23-year old French heavyweight prospect Wilfried Florentin (3-0) was shot to death in Paris on Sunday morning, reports Le Parisien. The exact circumstances around his death are still being investigated but it appears that there was a brawl and Florentin was shot twice and died in the hospital. Florentin was a promising amateur, but his amateur career was cut short ...
In the end, Chris Eubank Jr. could not get himself to reschedule a fight with Conor Benn. The veteran British middleweight instead is moving forward with a contractually obligated rematch with Liam Smith, who, in one of the year's biggest upsets, beat him by fourth-round stoppage in January at AO Arena in Manchester. Their pay-per-view rematch will be held June ...
Jermall Charlo hasn’t always been the most active fighter around. But the Houston native would routinely step through the ropes and proudly defend his WBC middleweight title. But, despite taking care of business against Juan Macias Montiel in 2021 for his fourth title defense, Charlo has spent his time sitting sequestered on the sidelines. The truculent star’s recent stint on ...
While he respects what the judges bring to the table, Brandon Lynch has done his best to render their job as extraneous as possible. Thus far, the up-and-coming heavyweight prospect has ensured that none of his opponents have made it to the final bell. However, during his latest trip to the ring, the 31-year-old was forced to put on his ...
Former two-division world champion Bernard Hopkins does not believe the rehydration clause affected Ryan Garcia in last month's pay-per-view fight with Gervonta 'Tank' Davis. At the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Garcia was dropped in the second round and then put down for good in the seventh, after Davis landed a very hard shot to the body. The fight was ...
The host hotel on the week of a boxing event always produces an eclectic mixture of humanity that you won’t see anywhere else. If you’re in the sport, you can identify boxing people right away. For one, they’re almost always in a tracksuit and a flat-brimmed cap adorned with the name of the fighter they’re affiliated with, or of course, ...
College Park Center, Arlington, Texas - Victor “El Tornado” Morales, Jr. (18-0-1, 9 KOs) pulled a stunning quick knockout of Diego De La Hoya (24-2, 11 KOs), handing De La Hoya his second career loss to become the new WBA Intercontinental featherweight titlist. Scheduled for 10-rounds, the fight made it to 1:08 in the second round when Morales landed a ...
Former four division champion Roy Jones Jr. would like to see Anthony Joshua face an opponent who doesn't have the punching power attributes of Deontay Wilder. Joshua returned to the ring earlier this month, with a twelve round decision win over Jermaine Franklin. It was Joshua's first win since 2020. The recent win helped him bounce back after back to ...