Molly McCann is looking for a fresh start after making the decision to drop from flyweight to strawweight. After a blistering three-fight win streak that saw her outpoint Ji Yeon Kim, then knock out Luana Carolina and Hannah Goldy, McCann was riding the crest of a wave. But back-to-back first-round submission losses to Erin Blanchfield and Julija Stoliarenko sent her ...
Caroline Dubois dominated the highly ranked Magali Rodriguez on Saturday night, dropping the tough Mexican twice en-route to the comprehensive decision victory. The victory earned Dubois (8-0, 5 KO’s) the IBO lightweight belt but the unbeaten Londoner has her heart set on much bigger prizes. Despite being embroiled in a rivalry with undisputed super lightweight queen, Chantelle Cameron, Katie Taylor ...
Australian junior middleweight star Tim Tszyu was shaking his head after watching the recent performance by his division rival, Jermell Charlo. (photo by Ryan Hafey) On Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Charlo moved up by two full weight divisions to challenge Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez for his undisputed super middleweight crown. Charlo was dominated over ...
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez expressed respect for Jermell Charlo because the unified junior middleweight champion came up two weight classes to challenge him Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. (photo by Ryan Hafey) There was never a point in their 12-round, 168-pound title fight, though, that Alvarez sensed Charlo was actually trying to win. Charlo acknowledged after Alvarez easily defeated ...
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - Rising middleweight sensation Elijah Garcia (16-0, 13 KOs) emerged victorious via eighth-round TKO in an electrifying firefight against Armando Resendiz (14-2, 10 KOs). “It was a really hard fight,” said the 20-year-old Garcia. “Reséndiz is good people. He was really tough. I wish him the best. This was 100 percent my toughest fight so far. ...
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - In a battle of former world champions, San Antonio’s Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (28-2, 18 KOs) scored two knockdowns and earned the Interim WBC Welterweight Title with an impressive unanimous decision (117-108, 118-107 twice) over Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas (27-6, 12 KOs) in their pay-per-view undercard attraction. "I'm sore but I'm full of excitement and joy ...
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez didn’t dismiss Terence Crawford as a potential opponent early Sunday morning. Boxing’s biggest star didn’t exactly say he is willing to fight the undefeated, undisputed welterweight champion next, either. Alvarez addressed a much-discussed showdown with Crawford as soon as his post-fight press conference began after his easy 12-round, unanimous-decision victory over Jermell Charlo on Saturday ...
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - In a junior middleweight showdown, the crowd was stunned when Erickson Lubin (26-2, 18 KOs) was awarded a twelve round unanimous decision over Jesus Ramos (20-1, 16 KOs). (photos by Ryan Hafey) The scores were 115-113, 116-112 and 117-111 for Lubin. A slow start in the first, with both boxing and picking their spots. Ramos ...
The Benavidez family will get to spend the Thanksgiving holiday together. However, it won’t be at the dinner table but in the ring as David and Jose Jr. will land on the same show. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that plans are in place for the Benavidez brothers to appear in separate bouts as part of a November 25 Showtime Pay-Per-View rumored ...
Francis Ngannou clearly didn’t get the same script as everyone else. The former UFC heavyweight champion was seemingly befuddled, if not a little chagrined, at the news unveiled on Friday that Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk had signed a contract to face each other for the undisputed heavyweight championship in Saudi Arabia, reportedly on Dec. 23 or in January. Of ...