Sandor Martin was outraged—to say the least—by the latest win from Teofimo Lopez. The skilled southpaw from Spain had a case of deja vu after Lopez won a somewhat narrow decision over Jamaine Ortiz in their 12-round 140-pound fight for Lopez’s WBO title Thursday night at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, in the lead-up to Super Bowl weekend. Neither ...
Ryan Garcia offered a note of concern for his upcoming adversary. Late Thursday night, the boxing world was greeted to reports that Garcia and Devin Haney, the WBC 140-pound titlist, agreed to a showdown to take place April 20th on DAZN Pay-Per-View at a venue to be determined. The rivalry between Victorville, California’s Garcia, 25, and Henderson, Nevada’s Haney, 25, ...
Teofimo Lopez Sr. believes some of you need to get your eyes checked. He simply can’t understand why his son, Teofimo Lopez, is the center of controversy at the moment. This past Thursday, many were under the impression that his son was thoroughly outboxed at the hands of Jamaine Ortiz. Two of the three judges sitting ringside were in agreement ...
Egis Klimas tried to attenuate the harsh words he flung at Tyson Fury in the wake of yet another postponement to the undisputed heavyweight championship. Klimas, the longtime manager of unified WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO champion Oleksandr Usyk, castigated Fury a few days ago after it was clear that the highly anticipated bout would not be happening on Feb. 17 ...
Jamaine Ortiz obviously would have even more trouble getting Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. and ESPN to pay for a rematch with Teofimo Lopez than the 140-pound contender had convincing the judges he beat Lopez in their 12-round title fight Thursday night. Ortiz nonetheless wants a second shot at winning the WBO junior welterweight championship from Lopez. A disappointed Ortiz ...
At this point, fans have every right to believe that Keith Thurman is a retired fighter. His name may permeate throughout the boxing world but in terms of actually jumping into the ring, Thurman rarely does that anymore. Let’s be more specific, Thurman, now 35, has fought just three times in six years. But when he was a bit more ...
It’s normal for fighters to take a look at their competition before they face them in the ring. It’s all about getting themselves familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of what their opponent brings to the table. Richardson Hitchins, nevertheless, does things a bit differently. Gustavo Daniel Lemos is next up for the 26-year-old super lightweight. He brings his own ...
Star Boxing’s clash at the Paramount in Huntington, NY, on February 23, pits the hard-hitting Wendy "HAITIAN FIRE" Toussaint against the tactical "EGYPTIAN PRINCE" Mponda Kalunga (11-2, 3KOs) in a 10-round bout for the WBA Continental USA super welterweight championship. Toussaint comes into “Rockin’ Fights” 46 with a record of 15-2 and 8 KOs. His journey from the streets of ...
Top heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang would caution Tyson Fury to take care of his recent injury - because it could become a factor in his upcoming undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk. They were scheduled to collide on February 17, but Fury was forced to withdraw after suffering a severe cut above his right eye in training camp. The contest was ...
Lawrence King Crushes Andino in The First Round at C. Robert Lee Activity Center in Hawaiian Gardens
HAWAIIAN GARDENS, Calif. - Lawrence King is one to watch at 175 pounds. King knocked out gatekeeper Crispulo Javier Andino in the opening round Saturday night at the C. Robert Lee Activity Center in Hawaiian Gardens, California. King improved to 15-1, 13 knockouts. Andino stood and traded in the pocket with the southpaw King. That proved to be his downfall ...