LAS VEGAS – Jermall Charlo wants a piece of Caleb Plant, but only inside a boxing ring. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Charlo saw Plant sitting ringside for his victory over Jose Benavidez Jr. on Saturday night at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino’s Michelob ULTRA Arena. They didn’t interact nearly four months after Plant slapped Charlo’s face during an altercation at ...
The concept of mandatory contenders in boxing makes sense on paper. History is filled with the names of fighters who never got their shot. Sam Langford, Harry Wills, and Charley Burley were all-time great fighters. They never got the chance to be champions. What time has shown us is that the title shots might have mattered less than the names. ...
Tokyo, Japan – A meeting was held between the President of the International Boxing Association (IBA), Umar Kremlev, and Mr. Nishimura Yasutoshi, the current Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan (METI). During the discussions, a broad spectrum of collaboration was explored, placing special emphasis on sports development, particularly in the realm of boxing. Kremlev highlighted the ongoing commitment ...
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch was really hoping that former world champions Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder would collide at the end of the year. Instead, the two top heavyweights will face other opponents as part of the same card. On December 23rd in Saudi Arabia, Joshua will face once-beaten contender Otto Wallin in the main event, with Wilder ...
Everyone who has achieved anything has that formative moment in their lives in which it became clear that their wildest dreams weren’t as far-fetched as they might have seemed, the moment when they realized they had what it takes. For David Benavidez, those moments seemed to come when he was just 15 years old, working his way through the gyms ...
Kazuto Ioka will continue his annual year-end boxing tradition, even If not versus the desired level of opposition. The four-division and reigning WBA junior bantamweight titlist will next defend his belt versus Venezuela’s Josber Perez atop a December 31 show at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. The fight was formally announced during a press conference Monday afternoon local time on ...
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - Jermall Charlo returned to the ring for the first time in 29 months with a spirited performance against a very game and durable José Benavidez Jr., the older brother of David Benavidez in their 10-round non-title bout contracted at 163 pounds. Charlo, who holds the WBC middleweight title, was the much larger man, and he ...
Katie Taylor has not given up on the idea of a rematch with Amanda Serrano. She is also open to changing the stakes for their long-anticipated sequel. "I’d be happy to do twelve threes with Amanda,” Taylor claimed during a post-fight press conference following her revenge-fueled win over England’s Chantelle Cameron. “I think twelve threes suits a boxer more than ...
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - Some observers felt undefeated mandatory challenger Shohjahon Ergashev (23-1, 20 KOs) would have more than enough to unseat Subriel Matias from the IBF junior welterweight championship. At the start of the fight, that appeared to be the case when Ergashev was unloading with big punches in the first two rounds. Matias began to work his ...
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - In a battle for the IBF junior welterweight title, Subriel Matias (20-1, 20 KOs) broke down and unbeaten mandatory challenger Shohjahon Ergashev (23-1, 20 KOs) in five rounds. (photos by Amanda Westcott, Ryan Hafey) Ergashev was coming forward and whipping some big punches in Matias' direction. Matias wasn't throwing that much, with Ergashev doing most ...