Ryan Garcia has revealed new wrinkles into his first professional loss. In April, Garcia suffered a seventh-round knockout defeat to Gervonta Davis. “For the first time ever, in the back room, I said to myself 'I'm losing this fight.' I knew, right in the back room,” Garcia said this week on a podcast with Valuetainment founder Patrick Bet-David. “Nothing is ...
Khalil Coe will face a hard-punching opponent Saturday who owns a 20-0 record, including 18 knockouts, as part of the Conor Benn-Peter Dobson undercard. Coe contends that it is Gerardo Osuna, not him, that will take a step up in opposition, though. Coe has less than half of Osuna’s professional experience, yet the light heavyweight prospect from Newark, New Jersey ...
Caroline Dubois hoped to have her first major title fight secured by the time she stepped into the ring this weekend. To the surprise of nobody—especially not her team—there has yet to come forward any willing takers. The silver lining is that the unbeaten lightweight won’t have to worry about any distractions ahead of her scheduled ten-round bout versus Miranda ...
The last time Peter Dobson boxed in Las Vegas, he was given what he considered “a bum-ass hotel room” and he fought in the walk-out bout after Manny Pacquiao edged Keith Thurman in the main event at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Dobson stopped an undefeated fighter that night, but virtually no one noticed his fifth-round technical knockout of Mexico’s Emmanuel ...
Teofimo Lopez will defend his WBO junior welterweight world titles against Jamaine Ortiz on Thursday, Feb. 8 at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. In the 10-round lightweight co-feature, U.S. Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis steps up against former two-division world champion Jose Pedraza. Lopez-Ortiz and Davis-Pedraza will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN ...
‘El Tsunami’ was wiped out by a ‘Quiet Storm.’ Julian Smith provided an early entrant for 2024 Upset of the Year with a stunningly one-sided stoppage win over previously unbeaten Orestes Velazquez. Smith—a legally deaf boxer from the greater Chicago area—scored four knockdowns on the night and Velazquez’s corner pulled the plug after the ninth round of their DAZN-aired co-feature ...
Not even the presence of a multi-title fight show could overcome the loss of its main event. With the postponement of the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk undisputed heavyweight champion subsequently came confirmation that the entire February 17 ‘Ring of Fire’ event will no longer move forward. Turki Alalashikh, chairman of General Authority and Entertainment in Saudi Arabia announced the disappointing news ...
Gervonta Davis knows that there’s a target on his back. At this point, he’s grown accustomed to it. Fighting the 29-year-old lightweight champ is almost like hitting the lottery or participating in boxing’s version of the Super Bowl. Simply put, life-changing money and millions of eyeballs are placed upon you when Davis picks you as his next opponent. Nothing is ...
Peter Dobson didn’t say anything to Conor Benn after they made weight Friday afternoon in Las Vegas. After talking trash throughout the buildup toward their junior middleweight match, Dobson simply stared into Benn’s eyes as they faced off for the final time before their fight Saturday. Benn didn’t say anything, either, as he too looked with disdain at his upcoming ...
A decade-long friendship will be put aside when top light-heavyweight contenders Joshua Buatsi (17-0, 13 KOs) and ‘Super’ Dan Azeez (19-0, 13 KOs) meet at the OVO Arena Wembley in London on Saturday, February 3. The 12-round battle will be streamed live on Peacock beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET. (photos by Lawrence Lustig) The fight is for Azeez’s British and ...