Vasiliy Lomachenko is still trying to wrap his head around his latest defeat. Losing the second fight of his career to Orlando Salido was a learning experience. His defeat against Teofimo Lopez was humbling but coming up short against Devin Haney is something that the 35-year-old simply refuses to accept. There’s something about becoming an undisputed world champion that Lomachenko ...
Ohara Davies will have to wait a little longer for his first career title fight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBA has delayed the previously scheduled purse bid hearing for Davies’ mandatory title shot versus defending junior welterweight titlist Rolando Romero. The matter was previously slotted to take place Monday but is now indefinitely postponed as the sanctioning body will ...
Naoya Inoue likes the feeling of being the challenger, at least to a point. It’s something he hasn’t experienced in more than five years, when he entered the ring for his bantamweight debut versus then-secondary WBA titlist Jamie McDonnell. Inoue needed just 112 seconds to make his mark on a division he would fully unify. The same level of destruction ...
HBO will be premiering the two-part documentary "The Golden Boy" covering the trials and tribulations of Oscar De La Hoya’s life and career on back-to-back nights starting July 24. De La Hoya was one of boxing's biggest stars and box office draws immediately after an Olympics gold medal win in 1992, and all the way until he retired in 2008. ...
Errol Spence Jr. has picked apart most of Terence Crawford’s wins within the welterweight division. Crawford’s rival has pointed out that the three-division champion’s stoppages of Shawn Porter, Kell Brook and Amir Khan came against faded fighters who were clearly compromised by the time the unbeaten WBO welterweight champ took them out. Spence is certain that he defeated fresher versions ...
The thought of fighting in his opponent’s home country is all but second nature to Robeisy Ramirez by now. It hasn’t happened that often in the pro ranks but the Cuban southpaw traveled the globe during his storied amateur career that saw two Olympic Gold medal wins in 2012 London and 2016 Rio. Even as he’s relocated to the U.S., ...
Dillian Whyte still feels he is getting the short shrift from the boxing establishment. The longtime heavyweight contender from London lamented in a recent interview about his seemingly second-class status in the sport, despite the fact that he believes he is one of the top fighters in his division. Whyte has voiced numerous complaints over the years. Most notably, Whyte ...
In the ESPN main event, former unified lightweight world champion George Kambosos scored a majority decision over IBO Maxi Hughes. Hughes was 98 of 338, 29% in total punches compared to 90 of 471, 19% for Kambosos. Kambosos held a 12 connect advantage in power punches, while Hughes held a 20 connect advantage in jabs. Scores were 114-114, 117-111 and ...
Maxi Hughes seemed to capitalize on the biggest opportunity of his late-blooming boxing career Saturday night. The British southpaw still lost a majority decision to former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. in their 12-round lightweight fight at FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma. England’s Hughes, who sought this fight and traveled to the United States for it, boxed effectively against ...
Giovani Santillan was tested Saturday night in his return from nearly a one-year layoff. The southpaw from San Diego prevailed, however, in his 10-round welterweight fight against Erick Bone. Santillan beat Bone by unanimous decision in a highly competitive contest on the George Kambosos Jr.-Maxi Hughes undercard at FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Judges Mike Bower (97-92), Chris Ritter (98-92) ...