Eddie Hearn hopes their inverted insistence on different weight limits for their rematch doesn’t prevent Dmitry Bivol and Canelo Alvarez from fighting again next. Bivol thus far has demanded that their second fight take place at the super middleweight maximum of 168 pounds because it would afford him an opportunity to become boxing’s undisputed champion in that division. Alvarez, conversely, ...
A recent article by BoxingScene.com’s Jake Donovan confirmed that Arnold Barboza (28-0) declined a WBO junior welterweight title eliminator against Liam Paro (23-0). Matchroom, who promotes Paro, bid $303,000, which was to be split 60/40 in favor of Australia’s Paro since the fight was due to take place in the U.S. Barboza hails from the greater Los Angeles area ...
John Ryder got more than a moral victory by going the distance with Canelo Alvarez. According to his promoter, Eddie Hearn, Ryder now stands to gain offers for “big” opportunities, despite losing a unanimous decision to Alvarez, the undisputed champion at 168, last Saturday night at Estadio Akron in Alvarez’s hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico. The much feted homecoming event—attended by ...
Eight months out of the ring didn’t leave Houston’s undefeated light heavyweight prospect Darius “DFG” Fulghum (4-0, 4 KOs) rusty last month as he made a strong statement against Jay Williams (4-10) at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. The 26-year-old Fulghum, who is a promotional free agent, fought on the William Zepeda-headlined card streamed live on DAZN. Fulghum hadn’t ...
One year before Saul “Canelo” Alvarez made his pro boxing debut as a 15-year old, developers broke ground on what would be the brand new home of Club Deportivo Guadalajara, one of the most successful football clubs in the world. Little Saul was of course a soccer fan, as well as a boxing fan, mainly thanks to his older brother ...
Mexico - In a light heavyweight encounter, former WBC world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk (19-1, 15 KOs) continued his comeback with a sixth round stoppage of Ricards Bolotniks (19-7-1, 8 KOs). (photos by Melina Pizano) Gvozdyk used his jab to control Boltniks through two rounds. Bolotniks began to get more aggressive with shots to the body, which forced Gvozdyk to engage ...
Canelo Alvarez applauded John Ryder for his toughness after Ryder surprisingly went the distance with him Saturday night. London’s Ryder lost by large margins on all three scorecards, but Alvarez assumed Ryder recorded a moral victory of sorts by lasting all 12 rounds in their fight for Alvarez’s IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles. It appeared as if ...
Mexico - In a crossroads battle between junior welterweight punchers, Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela (27-3-1, 16 KOs) managed to pull out a ten round split decision over Steve Spark (16-3, 14 KOs). (photos by Melina Pizano) The scores were 96-93 for Valenzuela, 95-94 for Spark, and 95-94 for Valenzuela. There was no feeling out, as both were winging with big punches ...
Youtube star turned boxer Jake Paul insists that a rematch with Tommy Fury will take place in the coming future. Back in February in Saudi Arabia, Fury pulled off an upset when he came off the floor in the eight and final round to secure a split decision over Paul, who suffered his first career defeat. Fury, the unbeaten younger ...
Conor Benn wishes he had handled the news of his two positive drug tests a bit better than he did. The embattled British welterweight opened up in a recent interview that saw him tear up and apologize to fans for the brash way he acted initially. Benn has been mired in controversy since last October when it was revealed that ...