Anthony Joshua has disputed whispers of his next fight with the kind of venom uncharacteristic of the former heavyweight champion. In a now-deleted Instagram story post, London’s Joshua tried to shut down speculation that he could be headed toward a rematch with countryman Dillian Whyte later this summer. Recently, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, Joshua’s longtime promoter, told an outlet ...
Claressa Shields considers Maricela Cornejo and Hanna Gabriels comparable opponents, but she suspects Cornejo will be a fresher fighter when they meet Saturday night in Detroit. Costa Rica’s Gabriels is 40 and has boxed just three times since Shields defeated her by unanimous decision almost five years ago. Los Angeles’ Cornejo has been much more active in recent years and ...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Mauricio Lara missing weight for Leigh Wood, Devon Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko, Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence, the career of Ricky Hatton, and more. Mauricio Lara is the latest fighter to vacate his championship at the scales. Lara came in at 129.8 for his “featherweight” title fight ...
Joseph Diaz Jr. was an interested observer during the back-and-forth online battle between Golden Boy Promotions head Oscar De La Hoya and Ryan Garcia on Thursday. De La Hoya and Garcia have been publically squabbling throughout the week, as the 24-year-old upstart said that he received more support from the camp of Gervonta Davis following his first career loss in ...
Ardreal Holmes’ last two wins were important steps in developing the undefeated prospect into a 154-pound contender. Both of those points victories over Vernon Brown and Ismael Villarreal were broadcast by Showtime as part of the network’s prospect series, “ShoBox: The New Generation.” Holmes admitted Wednesday, though, that his fight against Wendy Toussaint on Saturday night is especially meaningful because ...
Undefeated light heavyweight contender Joshua Buatsi views himself as one of the top fighters in his weight class. Buatsi, 30-years-old, is back in the mix after last month's decision win over Pawel Stepien. It was Buatsi's first fight in a year, after going through promotional and managerial issues - which saw him jump ship from Matchroom to Boxxer. Currently, Buatsi ...
WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury is still on the hunt for his next opponent. Several potential targets have fallen through for one reason or another. There were serious discussions for Fury to have an undisputed showdown with WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO champion Oleksandr Usyk. The fight fell apart after both sides were unable to agree on the financial terms ...
Former Cage Warriors lightweight title challenger Kyle Driscoll rebounded from his failed title tilt with an impressive TKO victory at Cage Warriors 155 in San Diego. The American, who was finished by George Hardwick in his attempt to capture the Cage Warriors lightweight title at Cage Warriors 141 last July, returned to action at the Sycuan Casino Resort in San ...
Claressa Shields felt Franchon Crews was a clear winner over Maricela Cornejo in both of their 10-round, 168-pound title fights. Crews, who has lost only to Shields, beat Cornejo by majority decision in their first fight in September 2018 because judge Patricia Morse Jarman scored it a draw (95-95). Judges Tim Cheatham (99-91) and Dave Moretti (99-91) scored nine rounds ...
Junior middleweight prospect Mario Ramos battered Mexico’s Jesus Cruz Silva (6-3, 1 KO) before ending matters in the fourth round. The southpaw Ramos (11-0, 9 KOs), who resides in nearby San Diego, was on the offensive from the opening bell. After the first round, Ramos began landing more-accurate punches and combinations to the head of Cruz, who was game, but ...