The fans were just beginning to enter the AO Arena when Nathaniel Collins and Zak Miller walked to the ring to kick off the recent Magnificent Seven bill in Manchester. By the time the final bell tolled in the British and Commonwealth featherweight title fight, almost everybody in attendance stood and applauded the pair. After twelve intense rounds, Collins retained ...
Terence Crawford tore a piece of paper and began mapping out how he wanted the last few years of his career to play out. Of course, fighting Errol Spence Jr. was number one on his agenda. Beating the former unified champ meant that he could become an undisputed champion in his second weight class. Once Spence was out of the ...
LAS VEGAS – David Benavidez felt especially satisfied after battering a previously undefeated two-weight world champion critics contended could beat him Saturday night. (photo by Ryan Hafey) The relentless, rugged Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) stopped skillful southpaw Demetrius Andrade after the sixth round of their Showtime Pay-Per-View main event because Andrade’s handlers watched him take entirely too much punishment. A ...
Brandon Adams is primed and ready for a big year when the calendar turns to 2024. Adams of Los Angeles is now eager to get back in the ring after his eighth round stoppage over then perfect Serhii Bohachuk on March 4, 2021. Bohachuk is now in line for a WBC Interim title bout with Sebastian Fundora, and Adams would ...
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - On Saturday night, Hector Luis Garcia (16-2, 10 KOs) suffered his second defeat in a row. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Back in January, Garcia moved up to the lightweight limit and suffered a stoppage loss to Gervonta Davis. This time around, at his natural weight of 130-pounds, Garcia was outboxed by Lamont Roach (23-1-1, 9 KOs), ...
David Benavidez was vexed when the elite of the super middleweight division tossed him on the back burner. It’s not that they were afraid of him, but the risk simply wasn't matching up with the reward. So, in the meanwhile, he beat up tenuous opponent after tenuous opponent. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Slowly but loudly, Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) punished ...
Katie Taylor enlisted championship level talent to help her prepare for her latest adventure. The lone pro loss suffered six months ago did not at all sit well with the Irish superstar, who left no stone unturned during training camp for her revenge-fueled rematch versus England’s Chantelle Cameron. Among those who aided in the preparation was reigning WBO welterweight titlist ...
Top Rank has added to its growing featherweight portfolio. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the Las Vegas-based promotional company won the rights to the Otabek Kholmatov-Raymond Ford vacant WBA featherweight title fight. Top Rank submitted a $317,500 offer to outbid Matchroom Boxing ($255,555.55), Ford’s promoter, during a purse bid held Monday from WBA’s U.S. headquarters in Houston, Texas. Kholmatov and Ford ...
This past weekend, Kevin Lerena secured the right to challenge for the WBC bridgerweight world title after a twelve round unanimous points decision over Senad Gashi. The victory gave Lerena the interim-bridgerweight title. Currently the full champion is Lukasz Rozanski, who is currently tied to a three division world champion Badou Jack. The winner of that fight will have to ...
LAS VEGAS – David Benavidez believes he sent an intimidating message to Canelo Alvarez on Saturday night. By battering and stopping previously undefeated Demetrius Andrade, the mandatory challenger for Alvarez’s WBC super middleweight title is sure Alvarez realizes more than ever the type of grueling fight he should expect if they finally meet in 2024. “For Canelo and everybody else,” ...