Regis Prograis currently sits outside of every reputable pound for pound list. The two-time 140-pound titleholder Prograis (29-1, 24 KOs) is not currently listed among BoxingScene.com top 15 P4P list. The WBC junior welterweight champion Prograis is looking to fix that Saturday when he takes on former undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) at the Chase Center in ...
Robeisy Ramirez is set for the first career fight in the state from which he sought freedom. The 29-year-old southpaw was a rock solid 125.6 pounds for WBO featherweight title defense versus Guadalajara’s Rafael Espinoza in their ESPN-televised main event. Espinoza effortlessly packed 125.3 pounds across his 6’1” frame for his first career title fight, which takes place this Saturday ...
WBC junior lightweight world champion O’Shaquie “Ice Water” Foster hopes to cool off the latest challenger to his throne. Foster, the fighting pride of Orange, Texas, will make his second world title defense against Abraham “El Super” Nova on Friday, Feb. 16 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Murphys Boxing and 12 ...
SAN FRANCISCO – From Liam Paro’s point of view, Montana Love looked for a way out of his last fight. Cut from an accidental clash of heads early in the sixth round, Paro suspects Love didn’t want to continue in what had been a difficult fight against Steve Spark and therefore fouled Paro’s fellow Australian by hurling him over the ...
Move aside Gervonta Davis and Canelo Alvarez—Deontay Wilder clearly feels nobody is more deserving than himself to be the Face of Boxing. In a recent interview, the former heavyweight titlist from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, took exception to the notion that Baltimore’s Davis or Mexico’s Alvarez were more worthy of being identified as the prime mover in the sport. Davis and Alvarez ...
British boxing is searching for the next group of fighters capable of filling areas and creating headlines. For a long time that weight of expectation fell squarely on the shoulders of fighters produced by the successful Team GB amateur set-up but in recent months - and across all promotions - boxers who turned professional with limited amateur experience and ...
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has no problem facing MMA veteran Francis Ngannou in a mixed-rules showdown. Ngannou, a former UFC world champion, made his professional boxing debut in the month of October - in a non-title fight with WBC king Tyson Fury. Besides dropping Fury in the third round, Ngannou gave the 'Gypsy King' a lot of problems ...
Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, the first Mexican boxer to capture a world super middleweight title, will promote his first pro boxing show in Mexico this Friday night at Cancha German Evers in his hometown of Mazatlán. Ramirez’ promotional company, Zurdo Promotions, presents “Zurd01,” a scheduled seven-fight card showcasing a pair of undefeated heavyweights fighting out Houston, Zachary Spiller (4-0, 4 KOs) ...
Zab Judah has always felt a sense of sadness when it came to the career of Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade. The former Olympian was as talented as they come, but for whatever reason, he was unable to secure any of the big-time fights. For over a decade, Andrade took on tenuous opponent after tenuous opponent while the rest of his ...
Keyshawn Davis did his best to let a matchup between himself and Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield Jr. marinate. Both fighters are in their early 20s and neither has grabbed a world title as of yet. So, naturally, Davis vs. Schofield feels a bit undercooked. However, after watching Schofield take care of business this past weekend, Davis wants that fight to ...