Every fighter celebrates a big win differently. There might be a big night out or two - or three in some cases - with friends and a week of cheat days but it generally doesn’t take too long for the phone to stop ringing, the congratulatory messages to taper off and for life to return to normal. A month on ...
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch had initially pegged Tyson Fury to overcome Oleksandr Usyk in their upcoming undisputed heavyweight showdown. The fight takes place on February 17th in Saudi Arabia. Initially, Froch expected Fury's size advantage to propel him to a close decision win. However, that prediction has now changed - after Fury struggled to defeat former UFC champion ...
David Morrell hasn’t faced any elite-level competition just yet, but he believes no one should be rated above him at 168 pounds. Ranking the super middleweight division is subjective but in the eyes of many, both David Benavidez and Canelo Alvarez are viewed as the best 168-pounders around. Alvarez, 33, has held his position as the division's top dog for ...
BANGKOK, Thailand – In a hard-fought 12-rounder, undefeated Filipino Arvin Jhon "AJ" Paciones dropped, outsmarted and defeated tough Kitidech Hirunsuk of Thailand for a unanimous decision win to retain his WBA Asia light flyweight title on December 28 in a Highland Boxing Promotions show at the plush SpacePlus Night Club in Bangkok, Thailand. Coached by his father, former MMA fighter ...
A date has been set down for the exhibition fight between Manny Pacquiao and Buakaw Banchamek. According to the Banchamek Gym Facebook page, the date of April 20 has been finalized. The event is being organized by Thailand’s Fresh Air Festival Co Ltd and cinema operator SF Corporation. The bout will be fought under traditional boxing rules. The 41-year-old Buakaw, a ...
Shortly after Ryan Garcia scored a stoppage win against Oscar Duarte on Dec. 2, he called out 140-pound WBA beltholder Rolando Romero during his post-fight interview in the ring. Days passed, and Garcia ultimately passed on “Rolly” and refocused his energy on the recently crowned WBC titlist Devin Haney. Garcia took to social media on Thursday to clear the air ...
Dmitriy Salita, promoter for undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields, has no issue with exploring the possibility of a rematch with Savannah Marshall, who holds three world titles at 168-pounds. Marshall defeated Shields when they were amateurs. For Shields, it still remains as her only defeat as an amateur or pro. Last October in London, they finally met in the pros, ...
Pedro Taduran was made to work to regain his place on the strawweight title stage. A terrific action fight saw the former IBF titlist outslug Jake Amparo en route to a well-earned twelve-round, unanimous decision victory Thursday in Bohol, Philippines. Taduran won by scores of 119-109, 118-110 and 116-112 in their sanctioned all-Filipino IBF strawweight title eliminator. The win saw ...
Naoya Inoue will not be able to create as much history in 2024 as has been the case in his past few years. The big event plans in store for the year ahead, however, could make him a lot richer. Hideyuki Ohashi, Inoue’s career-long promoter and head of Ohashi Promotions, revealed plans to bring the four-division champion to the famed ...
Some in boxing circles called Zhilei Zhang’s win over Joe Joyce a straight-up fluke. But after running things back and icing him once more, Zhang (26-1-1, 21 KOs) has made a believer out of practically everyone. The now 40-year-old is sitting back and weighing his options. In the process of doing so, he decided to watch his fellow heavyweight contemporaries ...