NABO Welterweight Titleholder Alexis “Lex” Rocha (23-1, 15 KOs) of Santa Ana and San Diego’s undefeated Giovani “Gallo de Oro” Santillan (31-0, 16 KOs) hosted a kickoff press conference today at Golden Boy HQ. (photos by Cris Esqueda) The two world title contenders discussed their upcoming 12-round clash that is presented in association with Top Rank and exclusively broadcast on ...
Ryan Garcia will return to the ring before the end of the year. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Golden Boy Promotions has holds at venues in at least two states for a planned November 18 featuring the top star in its stable. Mexico’s Oscar Duarte is among the leading candidates to next face Garcia in a junior welterweight bout, though at ...
Jermell Charlo isn’t exactly proud of the way he comported himself in years past. In a recent interview, the undisputed 154-pound champion from Houston, Texas, expressed some regret about his tetchy behavior as he was coming up as a contender. Charlo, 33, admitted his emotions often got the best of him, to the extent that he finds it difficult to ...
Chantelle Cameron has told Matchroom’s Flash Knockdown podcast that she will beat Katie Taylor even more convincingly when they rematch for the undisputed Super-Lightweight marbles at the 3Arena in Dublin on Saturday November 25, live worldwide on DAZN. Northampton’s Cameron (18-0, 8 KOs) handed undisputed Lightweight World Champion Taylor the first defeat of her career to remain undisputed ruler at ...
Canelo Alvarez will fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the eighth time in the past seven years when he meets Jermell Charlo in another 12-round main event September 30. Mexico’s Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) will also see familiar faces around the ring when he defends his IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles against Houston’s Charlo (35-1-1, ...
It was one of the more indelible memories in recent boxing memory. Although it took place years ago, fans can still remember how it all played out. Several years ago, Jermall Charlo was backstage at Barclays Center surrounded by reporters. He graciously shared his time with them and answered every single one of their questions. For months, the current WBC ...
Keith Thurman is hoping his prizefighting fortunes change, if not now, then at least next year. (photo by Ryan Hafey) The former unified welterweight champion from Clearwater, Florida, has been plagued by inactivity for the past several years, with his last fight coming in February of last year, when he outpointed Mario Barrios by unanimous decision. Thurman, 34, has not ...
Luis Alberto Lopez wants the thickest smoke he can get in the featherweight division. The proud Mexican veteran also wants what he considers appropriate purses for fights against fellow featherweight champions Robeisy Ramirez and Leigh Wood or Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue. Ramirez, the WBO 126-pound champ, needs an opponent for his November 4 bout, whereas Wood is scheduled to defend ...
Jack Catterall has his eyes fixed solely on Jorge Linares ahead on the pair’s super lightweight clash in Liverpool on October 21st. Catterall (27-1, 13 KO’s) jumped at the chance to take on the former multi-weight world champion and will be aiming to produce the type of performance that will make his own world title claims impossible to ignore. Linares ...
The winner of Daniel Valladares-Ginjiro Shigeoka rematch will have to act fast to avoid having to fall into a mandatory title defense. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has ordered a strawweight title eliminator between Jake Amparo and former titlist Pedro Taduran. The pair of Fliipino contenders were given a 15-day period from September 11 to reach terms for the ...