Edgar Berlanga returns to the ring next weekend, but much of the talk is circulating about who he fights afterwards, rather than whom he fights next. Berlanga boxes Irishman Padraig McCrory at Caribe Royal in Orlando, Florida on Saturday night (February 24) and admits he wants to make a statement to build momentum into a major fight. Berlanga, 21-0 (16 ...
O’Shaquie Foster voiced displeasure with his performance against Abraham Nova, having made the second defense of his WBC super featherweight title via a split-decision over the 30-year-old Abraham Nova. The lead voice in Foster’s corner, Bobby Benton, outlined one of the key factors that contributed to the close fight. “We had a tough weight cut,” Benton explained. “It was the ...
Peter McGrail has admitted he felt bad for his long-time coach after suffering one of the biggest upsets of 2023. Southpaw super-bantamweight prospect McGrail was shocked on the Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez-Sunny Edwards undercard by Detroit’s Ja’Rico O’Quinn, losing for the first time and in his ninth professional fight. The former 2020 Olympian was stopped in the fifth when ahead on ...
Boxing’s lack of major events in the first quarter of 2023 hasn’t meant doing without entertaining fights. While the postponed Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk remained conspicuous by its absence on Saturday, so does the absence of almost every major star in the sport to start the year. We have been treated to some serious championship fire and have got two more ...
Anthony Ogogo was an Olympic bronze medallist who beat world No. 1 Evhen Khytrov to make his way onto the podium. Having suffered numerous injuries – including shoulder dislocations – he nearly didn’t make it. By the time London 2012 came around, Ogogo’s mother was fighting for her life in hospital and he made clandestine visits to see her. Then, having banked ...
For the second time in three months, Harry Scarff faced an agonising wait. Back in November, the 30-year-old welterweight stood in the centre of the ring waiting to hear how the judges had scored his British and Commonwealth title fight against Ekow Essuman. The news was good, and Scarff was awarded a deserved unanimous decision over the previously undefeated champion. On Thursday ...
Popular American heavyweight Jared ‘The Real Big Baby’ Anderson will make his 2024 debut in April. Anderson boxes on April 13 in Corpus Christi, Texas, when he meets Ryad Merhy, as first reported by Mike Coppinger of ESPN. Anderson fought three times last year, twice as a main eventer. The Merhy fight will make it his third appearance at the ...
Ramon Cardenas became a contender last night. His stunning sixth-round technical knockout of Israel Rodriguez Picazo was as dramatic as it was impressive. After a grueling back-and-forth bout on ProBox TV, Cardenas landed a shot that appeared to break Picazo’s jaw. In between rounds, the doctor was brought into the ring and would not allow the fight to continue. Afterward, ...
Bobby Benton has seen a few dramatic finishes. Trainer Benton was the lead voice in the corner of WBC super featherweight O’Shaquie Foster, as the duo picked up a split-decision over the northeastern based Abraham Nova. The bout was close. Foster seemed to land the cleaner punches, Nova was busier. CompuBox stats said the same. Foster landed 139 punches out ...
Tonight, the eyes of the sporting world were supposed to be focused on Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, with Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk fighting to unify the heavyweight titles. But after Fury was cut in sparring three weeks ago, the fight was postponed and will now take place on May 18. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has been in London this ...