominant middleweight of his era, is bringing the Big Drama Show and his IBF and IBO world title belts to his opponent's backyard, Japan, where he will rumble with two-time WBA middleweight kingpin Ryota Murata (16-2, 13 KOs), in a long-awaited title unification fight. (photos by Naoki Fukuda) Promoted ...
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