Becoming an undisputed champion meant the world to Vasiliy Lomachenko. Against Devin Haney in 2023, he thought he had officially gotten it done. But, despite believing he should’ve been given the decision, Lomachenko has learned to accept the outcome. Could that have been his final chance to hold all four titles? That’s a question the 35-year-old will have to answer. ...
Tenshin Nasukawa picked up his first stoppage as a pro boxer. It came in anticlimactic fashion, as a right ankle injury left Luis Robles unable to continue after three rounds. Nasukawa looked sharp in his third pro fight but was informed that the fight was stopped between rounds in their ESPN+ co-feature Tuesday at EDION Arena in Osaka. Headlining the ...
It’s become the currency of pound-for-pound status. Oh sure, it’s good to be a great fighter. But unless you’ve supplemented the status by capturing title belts across multiple weight classes, you’re doomed to a seat at the P4P kids' table. In fact, no fewer than seven of the 10 fighters on The Ring’s most recent best-of-the-best list have been champions ...
A stateside tour—or at least a visit—could be in Kenshiro Teraji’s future. The two-time and reigning lineal, WBC and WBA junior flyweight champion has thus far spent his entire ten-year pro career at home in Japan. That tradition continues on Tuesday, when he defends his crown versus WBA mandatory challenger and former secondary titlist Carlos Canizales (26-1-1, 19KOs) at EDION ...
Marlen Esparza and Gabriela Alaniz will run it back. BoxingScene.com has learned that a unified flyweight championship rematch is in play between Houston’s Esparza and Argentina’s Alaniz. The bout is targeted to take place on a DAZN show this March in Las Vegas. Golden Boy Promotions—Esparza’s career-long promoter—has shows planned for March 16 (William Zepeda-Maxi Hughes IBF lightweight title eliminator) ...
DiBella Entertainment fighter “Marvelous” Mykquan Williams sought to put on a breakout performance when he stepped into the ring last week in Plant City, FL, versus Luis Feliciano and he delivered, stopping his previously undefeated adversary in the sixth round. (photo by Emily Harney) Trained by longtime coach Paul Cichon out of Manchester Ring of Champions Society boxing gym near ...
The placement on this Tuesday’s show could not be more ideal for Artem Dalakian. If nothing else, it will give him an up-close-and-personal view of a potential future opponent. Unification bouts and greater activity are the must-haves for the long-reigning WBA flyweight titlist in 2024 and beyond. The combination of the pandemic and the ongoing Russo-Ukraine war have slowed his ...
Liam Smith has disappointing personal knowledge of how difficult it can be to deal with Jaime Munguia’s unusual offensive output. Mexico’s Munguia overwhelmed Smith, dropped the former WBO junior middleweight champion in the sixth round and comfortably beat him on all three scorecards in July 2018 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Smith left the ring that ...
Purse bids for the fight for the vacant EBU heavyweight title between German Tom Schwarz (29-1) and Belgian Ryad Merhy (32-2), that were scheduled to be held today (January 22), have been postponed until January 30. According to German site boxen1.com, the postponement is at the request of the Belgian camp, who after the victory against Frenchman Tony Yoka may ...
Conor Benn has warned Peter Dobson that he’s bringing ‘sheer violence’ to their clash at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Saturday February 3, live worldwide on DAZN. Benn (22-0 14 KOs) is back in action in his second straight fight in the States after he returned from a 17-month absence in Orlando in September with a ...