WE HAVE BEEN back on the press conference beat over the last week, setting the ball rolling on a sequence of fights that you can call, without hesitation, proper bangers! Of course, we started off by assembling many of the cast of the Return of the Magnificent 7 card that will take place up in Manchester on November 18. What ...
The bad blood continues to boil between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterrall. Moments after defeating veteran Jorge Linares by unanimous decision on Saturday night, Catterall called out his longtime nemesis to a rematch. “Taylor, where are you? Let’s have it, you sh!thouse,” Catterall said before a partisan crowd at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. Catterall (28-1, 13 KOs), of Chorley, ...
Israel ‘Jiga’ Gonzalez has a decision to make while deep in camp for his next fight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the junior bantamweight contender is in line to enter a title eliminator versus Mexico’s Willibaldo Garcia Perez. The two boxers—who are ranked number five and six, respectively, in the IBF 115-pound ratings—were given a 72-hour period to confirm their availability ...
INGLEWOOD, California – John “Scrappy” Ramirez first pounded the body and then took the head to pull off a resounding fourth-round knockout victory against Ronal Batista on Saturday night. Ramirez (13-0, 9 KOs) battered Batista (15-3, 9 KOs) and dropped him twice in the fourth round. The first knockdown was delivered with a debilitating left hook to the body, and ...
INGLEWOOD, California – Super middleweight prospect Joeshon James dropped David Stevens twice to score a first-round knockout victory to remain unbeaten. The super middleweight scrap was scheduled for eight rounds, but James (7-0-2, 5 KOs) needed less than three minutes to get rid of Stevens (13-1, 9 KOs). Referee Jerry Cantu called a stop to the action at the 2:52 mark ...
Isaac Chamberlain relieved Mikael Lawal of his British cruiserweight title after twelve round one-sided rounds at the York Hall. Chamberlain also claimed the vacant Commonwealth title with a dominant display. Chamberlain (16-2, 8 KO’s) and Lawal (17-1, 11 KO’s) have been on each other’s minds for the majority of the year. They were due to fight back in May but ...
UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev produced a huge statement in the main event of UFC 294 as he stopped featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in the first round of their title rematch in Abu Dhabi. Volkanovski stepped up on just over a week’s notice to replace the injured Charles Oliveira as he looked to complete a remarkable short-notice title heist in ...
When a big fight falls apart at the last minute, the undercard fighters are usually the fall guys. When the eagerly awaited WBA light heavyweight title eliminator between Dan Azeez and Joshua Buatsi was postponed earlier this week, it would have been no surprise had the entire show been shelved. Thankfully, the undercard was saved and moved just a few ...
Campbell Hatton kept the train rolling as he added yet another win to his record. The 22-year-old was in action on Saturday night in what will more than likely be his final fight of the calendar year. Hatton boxed Jamie Sampson over eight rounds at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, exclusively live on DAZN’s Before The Bell. And the ...
LOS ANGELES – Giovani Santillan realizes that he’s on the brink of a breakthrough should he score a win against Alexis Rocha on Saturday at the Kia Forum in Inglewood while headlining a Golden Boy Promotions show on DAZN. San Diego’s Santillan (31-0, 16 KOs) is promoted by Top Rank and pounded the table for the opportunity to face Santa ...