Former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew is backing welterweight contender Conor Benn to overcome and defeat middleweight Chris Eubank Jr. Earlier this month in Manchester, the 33-year-old Eubank dominated and stopped former world champion Liam Smith in the tenth round. Eubank was scheduled to face Benn back in October of 2022, but the fight was called off during fight week - ...
Unbeaten junior bantamweight Adelaida Ruiz has signed a promotional deal with Sheer Sports Management, it was announced earlier this week. “I’m excited to be signing with Sheer Sports,” said Ruiz. “They have a great team and a great reputation for taking care of their fighters. I have no doubt in my mind that with Sheer on my side, I’ll be ...
There’s no place like home for Ramon Cardenas. Visiting unbeaten junior featherweight prospect Rafael Pedroza was dealt a harsh reality by the local favorite, who scored a stunning second-round knockout Friday evening at Boeing Center at Tech Port in his San Antonio hometown. Cardenas scored two knockdowns, the latter which produced the immediate ending at 1:13 of round two in ...
Jamaine Ortiz fought through some troublesome moments to convincingly beat Antonio Moran on Friday night in his first fight since Ortiz tested Vasiliy Lomachenko 10½ months ago. A resilient Ortiz recuperated twice when Moran hurt him, nearly knocked out Moran near the end of the fifth round and beat the Mexican veteran by unanimous decision in their 10-round bout on ...
Ricardo Quiroz tested Tiger Johnson, but the 2020 U.S. Olympian remained undefeated Friday night in Corpus Christi, Texas. The rugged, stubborn Quiroz landed his fair share of clean punches against Johnson, a junior welterweight prospect who did enough to win by wide distances on two scorecards and was awarded an eight-round majority decision on the Luis Alberto Lopez-Joet Gonzalez undercard ...
William Zepeda soaked in every ounce of the ambiance ahead of his first Mexican Independence Day boxing headliner. The unbeaten lightweight contender was in a festive mood as he clocked in at 134.2 pounds. His opponent, San Diego’s Mercito Gesta was also 134.2 pounds for their scheduled 12-round lightweight bout atop a DAZN show this Saturday from Commerce Casino in ...
This fight date has carried an extra sense of urgency for Yokasta Valle. It’s not necessarily the stakes, though she risks her unified WBA and IBF strawweight titles versus Maria Santizo this weekend. More so, the work done in training camp has left her more eager than ever to get in the ring. “I’m very excited about this fight,” Valle ...
Emanuel Navarrete has pleaded his case for upgraded title status. The three-division and reigning junior lightweight titlist has placed a formal request to receive ‘Super Champion’ distinction from the WBO, whose titles he has held in some capacity for nearly five years. The sanctioning body has acknowledged receipt of the official submission and will begin its review process. “The reason ...
Emiliano Vargas has barely slept since he arrived in Corpus Christi, Texas on Tuesday. The highly regarded, 19-year-old lightweight prospect is anxious to fight Friday night in the same arena where his father, Fernando Vargas, drew a capacity crowd in March 2005. Fernando Vargas, a former junior middleweight champion and one of the most popular fighters of his era, trains ...
The vacant strawweight title is up for grabs in Frankfurt as Oktagon returns to the atmospheric Festhalle with an 11-fight card for Oktagon 46. Headlining the show in Germany is a battle for the women’s 115-pound title, as Frankfurt’s own Katharina Dalisda takes on Australian contender Jacinta Austin. Dalisda is riding a four-fight win streak, with her last three wins ...