Many believe the undisputed welterweight matchup between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford is a 50/50 fight, but if you ask a series of sportsbooks, they have a slightly different opinion as to who’ll win the super fight. The likes of FanDuel, BetMGM, William Hill, and Bet365 have Crawford listed as a betting favorite anywhere ranging from -135 to -188, ...
The second PFL Europe event will see the SmartCage head to Berlin, Germany, with the promotion’s European bantamweight and lightweight rosters set to feature. Headlining the event at the Verti Music Hall is a bantamweight battle between 9-1 Italian Francesco Nuzzi and 11-2-1 German Farbod Iran Nezhad. Nuzzi will be making his second appearance under the PFL banner after competing ...
No matter the trainer, the amateur pedigree, the ticket sales, or the indications of physical talent, every new prospect is a risk investment. Even when the most wizened boxing minds think they know, they don’t really know until some critical things happen. Especially at heavyweight. Especially one critical thing. What happens when they get tagged? Jared Anderson has buzz as ...
THREE, WE ARE reliably informed by advertisers, is the magic number and we have got a very special treble of our own coming up across the next couple of months. Telford, Bethnal Green and Wembley will play host to a cracking series of fights, culminating in the big heavyweight showdown between Zhilei Zhang and Joe Joyce, the rematch that we ...
After partaking in one of the most heated rivalries in the history of ONE Championship, the next chapter of John Lineker’s bantamweight tenure will kick off at ONE Fight Night 13: Allazov vs. Grigorian on Saturday, August 5. “Hands of Stone” will return to the ring inside Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, that evening, where he’ll meet “The Fighting ...
It took two attempts for Vergil Ortiz Jr. to make his way to the ring for a fight versus then-unbeaten Michael McKinson. The five-month delay between planned fight dates turned out to be a blessing, as it raised the stakes for their rescheduled fight last August. The winner was to become the mandatory challenger to the WBA ‘Regular’ welterweight title. ...
Earlier this week, a story on BoxingScene.com ran in which WBC interim middleweight champion Carlos “El Caballo Bronco” Adames responded to a call out from former title challenger Erickson “Hammer” Lubin. Adames expressed little interest in the fight. “Tell him get in line,” Adames told Broadway Joel during a recent interview. “The line is long.” Both fighters were in action ...
Tough lightweight contender Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz fully supports Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez's decision to face Jermell Charlo on September 30th in Las Vegas. The contest will be carried by Showtime Pay-Per-View. Canelo is the undisputed world champion at super middleweight, while Charlo is the undisputed champion two divisions south. Initially, Canelo was going to face the bigger Jermall Charlo, who holds ...
The loss of his IBF lightweight title to Mikey Garcia was a difficult pill to swallow but for Robert Easter Jr., he was alright with starting over. Easter’s comeback didn't start the way he wanted. He fought listlessly against Rances Barthelemy, resulting in a split decision draw. Ultimately, Easter did get his head back in the game. On back-to-back occasions, ...
The handlers for WBA 'regular' super middleweight champion David Morrell were surprised by the recent statements from David Benavidez, who holds the WBC's interim-title. Morrell and his team were under the impression that fight with Benavidez was being lined up for the fall. Benavidez would later deny that he reached a deal to fight Morrell and would call for a ...