LAS VEGAS – David Benavidez considers Demetrius Andrade a crafty, championship-caliber opponent who he will need some time to figure out Saturday night. (photo by Ryan Hafey) The younger, unbeaten Benavidez doesn’t think Andrade is all that much of a puncher, though. The undefeated Andrade has knocked out 19 of his 32 professional opponents, 59 percent, but the skillful southpaw ...
Danny Garcia hated to admit it but even someone as mentally strong as he is felt burnt out. He didn’t make too many excuses following his 2020 loss to Errol Spence Jr. but he noticed that he was lethargic all night long. Garcia (37-3, 21 KOs) took a long look at himself before making his next move. Once he cleared ...
As David Benavidez prepares to take on Demetrius Andrade on Nov. 25 in Las Vegas on Showtime pay-per-view, the super middleweight sensation also has his sights set on 2024. Benavidez has long desired a dance with the division’s undisputed champion, but if Canelo Alvarez doesn’t welcome a clash, then Benavidez will instead focus on taking on the likes of PBC ...
Hector Luis Garcia considers his lone loss an aberration. Ten months after his ninth-round, technical-knockout defeat to Gervonta Davis, the Dominican southpaw plans to prove that he is a much more formidable fighter than he showed that night against one of boxing’s most dangerous knockout artists. Davis rocked Garcia with a left hand late in the eighth round, which helped ...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Chavez vs. Taylor, David Benavidez vs. Demetrius Andrade, Shakur Stevenson, Navarette vs. Conceicao, Anthony Joshua, Matias vs. Ergashev, and more Hi Bread, thanks for taking my question. Last week you wrote about Taylor's loss vs. Chavez. I was wondering: if you were Taylor's coach, would you ...
Kamil Magomedov delivered arguably his best performance inside the Brave CF cage as he submitted Josh Togo in the main event of Brave CF 76 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Magomedov and Togo both connected with big shots in an evenly-contested first round, but the difference maker proved to be the Russian’s submissions as the Team KHK athlete managed to take Togo’s ...
LAS VEGAS – David Benavidez’s promoter expects Demetrius Andrade to give his fighter more problems than Caleb Plant posed eight months earlier. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Ultimately, however, Sampson Lewkowicz favors Benavidez to defeat Andrade by knockout before the start of the 11th round Saturday night at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino’s Michelob ULTRA Arena. Before Benavidez takes out the ...
The determination was evident from the moment Katie Taylor entered the ring for what was meant as a routine media workout. No punches or movement were wasted by the Irish superstar, who aims to avenge her lone career defeat in a highly anticipated rematch versus England’s Chantelle Cameron. Taylor once again challenges for Cameron’s undisputed junior welterweight championship as they ...
This weekend’s rematch between Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor is being billed as ‘Repeat or Revenge?’ After inflicting Taylor’s first professional defeat in May, will Cameron return to Dublin and once again prove to be too much for the Irish legend or will Taylor be able to turn the tables and join a select group of fighters to have won ...
When he turned professional in 2008, just months removed from narrowly missing the medal round of the Olympics, it was easy to guess the sky was the limit for Demtrius Andrade. The 2007 World Amateur champion had size, style, speed, and skill. What could go wrong? When the bell rings on Saturday (Showtime PPV, 8 PM EST), the answer to ...